Noctua NH-L12 | Installation Manual | LGA2011
Dear cus tomer,
Congratulations on choosing the Noctua NH-L12. This smaller size cooler
packs all essential technologies of our award-winning high-end models
into a highly compact package in order to give you the best possible quiet
cooling experience for HTPCs and small form factor builds. I’m confident
that you will be able to sense some of the research, attention and care
we’ve put into making this product. Enjoy your NH-L12!
Yours sincerely,
Roland Mossig, Noc tua CEO
This manual will guide you through the installation process of the
SecuFirm2™ mounting system step by step. Prior to installing the
cooler, please consult the compatibility list on our website (www.noctua.at/compatibility) and verify that the cooler is fully compatible with
your motherboard. Should you encounter any difficulties, please check
the FAQs on our website (www.noctua.at/faqs) and don’t hesitate to
contac t our support team a t support@noctua.at. Noctua cannot b e held
responsible for any damage or losses caused by compatibility issues.
Multilingual versions of this manual are available on our website:
www.noctua.at/manuals
Required mounting parts:
Caution: Choose the alignment of the mounting bars according to the
desired final orientation of the cooler:
Caution: In tower style
cases, please avoid
installing the NH-L12
with the bends of the
heatpipes pointing
upwards as this may
result in reduced
cooling performance.
Caution: Make sure
that the curved sides of
the mounting bars are
pointing outwards.
Fix the mounting bars using the NM-ITS1 thumbscrews.
Caution: Gently tighten the screws until they stop, but don’t use excessive force.
Step 4
Fan Setup
The NH-L12 can be used with both fans for maximum performance or with
the NF-B9 fan only in order to reduce the total height to 66mm:
Dual fan mode
height 93mm
If you want to use both fans, put the NF-F12 fan back on. If you don’t
run the NF-F12 on the CPU cooler, you can use the supplied fan screws or
silicone Vibration-Compensators to install it inside your case.
Step 1 Step 2
Connect the fan(s) to the mainboard. Use the supplied NA-YC1 y-split
cable to connect both fans to one fan header.
Single fan mode
height 66mm
Step 1
2x NM-IMB2
Mounting-Bars
4x NM-IBT2
Bolts
4x NM-ITS1
Thumbscrews
Installing the mounting-bars
First screw the NM-IBT2 bolts into the screw threads of the LGA2011
socket frame.
Then put the NM-IMB2 mounting-bars onto the bolts.
Step 2
Applying thermal paste
If there are residual traces of thermal paste or thermal pads on your CPU,
please clean them off first. Then press a small drop (4-5mm diameter) of
NT-H1 onto the centre of the heatspreader.
Caution: Applying too much thermal paste will lower the heat conductivity
and cooling performance!
Step 3
Fastening the heatsink to the CPU
Caution: Please first take off the protection cover at the bottom side of the
heatsink and remove the rubber support bar between the bottom fan and
the base of the heatsink!
Take off the top fan. Then put the heatsink onto the CPU and screw it to
the screw threads of the mounting bars. Note that you can reach through
the blades of the lower fan using the supplied screw driver. There is thus
no need to take off the lower fan for installation.
Depending on your CPU and the temperature inside the case, you may
interconnect the supplied NA-RC6 and NA-RC7 Low-Noise Adapters
(L.N.A.) in order to further reduce the fans operating noise. Use the NARC6 for the NF-F12 120mm fan and the NA-RC7 for the NF-B9 92mm fan.
Caution: Never use one adaptor for both fans by putting it before the
y-split cable.
Low-Noise Adaptor Y-Split Cable
Mainboard Fans
Y-Split Cable Low-Noise Adaptors
Caution: When using the L.N.A., check the temperature of your CPU using
appropriate software (e.g. the respective applications of your mainboard
manufacturer), in order to evade automatic throttling of the CPU due to the
increased temperature. If the cooling performance is insufficient, please
increase case ventilation or remove the L.N.A.
Warranty, Support and FAQs
Even with high-grade products and strict quality control, the possibility of
defects cannot be eliminated entirely. Therefore, we aim at providing the
highest possible level of reliability and convenience by offering a warranty
period of 6 years and direct, fast and straightforward RMA service.
Caution: Tighten the screws until they stop.
Should you encounter any problems with your NH-L12, please don’t
hesitate to contact our support team (support@noctua.at).
Please also consult the FAQ section on our website: www.noctua.at/faqs.
Noctua NH-L12 | Installation Manual | LGA1366/115x/775
Dear cus tomer,
Congratulations on choosing the Noctua NH-L12. This smaller size cooler
packs all essential technologies of our award-winning high-end models
into a highly compact package in order to give you the best possible quiet
cooling experience for HTPCs and small form factor builds. I’m confident
that you will be able to sense some of the research, attention and care
we’ve put into making this product. Enjoy your NH-L12!
Yours sincerely,
Roland Mossig, Noc tua CEO
This manual will guide you through the installation process of the
SecuFirm2™ mounting system step by step. Prior to installing the
cooler, please consult the compatibility list on our website (www.noctua.at/compatibility) and verify that the cooler is fully compatible with
your motherboard. Should you encounter any difficulties, please check
the FAQs on our website (www.noctua.at/faqs) and don’t hesitate to
contac t our support team a t support@noctua.at. Noctua cannot b e held
responsible for any damage or losses caused by compatibility issues.
Multilingual versions of this manual are available on our website:
www.noctua.at/manuals
Caution: Some Mini-ITX mainboards have larger components (such as
capacitors or I/O Chips) on the rear side that would make contact with
the NM-IBP1 backplate. As there is a risk of damaging the mainboard
when the backplate presses onto these components, please use the
supplied NM-IBT3 bolts instead of the NM-IBP1 backplate and NM-IBT1
bolts when installing the NH-L12 on mainboards with larger components
on the rear side. Proceed with Step 4 after inserting the NM-IBT3 bolts
as shown below. If in doubt, please consult the compatibility list oF
www.noctua.at/compatibility or contact our support team!
1.
2.
NM-IBT1NM-IBT3
3.
For use on LGA1366 and LGA115x mainboards, please remove the rubber
inlay. Make sure that the rubber inlay is in place for LGA775.
LGA1366 & LGA115x
Step 3
LGA775
Attaching the backplate
Place the backplate on the rear side of the mainboard so that the bolts
stick through the mounting holes.
Required mounting parts:
1x NM-IBP1
Backplate
4x NM-IBT1
Bolts
Step 1
1x NM-IRI1
LGA775 Rubber Inlay
4x NM-IBT3
Bolts
4x NM-IPS1
Plastic Spacers
2x NM-IMB2
Mounting Bars
4x NM-ITS1
Thumbscrews
Removing the mainboard
In case you want to use the cooler on an assembled system, you first have
to remove the mainboard from the case in order to be able to install the
supplied backplate.
Caution: On LGA1366 and LGA115x, the supplied backplate will install
over the mainboard’s stock backplate, so the mainboard’s stock backplate
must not be taken off.
Step 2
Setting up the backplate
First put the four NM-IBT1 bolts into the holes appropriate for your mainboard’s CPU socket.
Caution: Make sure to use NM-IBT1 and not NM-IBT3!
LGA1366 (80mm)
LGA115x (75mm)
LGA775 (72mm)
NM-IBT1 NM-IBT3
Caution: Please verify that all four NM-IBT1 bolts are put into the
appropriate holes and fully pushed in.
Caution: On LGA115x, please make sure that the two cuts in the supplied
backplate align with the screws of the mainboard’s stock backplate.
Step 4
Installing the mounting bars
First put the plastic spacers onto the bolts, then add the mounting bars.
Noctua NH-L12 | Installation Manual | LGA1366/115x/775
Caution: Choose the alignment of the mounting bars according to the desired final orientation of the cooler:
Fix the mounting bars using the 4 thumb screws.
Caution: Gently tighten the screws until they stop, but don’t use
excessive force.
Step 5
Applying thermal paste
If there are residual traces of thermal paste or thermal pads on your CPU,
please clean them off first. Then press a small drop (4-5mm diameter) of
NT-H1 onto the centre of the heat-spreader.
Step 7
Fan Setup
The NH-L12 can be used with both fans for maximum performance or with
the NF-B9 fan only in order to reduce the total height to 66mm:
Dual fan mode
height 93mm
If you want to use both fans, put the NF-F12 fan back on. If you don’t
run the NF-F12 on the CPU cooler, you can use the supplied fan screws or
silicone Vibration-Compensators to install it inside your case.
Step 1 Step 2
Single fan mode
height 66mm
Caution: In tower style cases, please avoid installing the NH-L12 with the
bends of the heatpipes pointing upwards as this may result in reduced
cooling performance.
Caution: Make sure that the curved sides of the mounting bars are pointing
outwards.
Caution: Make sure to use the correct holes on the mounting bars.
Caution: Applying too much thermal paste will lower the heat conductivity
and cooling performance!
Step 6
Fastening the heatsink to the CPU
Caution: Please first take off the protection cover at the bottom side of the
heatsink and remove the rubber support bar between the bottom fan and
the base of the heatsink!
Take off the top fan. Then put the heatsink onto the CPU and screw it to
the screw threads of the mounting bars. Note that you can reach through
the blades of the lower fan using the supplied screw driver. There is thus
no need to take off the lower fan for installation.
Connect the fan(s) to the mainboard. Use the supplied NA-YC1 y-split
cable to connect both fans to one fan header.
Depending on your CPU and the temperature inside the case, you may
interconnect the supplied NA-RC6 and NA-RC7 Low-Noise Adapters
(L.N.A.) in order to further reduce the fans operating noise. Use the NARC6 for the NF-F12 120mm fan and the NA-RC7 for the NF-B9 92mm fan.
Caution: Never use one adaptor for both fans by putting it before the
y-split cable.
Low-Noise Adaptor Y-Split Cable
Mainboard Fans
Y-Split Cable Low-Noise Adaptors
Caution: When using the L.N.A., check the temperature of your CPU using
appropriate software (e.g. the respective applications of your mainboard
manufacturer), in order to evade automatic throttling of the CPU due to the
increased temperature. If the cooling performance is insufficient, please
increase case ventilation or remove the L.N.A.
Caution: Tighten the screws until they stop.
Warranty, Support and FAQs
Even with high-grade products and strict quality control, the possibility of
defects cannot be eliminated entirely. Therefore, we aim at providing the
highest possible level of reliability and convenience by offering a warranty
period of 6 years and direct, fast and straightforward RMA service.
Should you encounter any problems with your NH-L12, please don’t
hesitate to contact our support team (support@noctua.at).
Please also consult the FAQ section on our website: www.noctua.at/faqs.
Dear cus tomer,
Congratulations on choosing the Noctua NH-L12. This smaller size cooler
packs all essential technologies of our award-winning high-end models
into a highly compact package in order to give you the best possible quiet
cooling experience for HTPCs and small form factor builds. I’m confident
that you will be able to sense some of the research, attention and care
we’ve put into making this product. Enjoy your NH-L12!
Noctua NH-L12 | Installation Manual | AMD
Caution: Tighten the screws until they stop.
Yours sincerely,
Roland Mossig, Noc tua CEO
This manual will guide you through the installation process of the
SecuFirm2™ mounting system step by step. Prior to installing the
cooler, please consult the compatibility list on our website (www.noctua.at/compatibility) and verify that the cooler is fully compatible with
your motherboard.
Should you encounter any difficulties, please check the FAQs on our
website (www.noctua.at/faqs) and don’t hesitate to contact our support
team at support@noctua.at. Noctua cann ot be held responsib le for any
damage or losses caused by compatibility issues.
Multilingual versions of this manual are available on our website:
www.noctua.at/manuals
Required mounting parts:
2x NM-AMB1
Mounting-Bars
4x NM-APS1
Plastic Spacer
4x NM-ALS1
Long Screw
Caution: Make sure that the curved sides of the mounting bars are
pointing inwards.
Caution: Tighten the screws until they stop.
Step 3
Applying thermal paste
Step 5
Fan Setup
The NH-L12 can be used with both fans for maximum performance or with
the NF-B9 fan only in order to reduce the total height to 66mm:
Dual fan mode (height 93mm) Single fan mode (height 66mm)
If you want to use both fans, put the NF-F12 fan back on. If you don’t
run the NF-F12 on the CPU cooler, you can use the supplied fan screws or
silicone Vibration-Compensators to install it inside your case.
step 1 step 2
Connect the fan(s) to the mainboard. Use the supplied NA-YC1
y-split cable to connect both fans to one fan header. Depending on your CPU and the temperature inside the case, you may
interconnect the supplied NA-RC6 and NA-RC7 Low-Noise Adapters
(L.N.A.) in order to further reduce the fans operating noise. Use the NARC6 for the NF-F12 120mm fan and the NA-RC7 for the NF-B9 92mm fan.
Caution: The SecuFirm2tm mounting system requires a backplate, which
is preinstalled on most AMD
mainboards.
If your mainboard doesn’t
have a backplate, please
contact our support team at
support@noctua.at.
Step 1
AMD stock backplate
Removing the retention module
If your mainboard uses a retention module for CPU cooler installation,
please remove it first. The SecuFirm2
rectly to your mainboard’s stock backplate on the rear side of the socket.
Step 2
tm
mounting system will install di-
Attaching the mounting bars
First put the plastic spacers onto the screw threads, then fix the mounting
bars using the 4 long screws.
If there are residual traces of thermal paste or thermal pads on your CPU,
please clean them off first. Then press a small drop (4-5mm diameter) of
NT-H1 onto the centre of the heatspreader.
Caution: Applying too much thermal paste will lower the heat conductivity
and cooling performance!
Step 4
Fastening the heatsink to the CPU
Caution: Please first take off the protection cover at the bottom side of the
heatsink and remove the rubber support bar between the bottom fan and
the base of the heatsink!
Take off the top fan. Then put the heatsink onto the CPU and screw it to
the screw threads of the mounting bars. Note that you can reach through
the blades of the lower fan using the supplied screw driver. There is thus
no need to take off the lower fan for installation.
Caution: Never use one adaptor for both fans by putting it before the
y-split cable.
Low-Noise Adaptor Y-Split Cable
Mainboard Fans
Y-Split Cable Low-Noise Adaptors
Caution: When using the L.N.A., check the temperature of your CPU using
appropriate software (e.g. the respective applications of your mainboard
manufacturer), in order to evade automatic throttling of the CPU due to the
increased temperature. If the cooling performance is insufficient, please
increase case ventilation or remove the L.N.A.
Warranty, Support and FAQs
Even with high-grade products and strict quality control, the possibility
of defects cannot be eliminated entirely. Therefore, we aim at providing
the highest possible level of reliability and convenience by offering a warranty period of 6 years and direct, fast and straightforward RMA service.
Should you encounter any problems with your NH-L12, please don’t
hesitate to contact our support team (support@noctua.at). Please also
consult the FAQ section on our website: www.noctua.at/faqs.
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