Noctua NM-AM5/4-MP78 Installation Manual
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Dear customer,Thank you very much for choosing a Noctua cooler for yourAMD system.We always like to think of our coolers as safe long-terminvestments: Not only are they built to last, but we alsoprovide upgrade kits so that you can keep using yourtrusty Noctua heatsink whenever you do a system upgrade.Enjoy your Noctua cooler on your AMD system!Yours sincerely,Roland Mossig, Noctua CEOThis NM-AM5/4 mounting kit can be used both on AMDAM5 and AM4 motherboards. The installation procedure isidentical.This manual will guide you through the installation processstep by step using an NH-U12S heatsink as an example.Please note that the installation procedure is identical for allmodels. Prior to installing the cooler, please consult the com-patibility centre on our website (ncc.noctua.at) and verify thatthe cooler is fully compatible with your motherboard.Please also make sure that your PC case offers sufficientclearance for the cooler and that there are no compatibilityissues with any other components (e.g. tall RAM modules).Double check that the heatsink and fan clips do not makecontact with the VGA card, other PCIe cards, motherboardheatsinks or any other components.Noctua cannot be held responsible for any damage or lossescaused by compatibility issues.Should you encounter any difficulties, please check the FAQson our website (www.noctua.at/faqs) and don’t hesitate tocontact our support team at support@noctua.at.Multilingual versions of this manual are available on ourwebsite: www.noctua.at/manualsNOCTUA NM-AM5/4-MP78INSTALLATION MANUALScan this code to displaymultilingual manuals onyour phone.Installing the mounting bars2First put the plastic spacers onto the screw threads of thebackplate, then fix the NM-AMB7 mounting bars using thefour NM-ALS1 long screws.If your motherboard comes with a pre-installed CPU coolerretention module, please first remove it by unscrewing it fromthe backplate.Removing the stock retention module1Please note that this NM-AM5/4-MP78 kit is compatiblewith heatsinks with 78mm mounting pitch (see the followinglist) only. For heatsinks with 83mm mounting pitch (see thefollowing list), the NM-AM5/4-MP83 kit must be used instead.To find out how to determine if your cooler uses 83mm or 78mmmounting pitch, please see: www.noctua.at/mounting-pitchFor detailed, up-to-date socket compatibility information pleasevisit: ncc.noctua.at/socket-compatibility-overviewNM-AM5/4-MP83 (83mm mounting pitch)!NH-D15 (SE-AM4, chromax.black)NH-D15S (chromax.black)NH-D14 (SE2011)NH-D9LNH-C14NH-C14SNH-C12P (SE14)NH-L12NH-U12P (SE1366, SE2)NH-U9B (SE2)NH-L9x65 (SE-AM4)NH-P1Required mounting parts:AMD stock backplate(Pre-installed on the motherboard)NM-AM5/4-MP78 (78mm mounting pitch)!NH-D12LNH-L12 Ghost S1 EditionNH-L12SNH-U9S (chromax.black)NH-U12A (chromax.black)NH-U12S (SE-AM4, chromax.black)NH-U12S reduxNH-U14SMake sure that the curved sides of the mounting bars arepointing outwards.Caution: Gently tighten the screws until they stop, but do notuse excessive force (max. torque 0.6 Nm).If there are residual traces of thermal paste or thermal pads onyour CPU, please clean them off first.Apply 5 small dots; 4 small dots with ~2mm diameter nearthe corners plus 1 dot with 3-4mm diameter in the centre:Applying the thermal paste34x NM-APS4grey plastic spacers4x NM-ALS1long screws2x NM-AMB7mounting barsThe SecuFirm2™ mounting system will install directly to thestock backplate, so please keep it in place. |
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