Manual Noctua NH-U12DX i4 CPU Cooler

Manual

LGA 2011 Square-ILM

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.

Dear customer,

Our DX line of coolers has become a default choice in high

performance quiet cooling solutions for Intel Xeon CPUs and the

latest i4 revision supports LGA2011 (both Square and Narrow

ILM), LGA1356 and LGA1366 based Xeon platforms. Each Noctua

product is double checked for flawless operation by our quality

control team before it leaves the factory and 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-U12DX i4!

Yours sincerely,

Roland Mossig, Noctua CEO

This manual will guide you through the installation process

of the SecuFirm2™ mounting system step by step. Prior to

installing the cooler, please 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 cannot be held responsible for any

damage or losses caused by compatibility issues.

Fastening the heatsink to the CPU

Caution: Please first take off the fan as well as the protection cover

at the bottom side of the heatsink.

Then put the heatsink onto the CPU and tighten the four spring-

loaded screws until they stop using the supplied screwdriver.

Caution: Tighten the screws until they stop.

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Installation Manual

There are two different types of ILM (Independent Loading

Mechanism) for Intel’s LGA2011 based Xeon CPUs: Square-ILM

with 80x80mm hole spacing and Narrow-ILM with 56x94mm

hole spacing.

If your mainboard uses a Square-ILM, please continue as

described below. If your mainboard uses a Narrow-ILM, please

refer to section LGA2011 Narrow-ILM.

LGA2011

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 Noctua cooler,

please don’t hesitate to contact our support team (support@

noctua.at).

Square ILM Narrow ILM

Attaching the fans

Re-attach the fans to the heatsink using the steel clips:

Caution: Applying too much thermal paste will lower heat

conductivity and cooling performance!

Connect the fan to the mainboard’s CPU fan header.

Depending on your CPU and the temperature inside the case, you

may interconnect the supplied NA-RC6 Low-Noise Adapter (L.N.A.)

in order to further reduce the fan’s operating noise.

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 cool-

ing performance is insufficient, please increase case ventilation or

remove the L.N.A.

Adding a second fan

The NH-U12DX i4 includes an extra set of fan clips and an extra

set of thicker anti-vibration pads for installing a second NF-F12 fan

in push/pull mode in order to further improve cooling performance.

Please use the thicker anti-vibration pads on the rear NF-F12 fan

for improved acoustics if space allows. The y-cable supplied with

the retail NF-F12 fan can be used to control the speed of both fans

via the same mainboard fan header.

1. Remove standard spacers on rear fan

2. Install thick spacers on rear fan

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Rating

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