Noctua NH-C14S User Manual (English)

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Dear customer,

Congratulations on choosing the Noctua NH-C14S. Succeeding

the award-winning NH-C14, the NH-C14S is an elite class

top-flow CPU cooler that is extremely efficient, highly

compatible and remarkably adjustable – a top-flow solution for

the highest demands.

Enjoy your NH-C14S!

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 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 cannot be 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

Removing the mainboard

In case you want to use the cooler on an assembled system and

your case doesn’t have a cut-out at the rear side of the mainboard

tray, you first have to remove the mainboard from the case in

order to be able to install the supplied backplate.

Step 1

2x NM-IMB2 Mounting Bars1x NM-IBP2 Backplate

4x NM-ITS1 Thumbscrews4x NM-IPS1 Spacers

Place the backplate on the rear side of the mainboard so that the

bolts stick through the mounting holes.

Caution: Please make sure that the three cut-outs in the

supplied backplate align with the screws of the mainboard’s stock

backplate.

Installing the mounting bars

Caution: Choose the alignment of the mounting bars according to

the desired final orientation of the cooler:

Step 3

First put the plastic spacers onto the bolts of the backplate, then

add the mounting bars.

Attaching the backplate

Caution: The supplied backplate will install over the mainboard’s

stock backplate, so the mainboard’s stock backplate must not be

taken off.

Step 2

Orientation A Orientation B

Noctua NH-C14S | Installation Manual | LGA115x

LGA115x

Caution: Make sure that the curved sides of the mounting bars are

pointing outwards.

Fix the mounting bars using the 4 thumb screws.

Caution: Gently tighten the screws until they stop, but don’t use

excessive force.

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.

Step 4

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Noctua NH-C14S Specifications

General

Type	Cooler
Fan diameter	140 mm
Suitable location	Processor
Rotational speed (max)	1500 RPM
Rotational speed (min)	300 RPM
Supported processor sockets	Socket AM2, Socket AM2+, Socket AM3, Socket AM3+, Socket FM1, Socket FM2, Socket FM2+, LGA 1151 (Socket H4), LGA 2011-v3 (Socket R)
Voltage	12 V
Noise level	19.2 dB
Material	Aluminium, Copper
Harmonized System (HS) code	84733080