Noctua NH-L12 Ghost S1 Edition User Manual (English)

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Caution: The supplied backplate will install over the mother-

board’s stock backplate, so the motherboard’s stock backplate

must not be taken off.

Attaching the backplate

Place the backplate on the rear side of the motherboard 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 motherboard’s

stock backplate.

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

add the mounting bars.

Installing the mounting bars3

Caution: Choose the alignment of the mounting bars according to the

desired final orientation of the cooler:

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 mother-

board tray, you first have to remove the motherboard from the

case in order to be able to install the supplied backplate.

Removing the motherboard1

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

pointing outwards.

Fix the mounting bars using the 4 thumbscrews.

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

use excessive force (max. torque 0.6 Nm).

Dear customer,

Congratulations on choosing the Noctua NH-L12 Ghost S1 edition.

Our classic NH-L12 has proven to be the best air cooling

solution for Louqe’s award-winning Ghost S1 enclosure. With its

single 92mm fan, the new Ghost S1 edition is tailored for use

in this case and has been updated with the latest SecuFirm2™

mounting hardware for all current mainstream sockets. Topped

off with our further improved NT-H2 thermal compound and a

full 6-year manufacturer’s warranty, the NH-L12 Ghost S1 edition

is the ideal choice for premium grade quiet builds in the Louqe

Ghost S1 chassis.

Enjoy your NH-L12 Ghost S1 edition!

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. Please also make

sure that your PC case offers sufficient clearance for the cooler and

that there are no compatibility issues with any other components

(e.g. tall RAM modules).

Double check that the heatsink and fan clips do not make contact

with the VGA card or other PCIe cards. Noctua cannot be held

responsible for any damage or losses caused by compatibility issues.

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.

Multilingual versions of this manual are available on our website:

www.noctua.at/manuals

Required mounting parts:

2x NM-IMB3 mounting bars1x NM-IBP2 backplate

4x NM-ITS1 thumbscrews4x NM-IPS1 plastic spacers

Orientation A Orientation B

LGA115x & LGA1200

Applying the thermal paste4

If there are residual traces of thermal paste or thermal pads on

your CPU, please clean them off first. Then press a drop (3-4mm

diameter) of NT-H2 onto the centre of the heatspreader.

Caution: Applying too much thermal paste will lower heat

conductivity and cooling performance!

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Noctua NH-L12 Ghost S1 Edition Specifications

General

Type	Heatsink/Radiatior
Airflow	64.3 m³/h
Bearing type	Self-Stabilising Oil-pressure (SSO) bearing
Fan diameter	95 mm
Quantity per pack	1 pc(s)
Suitable location	Processor
Rotational speed (max)	1600 RPM
Rotational speed (min)	300 RPM
Noise level (high speed)	17.6 dB
Supported processor sockets	Intel LGA1851, LGA 1150 (Socket H3), LGA 1151 (Socket H4), LGA 1155 (Socket H2), LGA 1156 (Socket H), LGA 1200 (Socket H5), LGA 1700, LGA 1851, Socket AM4, Socket AM5
Fan's mean time to failure (MTTF)	150000 h
Material	Aluminium, Copper, Nickel
Product color	Aluminium, Copper colour
Number of fans	1 fan(s)
Radiator material	Aluminum
Base plate material	Copper
Rated voltage	12 V
Power consumption (typical)	0.96 W
Warranty period	6 year(s)
Package type	Box