Noctua NH-U9 Series User Manual (English)

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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

motherboard tray, you rst have to remove the motherboard

from the case in order to be able to install the supplied

backplate.

Removing the motherboard

NOCTUA NH-U9S chromax.black

INSTALLATION MANUAL

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Required mounting parts:

2x NM-IMB3 mounting bars1x NM-IBP2 backplate

4x NM-ITS1 thumb screws4x NM-IPS1 plastic spacers

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 backplate2

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 bars

Dear customer,

Congratulations on choosing the Noctua NH-U9S chromax.

black. The NH-U9S stems from Noctua’s award-winning

NH-U9 series. First introduced in 2005, the NH-U series has

become a standard choice for premium quality quiet CPU

coolers and won more than 800 awards and recommen-

dations from leading international hardware websites and

magazines.

Enjoy your Noctua NH-U9S chromax.black!

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 sufcient

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 difculties, 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

LGA115x & LGA1200!

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 (max. torque 0.6 Nm).

If there are residual traces of thermal paste or thermal pads

on your CPU, please clean them off rst. Then press a small

drop (3-4mm diameter) of NT-H1 onto the centre of the heat-

spreader.

Applying the thermal paste

Caution: Applying too much thermal paste will lower heat

conductivity and cooling performance!

Orientation A Orientation B

Caution: Choose the alignment of the mounting bars according

to the desired nal orientation of the cooler:

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Noctua NH-U9 Series Specifications

General

Fan Size	92mm
Bearing Type	SSO2
Fan Dimensions	92x92x25 mm
Type	CPU Cooler
Socket Compatibility	Intel LGA1700, LGA1200, LGA115x, AMD AM5, AM4
Max Fan Speed	2000 RPM (±10%)
Noise Level	22.8 dB(A)
Heatsink Material	Aluminum fins, copper base
Fan Speed	2000 RPM (±10%)
Material	Aluminum, Copper
Fan Airflow	78.9 m³/h