Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 Heatsink - Installation

[RockOn1m1]

motherboard is p8z68 pro/gen3 btw

[pepetapia2006]

I have the NH-D14 but it's not the SE2011 edition. My question is can I use my version with an LGA 2011 cpu? Thank you

[nightrush6CC]

@pepetapia2006 Yes, you can order a free LGA2011 upgrade kit at the Noctua website.

[orainspark]

which processor r u using and which is the best cpu cooler for intel i7 2600k and ASRock Z68 extreme 7 Gen3 motherboard LGA 1155 and i `m going for corsair vengeance ram only for gaming purpose( for other itzy bitzy works too ) case Corsair 600t white

my choices r Zalman CNPS12X 120mm triple fan or thermaltake spin q cooler...

[kingmetaknight1]

I inverted my exhaust fan the same way. It's quite close to my Megahalems cooler, which doesn't have any fan mounted on it currently.

[mirkajunior28]

Why mine came with 3 pins? o.0

[HiTechLegion]

@mirkajunior28 This is the new SE2011 version with LGA2011 mounting for X79 motherboards as well as new 4-pin PWM fans. 

[mirkajunior28]

@HiTechLegion Ok thanks for information :)

[Candy2Lolipop]

hi is it possible to just move up the fans on this cooler so that a 8x4gb (corsair vengeance) can fit in? or is it not advisable to do that?

[Candy2Lolipop]

@Candy2Lolipop

you know like the one where the middle fan is slightly raised up compared to the other one just to fit in corsair vengeance (those with heat spreader)

[HiTechLegion]

@Candy2Lolipop It will not fit even if you adjust the fan as the heatsink aluminum fins themselves hit the Corsair Vengeance heat spreaders. Noctua keeps a detailed and up-to-date memory module as well as motherboard compatibility list on their site, just visit noctua.at

[RockOn1m1]

@HiTechLegion it fits up to 3 corsair vengeance, I just installed them. But you need to bump the fan up so that the first metal bar is 7 spaces from the top (fan will rise 1-2 cm). Unfortunately I was not wise enough to check compatibility. But it works.

[RockOn1m1]

@HiTechLegion Btw, my gtx 570 fits in the first pci-e slot fine (the protruding attachmentes from the fan do not hit) but it seems quite close 2-3 cm from the heatsinks. Will this cause too much heat or is this ok?

[rb26capri]

why didn't u get the Noctua NH-C12P SE14 .. it will blow down air on the vrm

[magister213]

Can you still install a videocard in the first PCI-e slot with NH-D14 installed?

[HiTechLegion]

@magister213 Yes, but you have to be very careful depending on your video card. Because the fan mounting clips are protruding a few millimeters, it could touch the back of some video cards with some extruded components if the PCI-E slot is too high (like in Quad-SLI motherboards like this one). I used the Matrix GTX 580 Platinum which has a backplate so there also was no issue with the fan clip making contact with the back of the video card.