Installation

The first step in installing the Noctua NH-U14S is to screw the LGA2011 posts from the SecuFirm 2 mounting kit in.


At this stage, we slide the mounting arms down over the posts.


Screw down the mounting arms and apply the thermal paste after deciding upon the final orientation of the cooler.


With the SecuFirm 2 kit firmly attached to the motherboard and the thermal paste applied, it is time to mount the Noctua NH-U14S. Simply line the crossbar on the heatsink up with the posts on the mounting arms before tightening the heatsink down. Make sure to alternate as it becomes impossible to screw down the opposite side if you over tighten one side at the start. All that is left to do then is to attach the fan to the heatsink before plugging the fan power header into the CPU fan header on the motherboard.

Calling the installation of the Nocuta U14S on Intel's LGA2011 platform easy would be an understatement. Its single-tower design along with no need to get a screw driver down between the aluminum cooling fins makes this cooler extremely easy to install. I would rate it a 10 on a scale of 1 (hardest) to 10 (easiest).