Has anyone installed the Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 CPU cooler on this board? If so, any problems with clearance around the memory or heatsinks above and below the socket?Thank you for your time,Tony Has anyone installed the Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 CPU cooler on this board? If so, any problems with clearance around the memory or heatsinks above and below the socket?Thank you for your... » Read More Has anyone installed the Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 CPU cooler on this board? If so, any problems with clearance around the memory or heatsinks above and below the socket?Thank you for your time,Tony « Show Less
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I have it installed on my board. Quick and easy procedure. No problems at all. I have the G.SKILL F3-14900CL8Q-16GBZM set installed with the front fan sitting just above the ram.Copy and paste: http://forums.guru3d.com/showpost.php?p=4797797&postcount;=723
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No but I installed the Corsair H80i Hydro Cooler & I had to remove the heatsink casing from the memory in the first socket.
1419958
Sorry, I use a Corsair H100i closed loop water cooler for my PC you can get a H80i or H90 for the same price as the Noctua
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I would get a water cooler and those big air coolers will get in the way of memory that is tall, so I would get a water cooler if you are going to get tall memory. Closed system water coolers are now a good deal at about 100 bucks for a thick one. Air cooler never ware out though but run hotter.
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Hi Gordon - sorry for the delay as I have been busy - yes it will fit. I own this heatsink and just bought an 1150 motherboard so it better fit! I checked on the Noctua website and it does fit. If you need more help just ask me, otherwise good luck sir
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The stock heatsink and fan that comes with the cpu works fine for me and I have it installed in one of those very compact htpc cases (Antec ISK-100) over a year now. This processor is NOT the overclocked version which is usually called the (K) model so I don't see why it would be necessary to have a third party state of the art heatsink and fan. I guess if you purchased the overclocked cpu version of this processor and planned on pushing it to the limits then I would recommend finding a much better heatsink and fan unit over the stock model. I have a really nice and expensive Cool Master heatsink and fan unit on a desktop computer and I don't see any difference in performance or heating issues over the stock heatsink and fan with the exception of more noise that the Cool Master makes because of it's larger and faster fan. I'm sorry to say, I was once bitten by the performance bug when building that ole desktop and should have just saved the money and go stock instead.
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Go to the Noctua website (www.noctua.at) and drill the data for this model. It will give dimensions and for some models the clearance ability. You have several arrangements that will give you various clearances. If you leave the lower fan off the clearance is huge. Since you haven't given the dimension height of the DRAM model I can't answer the question.
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I don't know, but on my board I had to saw (or Dremel) off the top parts of two heatsinks. Everything worked fine on the finished box. One tricky part, I wasn't careful enough aligning everything the first time. It's easy to have the processor stick (thermal paste) to the heatsink and come out of the socket or out of alignment with the socket.
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I have 4 of these on a H100i and haven't had any problems. You should return it and get a replacement. There is always a chance that a part will be defective. It is just how lucky you are. Corsair is still the way to go. These fans rock. Or the CoolerMaster JetFlo
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You'll need the kit. But ist less than $10 so just buy it when you order the SE2011. It's really good. And the SE2011 have 4-pin fans (as opposed to the standard NH-D14) so they should de easyer to control from the cpu-fan header. Expensive cooler. But great. I havn't regret mine.
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Hello Friend, cannot say, I returned mine as it was faulty,their customer service were rude and agressive,so I bought an excellent cooler from Noctua.Would suggest you do likewise. They do a great range that will fit your case.
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Depending on how close? get a computer/metric ruler out, Mine cleared my RAM (12gb) but the RAM cant the "fancy" type with heatsinks, just simple ddr2/3 RAM sticks, No extras to it. It does cut close in heighth clearance, but cools exceptionally well under stress testing for 12 hours using PK-1 Nano Thermal Compound. (WHICH I HIGHLY RECCOMEND.) I have been building and overclocking systems for 7 years roughly, I mainly work as a Network Security Admin, and Pen Testing. The best is preferrably a Thermaltake V2.0 Water cooling system, with a Thor V2 case. let me know if you need any more insight. Depending on how close? get a computer/metric ruler out, Mine cleared my RAM (12gb) but the RAM cant the "fancy" type with heatsinks, just simple ddr2/3 RAM sticks, No extras to it. It does cut close in heighth clearance, but cools exceptionally well under stress testing for 12 hours using PK-1 Nano Thermal Compound. (WHICH I HIGHLY RECCOMEND.) I have been building and overclocking systems for 7 years roughly, I mainly work as a Network Security Admin, and Pen Testing. The best is preferrably a Thermaltake V2.0 Water cooling system, with a Thor V2 case. let me know if you need any... » Read More Depending on how close? get a computer/metric ruler out, Mine cleared my RAM (12gb) but the RAM cant the "fancy" type with heatsinks, just simple ddr2/3 RAM sticks, No extras to it. It does cut close in heighth clearance, but cools exceptionally well under stress testing for 12 hours using PK-1 Nano Thermal Compound. (WHICH I HIGHLY RECCOMEND.) I have been building and overclocking systems for 7 years roughly, I mainly work as a Network Security Admin, and Pen Testing. The best is preferrably a Thermaltake V2.0 Water cooling system, with a Thor V2 case. let me know if you need any more insight. « Show Less
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also mine idles at about 20 degrees I have set the fan to run at a very slow speed and I am a gamer. this is the best CPU fan / heatsink I have ever used the packaging and instructions were thought out and put together very well for any compatibility questions for your motherboard go to their website they have a page just for that
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Thanks for all the answers. I really appreciate them. I'm currently using a hyper 212 evo as many of you have recommended. The temps are really good and I think the hyper 212 evo is really good for me. I'm been using it for about 7 months now and everything is running really good. Thank you guys.
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Yes. I find it funny that people say get a Cooler Master heatsink when in fact, the cooler that comes with this CPU is made by Cooler Master, but it seems to have a small cheap fan. I upgraded to a larger fan.
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I have had no problems with that. I am not sure about the Z87-G45. I have a different board. I can tell you though that these are probably the most efficient heat sinks I have seen. I don't even have a need for liquid cooling and I have two 8 cores running at 2.6 GHZ. (x2 AMD Opteron 6212 2.6 GHZ) You should have no problem with the RAM Clearance as long as you are using a server board or decent size motherboard. I am also using low profile Ballistix Sport RAM...
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I have tried to find one for HTPC case, but failed. Tried to use Noctua LH-L12 and Cooler Master Gemini II, but neither of them fits - memory on this motherboard is located too close to the CPU. Such as I failed to find a proper low noise cooler for low profile case, I replaced it with small enough Cooler Master N200 case, using Seasonic Fanless 400W PS in it and Cooler Master Hyper TX3 cooler - now everything is absolutely silent. Don't forget to use DDR3-2400 to max out the video performance for APU.
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I agree with the other...you dont need any additional because there is already some there. If you messed that up, then scrape it all off and apply a small pea size on the middle of the heat sink or CPU and gently put the cooler back on and lock into place.
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This is the se2011 just get the regular nh-d14. The only difference is that one comes with the correct mounting brackets this one only comes with the 2011 bracket. As for the ram you should be good but just in case the clearance dimensions are on noctuas website.
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Put the RAM sticks in first BEFORE you install this cooler. Learned that the hard way. Had gotten some ram with heatsinks that made them stick up higher than normal. Had trouble installing them cause the heat pipes on the cooler were too low.