I bought a noctua NH-U9S CPU fan to replace my old Arctic Alpine 11 fan, and I thought installing it would mean just screwing it on top of the CPU, but the manual says I have to take out the motherboard to install a backplate on top of it.
My question is, how exactly do I install it? My PC case doesn't allow access to the motherboard's back from what I can tell. Do I have to disassemble my entire PC, or do I take out my motherboard with everything still on top of it? If I do that, how do I install the backplate on the back of the motherboard? Wouldn't it damage components if I laid the motherboard upside down on the desk?
And finally, if I decide it's too much of a bother, do all CPU fans require installing a backplate like this, or can I get another one that won't require taking out the motherboard?
Specs:
CPU intel core i7 9700k
GPU ASUS Turbo GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
PSU Cooler Master Masterwatt 750
NVMe SSD Western Digital Black SN750
Motherboard Gigabyte Z390 UD
Hard Drive WD Blue 500GB
RAM Crucial Ballistix 3200 MHz DDR4 DRAM (2x16)
OS Windows 10
My question is, how exactly do I install it? My PC case doesn't allow access to the motherboard's back from what I can tell. Do I have to disassemble my entire PC, or do I take out my motherboard with everything still on top of it? If I do that, how do I install the backplate on the back of the motherboard? Wouldn't it damage components if I laid the motherboard upside down on the desk?
And finally, if I decide it's too much of a bother, do all CPU fans require installing a backplate like this, or can I get another one that won't require taking out the motherboard?
Specs:
CPU intel core i7 9700k
GPU ASUS Turbo GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
PSU Cooler Master Masterwatt 750
NVMe SSD Western Digital Black SN750
Motherboard Gigabyte Z390 UD
Hard Drive WD Blue 500GB
RAM Crucial Ballistix 3200 MHz DDR4 DRAM (2x16)
OS Windows 10
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