Reuse Noctua NHD15 for i7 8700k on z370?

[EatMyPizza]

I want to upgrade my trusty old i7 4790k and was wondering if I could simply reuse my Noctua NHD15. Will the brackets/holes still line up with z370 mobo? Will it be as simple as taking the beastly cooler off one mobo and slapping it on the other?

 

[why_wolf]

It says it supports LGA 1151 so it should be okay. https://noctua.at/en/nh-d15/specification

 

[zyh1987]

it should fit, make sure you clean the contact plate with towel and rubbing alcohol and reapply a thin layer of thermal paste.

 

[lumineZ]

Yes you can. It will fit.
Socket 1151.

 

[EatMyPizza]

It says it supports LGA 1151 so it should be okay. https://noctua.at/en/nh-d15/specification

it should fit, make sure you clean the contact plate with towel and rubbing alcohol and reapply a thin layer of thermal paste.

Thanks guys, and this is slightly off topic, but should I look into replacing the fans on it since I've been using them for 4 years, or are they still good for a new build?

 

[WildCard999]

You shouldn't need to replace them, Noctua makes very high quality fans.

 

[lumineZ]

Unless they make a noice they are good to go. Noctua fans tend to last a long time.

 

[Karadjgne]

If it ain't broke, it don't need fixing.

Intel subscribes to that ideal in some ways. It has not changed pin dimensions for any of the lga115x sockets, so a cooler that fits lga1156 will fit lga1151, regardless of socket size.

Your fans ain't broke, they don't need fixing. I'm running the same Noctua NF-F12 pwm that I was 6 years ago on my aio and the pc basically runs 24/7/365

 

[why_wolf]

Yeah if it ain't broke don't fix it. Noctua are premier tier so those fans should run for a looooooong time.