This is my first time building a pc and I had a few questions about the cpu cooling and thermal paste. I am getting the noctua nh d14 and I wanted to what is the optimal orientation for it. I would assume it's with the exhaust coming out the back, but I wanted conformation. Also with the thermal paste which style of application should I use, the pea, line, or just spreading it out? I would either be using artic silver 5 or the noctua nth1 paste, is one better than the other? Thanks for your help.
My build:
- Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 FD-CA-ARC-R2-BL-W Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
- Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS VI HERO LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
- Video card: EVGA SuperClocked w/ ACX Cooling 02G-P4-2774-KR GeForce GTX 770 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card
- Power supply: CORSAIR RM Series RM750 750W ATX12V v2.31 and EPS 2.92 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply
- CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K Haswell 3.4GHz LGA 1150 84W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80646I54670K
- Memory: G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9D-8GBSR
- Storage : Samsung 840 evo 250g
- Storage: Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM001 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
- Optical drive: ASUS DVD-Writer Black SATA Model DRW-24F1ST - OEM
- Operating system: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM
- Cpu cooler: Noctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler
My build:
- Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 FD-CA-ARC-R2-BL-W Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
- Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS VI HERO LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
- Video card: EVGA SuperClocked w/ ACX Cooling 02G-P4-2774-KR GeForce GTX 770 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card
- Power supply: CORSAIR RM Series RM750 750W ATX12V v2.31 and EPS 2.92 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply
- CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K Haswell 3.4GHz LGA 1150 84W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80646I54670K
- Memory: G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9D-8GBSR
- Storage : Samsung 840 evo 250g
- Storage: Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM001 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
- Optical drive: ASUS DVD-Writer Black SATA Model DRW-24F1ST - OEM
- Operating system: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM
- Cpu cooler: Noctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler