worrying Noctua NH-D14's weight

taimur_111 · Nov 27, 2013

Hi Everyone,

I bought a whole gaming rig from a friend months ago. I questioned here before for which graphic card should i go for more performance, I had 1 GTX680 and got another for SLI.

My case is Thermal Take Overseer and has a side panel 200mm optional fan. I thought it would be a good idea since it'll cool my SLI setup.
I realized that my CPU cooler Noctua NH-D14 is so huge that i can't even think of putting anything else in my case.

The weight of the cooler made me worried that it might damage the motherboard or something since its so damn heavy. I want to know that if i should change my cooler to water cooling like Corsair H110 or etc for the weight that worries me.

Thanks in advance for your replies.

Cheers

Nuclear101 · Nov 27, 2013

It won't damage your motherboard, maybe a little flexing but that's it.

taimur_111 · Nov 27, 2013

Nuclear101 :

Thanks for your reply. So even in a long run it should be fine then? I don't plan on changing or upgrading my pc for a long time.

Nuclear101 · Nov 27, 2013

It should be fine for as long as you want it to. However, just know that after 5-6 years, all parts of today's best PC's become obsolete. Take Sandy Bridge or the GTX 500s series for example.

Quaddro · Nov 27, 2013

just make sure that all of your motherboard screw is tight..

yes, it'll be bend, but that's normal and won't damage your motherboard.

taimur_111 · Nov 27, 2013

Nuclear101 :

Omg i think i have the sandy bridge processor

I've got Core i7 3820 3.6 Ghz and asus P9X79 PRO mobo. But never experienced issues, very fast computer etc.

Nuclear101 · Nov 27, 2013

taimur_111 :

OMG! High Five

The good old days when Sandy Bridge was king of overclocking. (I have the i5-2500k

)

taimur_111 · Nov 27, 2013

Nuclear101 :

taimur_111 :

OMG! High Five

The good old days when Sandy Bridge was king of overclocking. (I have the i5-2500k

)

hehe I reckon its still an excellent performer!

IAmSpencer · Nov 27, 2013

As long as everything is mounted correctly it should be fine

m32 · Nov 27, 2013

As long as your don't do anything stupid everything should be alright. Sitting straight up for 5 years should be alright. Knocking the case down on its side is a different story. That is common sense with a HSF that heavy. Under normal conditions, I have never heard of people having trouble with it.

jaguarskx · Nov 27, 2013

Nuclear101 :

I can still play games with my soon to be 6 year old Q9450 and my 4 year old Radeon HD 5850.

I use a mix of medium and high or simply high graphic settings for 1920 x 1200 resolution.

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