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So I'm installing a NH-U14s from Noctua tomorrow. I've been using liquid cooling for 4 years now, so this is new. My question is (damn this thing is heavy) should I move my case with the fan installed? Do I need to be careful? Or is this so solid to my motherboard I don't need to worry about it? It's pretty big and heavy, I'm not used to air coolers so I want to make sure I don't snap my MOBO in half or something lol.

Current PC build: [CPU: Intel i7 8700k] [GPU: GTX 1070 Asus ROG Strix] [Ram: Corsair LPX 32GB 3000MHz] [Mobo: Asus Prime Z370-A] [SSD: Samsung 970 EVO 500GB primary + Samsung 860 Evo 1TB secondary] [PSU: EVGA SuperNova G2 750w 80plus] [Monitors: Dual Dell Ultrasharp U2718Qs, 4k IPS] [Case: Fractal Design R5]

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Just handle your PC gently and you (assuming) always do. 

 

I used to use an NHD14 and my PC took a ride in the back seat of a car when moving to the new place. 

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You shouldn't have any problems, Noctua has really good mounting hardware and the bracket is pretty sturdy. As long as you handle it carefully it should be fine.

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Depends on which kind of moving you're doing. Inside your house? sure, you're fine as long as you're gentle.

Going with it inside a car/bus/airplane, I would remove it. Better safe than sorry. Thermal paste is cheaper than RMA'ing a mobo (not all thermal pastes, though).

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790k | CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 | Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth Z97 MARK 1 | Memory: Kingston HyperX FURY 16GB 1866MHz | GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 4GB Windforce


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Depends on which kind of moving you're doing. Inside your house? sure, you're fine as long as you're gentle.

Going with it inside a car/bus/airplane, I would remove it. Better safe than sorry. Thermal paste is cheaper than RMA'ing a mobo (not all thermal pastes, though).

Yeah stuff like moving it up onto a table to work on or something. Also to get it in/out from under my desk with my keyboard tray is kinda tricky. I have to tilt it at a 45 degree angle to get it in and then correct it once I'm in. Just want to make sure moving the case is safe.

Current PC build: [CPU: Intel i7 8700k] [GPU: GTX 1070 Asus ROG Strix] [Ram: Corsair LPX 32GB 3000MHz] [Mobo: Asus Prime Z370-A] [SSD: Samsung 970 EVO 500GB primary + Samsung 860 Evo 1TB secondary] [PSU: EVGA SuperNova G2 750w 80plus] [Monitors: Dual Dell Ultrasharp U2718Qs, 4k IPS] [Case: Fractal Design R5]

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I believe it's fine. Even a few bumps will be fine. Just try not to shake it too much and you'll probably be fine!

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790k | CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 | Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth Z97 MARK 1 | Memory: Kingston HyperX FURY 16GB 1866MHz | GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 4GB Windforce


Storage: Samsung 840 EVO | PSU: CM Silent Pro 720W | Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe | Headset: Corsair Vengeance 2100 | Keyboard: Logitech G710+ | Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Chroma


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I've been at LAN party with that in my case. 200km+ with bus, train and walking. And it was raining first 20mins before I got into train. Its actually quite light and sturdy. Especially if your mobo has 9 mounting screws.

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