Advice Cooler weight for mini-itx mother-board

[Kid_E]

Hello,

With this configuration :
- Case : Aerocool CS107 V2
- Motherboard : Fatal1ty AB350 Gaming-ITX/ac

Would you recommend using Noctua NH-D12L as cooler (890g) ?
I'm asking this, since, the board would be installed vertically in this case would not this cooler weighs too much so that it would bend the motherboard ?

I could not find specification about the max weight for this mini-itx board.

Regards,
K.

 

[BaK]

Hi!

This is not really related to the motherboard, but more on how the CPU cooler is attached to it.
As the mounting system of the NH-D12L cooler comes with a backplate, it is safe to install it in any orientation.

Now, depending of your choice of CPU, this cooler might be overkill. You can check that here: https://ncc.noctua.at/cpus
But if cost and available space are not a problem, an overkill CPU cooler will be able to do its job with its fan spinning slowly and thus quietly.

 

[step83]

Hi!

This is not really related to the motherboard, but more on how the CPU cooler is attached to it.
As the mounting system of the NH-D12L cooler comes with a backplate, it is safe to install it in any orientation.

Now, depending of your choice of CPU, this cooler might be overkill. You can check that here: https://ncc.noctua.at/cpus
But if cost and available space are not a problem, an overkill CPU cooler will be able to do its job with its fan spinning slowly and thus quietly.

Have to agree, I'm using the NH-P1 which weighs more, its not caused any issues on the board thus far.