Fastidious Foo, words cannot express my gratitude for you making this video. I tried 3 other CPU coolers (the first one was listed as compatible but was not actually, the second one didn't fit into HP's custom bracket, and the 3rd one required the bracket to be removed completely which is impossible because the CPU retention system is tied to it) and this one actually fits on my system (even with broken screw mounts on the bracket! I had to drill into the spacers to get them to fit over my cpu bracket screw mounts because they were mushroomed out from when I previously tried to force an incompatible CPU cooler screw into them. Otherwise, it has lowered my idle temps and high temps from 5*C - 15*C and is literally silent. I cannot hear it even when I put my ears up to the PC. Amazing. I cannot thank you enough.
This is awesome! I wish I saw this before I did it on my own and had to purchase a new back plate but it probably cost me the same price as a packet of screws. Great videos Fastidious Foo
If anyone is wondering, you can also unscrew the socket and peel off the backplate to add a standard 1151 socket mount and backplate. Then you can use any cooler you want.
As someone who’s new to any type of pc building and just recently bought this same model PC, I can’t express enough how much I appreciate this series you’ve created on it! I know HP builds are a bit unorthodox and finding info on building with it online is sparse so having this available is very very convenient. I hope you also do a video on installing the case fan as I’m curious how you went about doing that. Thank you!
@@fastidiousfoo An ad-hoc solution to adding a case fan for the HP Pavilion is to replace the side case panel with a similar sized laptop cooler pad standing on its side. From my experience, the best results are a multi-fan cooler (5-6 fans) blowing inward. Power the cooler using one of the USB ports on the back of the case. Not pretty to look at, but it seems to help.
Thank you for the video! Based on this I swapped my cooler. One thing though: - the OEM backplate is not something you can remove as it is also securing the socket retention mechanism, so unless you have a less custom one you can use there actually is no other way of mounting this cooler, only the way you went about it.
I just used the screws from the fan on my old heatsink that came with the computer originally. It was the screws from the stock intel cooler that came in my HP. If anybody reads this, don't use the heatsink screws, use the screws holding the fan onto the heatsink. It's been installed like this for a week now and it's running wonderfully. I just took off the heatsink and the screws are still as tight as they were when I installed the Noctua.
What a great video, just in time for me to receive mine tomorrow. Mine will be going in a Lenovo Ideacentre Gaming. I had a cooler master delivered today, but it was too tall to fit the case. I used HWmonitor as well and with the current standard CPU fan it hits the 80 to 95 degrees. While the fan is ramping up. But these are just spikes. I bought my prebuilt about a week ago and the funny thing is that the thermal paste already had dried up. I only use MX4 from Arctic. I was also looking at an Arktic cooler but decided to go with this one, and now I know how to mount it, thank you very much. I know the video is three years old, but nonetheless it is a gift that keeps on giving.
@@CungNguyenify now iam confused, in your first post you wrote required is m3. I ordered one with Ryzen, not here yet. My thoughts was that intel has another size, but now i guess they use for Intel and AMD the same.
Perfect! Just ordered the Noctua NH-U12A for my HP Naples MB with an i7 7700. Noctua said it wasn't compatible with any HP or Dell MBs because of the back plate issue. Simple solution that means I can use one of the best air coolers around and wont need to rip my MB out. Thank you :-D
Using this method with 4 12mm m3 screws, I was able to install an id-cooler SE-914-XT ARGB cpu cooler and fan. I needed to remove the optical drive, hdd, and metal bracket but I can now run cyberpunk on raytracing ultra with the Temps not exceeding 60 degrees Celsius. Highly recommend. No extra fans were added. This cpu cooler changes the direction of the cpu airflow to directly out the exhaust in the back of the computer. Great if you use the nvme storage and no optical drive..
Used this on the Victus by HP tg02 with an i7 12700k but had to use M3 16mm screws and they went through position 1 on the mounting brackets. The backplate standoffs were flush with the motherboard so aligning the spacers were a pain when fastening but it was well worth the time spent doing it!
I just want to add another possible solution on how to improve cooling on the 690-0073w on the cheap ($10-$20). To solve the lack of a proper intake fan, @UC36unzV4bZehkvCygIVyydA you can replace the side case panel with a similar sized laptop cooler pad standing on its side. From my experience, the best results are a multi-fan cooler (5-6 fans) blowing inward. Power the cooler using one of the USB ports on the back of the case. Secure the cooler pad to the case at the top with a bent paper clip to prevent it from tipping over. Not pretty to look at, but it seems to help.
Lol man, same idea. I actually placed my laptop cooling pad on the side of my case, so that 1-2 of those fans push at least some air through the intake opening...didn't really notice much temp difference though. I'd be too paranoid about leaving my case open covered only by the cooling pad though...too much dust probably too! My Ryzen 5 3400G works just fine with the stock cooler anyway, goes up to 70-75 during gaming and 80-82 during stress testing, which I consider acceptable results, especially considering how tiny the stock cooler is and how airflow deprived the case is!
Hey, thank you for the video. Could you recommend any cheaper alternative to Noctua's NH-L9 X65 that will fit in this PC? This one is over my budget. Thanks.
Be carefull when you lift your Cpu Cooler. Always lift it straight up. Sometimes it can happen that the CPU still sticks to the cooler and if you aren´t carefull the pins can get damaged. If you want to avoid this problem run the PC 30 minutes before.
Really great video and idea to be able to install the Noctua cooler without taking our the motherboard. Also just to clairfy did you only replace the stock fan with the NF-A9 fan or did you use both. If so how did you configure it? thanks
Wow this answered several questions I've been searching for answers to for a long, long time. Thank you! Also hp support sucks, they are less than helpful with stuff like this. They should hire you, thanks again!
The stock cooler is good too, I see no reason to replace it unless noise is really such a big deal (but I'm not sure how noisy is the stock one compared to others).
The cooler and the small 256 m.2 are literally the only things I would have changed about this pc. Mine gets hot after a couple hours of gaming. I open up the side and its good to go. I still need to get a ssd.
Is there a way to have stock fans in this computer always turned on? I don't mind the noise and it seems that by the time they kick on they are playing catch up.
@@wavyyoko2622 ;-; I wish i did the only thing I found is this desktop size is a small form factor case. I think the best thing you could do is measure the PSU but then again I haven't figured it out yet .... I wish we could have some help with this!
I have the 590-p0024 mobo - its a similar form factor but for amd processors. I was able to update from a ryzen 2200g to a ryzen 7 2700. The amd wraith cooler doesnt fit, but I was able to swap the fans around and use the amd fan on the hp cooler. I might try this though instead. Thanks!
Will thx but I already installed the stock cooler because I couldn’t get any response sooner that I got frustrated and quit trying so know I installed this cooler on my Ryzen system
@@NickloasPalade I think I used 12 mm but dont remember quite well. Here is the link where I got the screws, it includes M3 10mm and 12mm as well www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GVV9Q82/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1
I just did this with another HP PC. The backplate is removable, but not easily. It is installed in the back of the CPU socket with two sided tape. I cut most of the tape, carefully, with a razor blade, then cleaned the rest up with rubbing alcohol. I was then able to use Noctua's LGA115x backplate (even though mine is an AMD socket).
The motherboard and processor only supports up to 2666hz speed so be careful what you buy. Also the motherboard is locked so there’s no xmp available. Try to make sure if the ram comes 2666 already.
Really great video and idea to be able to install the Noctua cooler without taking our the motherboard. Also just to clairfy did you only replace the stock fan with the NF-A9 fan or did you use both. If so how did you configure it? thanks
I’m glad someone makes videos about this computer because not much people have it
shame that not many people have it because it is really good, compact and cool looking PC :)
Fastidious Foo, words cannot express my gratitude for you making this video. I tried 3 other CPU coolers (the first one was listed as compatible but was not actually, the second one didn't fit into HP's custom bracket, and the 3rd one required the bracket to be removed completely which is impossible because the CPU retention system is tied to it) and this one actually fits on my system (even with broken screw mounts on the bracket! I had to drill into the spacers to get them to fit over my cpu bracket screw mounts because they were mushroomed out from when I previously tried to force an incompatible CPU cooler screw into them. Otherwise, it has lowered my idle temps and high temps from 5*C - 15*C and is literally silent. I cannot hear it even when I put my ears up to the PC. Amazing. I cannot thank you enough.
This is awesome! I wish I saw this before I did it on my own and had to purchase a new back plate but it probably cost me the same price as a packet of screws. Great videos Fastidious Foo
what back plate did u purchase
@@zachqaki7126 just a generic 1151 one off of ebay
@@daovang5522 could you share the link or the title?
If anyone is wondering, you can also unscrew the socket and peel off the backplate to add a standard 1151 socket mount and backplate.
Then you can use any cooler you want.
As someone who’s new to any type of pc building and just recently bought this same model PC, I can’t express enough how much I appreciate this series you’ve created on it! I know HP builds are a bit unorthodox and finding info on building with it online is sparse so having this available is very very convenient. I hope you also do a video on installing the case fan as I’m curious how you went about doing that. Thank you!
Around 4 min marker :ua-cam.com/video/4fiZTnTSMaU/v-deo.html for replacement. Not really a good way to add an additional case fan.
@@fastidiousfoo An ad-hoc solution to adding a case fan for the HP Pavilion is to replace the side case panel with a similar sized laptop cooler pad standing on its side. From my experience, the best results are a multi-fan cooler (5-6 fans) blowing inward. Power the cooler using one of the USB ports on the back of the case. Not pretty to look at, but it seems to help.
Just the cooler I've been looking for. Thanks for the detailed install description. Looks like it can be done without moving the motherboard.
Thank you! This is the only post I have found about using the thicker NF-A9 fan... and it's difference in performance.
Thank you for the video! Based on this I swapped my cooler. One thing though: - the OEM backplate is not something you can remove as it is also securing the socket retention mechanism, so unless you have a less custom one you can use there actually is no other way of mounting this cooler, only the way you went about it.
I just used the screws from the fan on my old heatsink that came with the computer originally. It was the screws from the stock intel cooler that came in my HP. If anybody reads this, don't use the heatsink screws, use the screws holding the fan onto the heatsink. It's been installed like this for a week now and it's running wonderfully. I just took off the heatsink and the screws are still as tight as they were when I installed the Noctua.
This worked for me and saved me a trip to buy screws, thanks!
What a great video, just in time for me to receive mine tomorrow. Mine will be going in a Lenovo Ideacentre Gaming. I had a cooler master delivered today, but it was too tall to fit the case. I used HWmonitor as well and with the current standard CPU fan it hits the 80 to 95 degrees. While the fan is ramping up. But these are just spikes. I bought my prebuilt about a week ago and the funny thing is that the thermal paste already had dried up. I only use MX4 from Arctic. I was also looking at an Arktic cooler but decided to go with this one, and now I know how to mount it, thank you very much. I know the video is three years old, but nonetheless it is a gift that keeps on giving.
Great video! I just did the same thing for my HP. Though the correct screw size to screw down the bracket is a m3 not m2
Do you have a Ryzen? Maybe the Ryzen need m3 and Intel need m2.
@@3DGamer1976 well the one she has here is the intel but the AMD version would also require the m3 screw
@@CungNguyenify now iam confused, in your first post you wrote required is m3. I ordered one with Ryzen, not here yet. My thoughts was that intel has another size, but now i guess they use for Intel and AMD the same.
In the UK the bolts required are M3 - 12MM. Wasted £7.50 on M2 - 12MM. Good video though Foo.
Thank you very much, was gonna return this nh l12s fan if wast for ur vid. Saved me alot of time and trouble
Perfect! Just ordered the Noctua NH-U12A for my HP Naples MB with an i7 7700. Noctua said it wasn't compatible with any HP or Dell MBs because of the back plate issue. Simple solution that means I can use one of the best air coolers around and wont need to rip my MB out. Thank you :-D
Using this method with 4 12mm m3 screws, I was able to install an id-cooler SE-914-XT ARGB cpu cooler and fan. I needed to remove the optical drive, hdd, and metal bracket but I can now run cyberpunk on raytracing ultra with the Temps not exceeding 60 degrees Celsius. Highly recommend. No extra fans were added. This cpu cooler changes the direction of the cpu airflow to directly out the exhaust in the back of the computer. Great if you use the nvme storage and no optical drive..
same mb ?
@@_logical9711 yes
The removal of the optical drive, spinning hdd, and large metal bracket is permanent. The cooler is very large, but does a great job.
I have an omen 25L but from my understanding this method works with hp boards
Used this on the Victus by HP tg02 with an i7 12700k but had to use M3 16mm screws and they went through position 1 on the mounting brackets. The backplate standoffs were flush with the motherboard so aligning the spacers were a pain when fastening but it was well worth the time spent doing it!
Thank you for making this video ... i thought i was going to be stuck with the cheap fan that HP supplied my pc
I just want to add another possible solution on how to improve cooling on the 690-0073w on the cheap ($10-$20). To solve the lack of a proper intake fan, @UC36unzV4bZehkvCygIVyydA you can replace the side case panel with a similar sized laptop cooler pad standing on its side. From my experience, the best results are a multi-fan cooler (5-6 fans) blowing inward. Power the cooler using one of the USB ports on the back of the case. Secure the cooler pad to the case at the top with a bent paper clip to prevent it from tipping over. Not pretty to look at, but it seems to help.
Lol man, same idea. I actually placed my laptop cooling pad on the side of my case, so that 1-2 of those fans push at least some air through the intake opening...didn't really notice much temp difference though.
I'd be too paranoid about leaving my case open covered only by the cooling pad though...too much dust probably too!
My Ryzen 5 3400G works just fine with the stock cooler anyway, goes up to 70-75 during gaming and 80-82 during stress testing, which I consider acceptable results, especially considering how tiny the stock cooler is and how airflow deprived the case is!
What size/brand did y’all buy? I’m curious.
Иосиф Steelin ..
@@wavyyoko2622 The laptop cooling pad?
Иосиф Steelin yessir
I CANT SEEM TO FIND THESE SCREWS ANYWHERE. Does someone know where I can get some?
Hey, thank you for the video.
Could you recommend any cheaper alternative to Noctua's NH-L9 X65 that will fit in this PC? This one is over my budget.
Thanks.
Thanks for the video. Please edit it to correct the M2 screw error to M3. Everything else is good. The coreect screws are M3 12mm.
Be carefull when you lift your Cpu Cooler. Always lift it straight up. Sometimes it can happen that the CPU still sticks to the cooler and if you aren´t carefull the pins can get damaged. If you want to avoid this problem run the PC 30 minutes before.
Really great video and idea to be able to install the Noctua cooler without taking our the motherboard. Also just to clairfy did you only replace the stock fan with the NF-A9 fan or did you use both. If so how did you configure it? thanks
Wow this answered several questions I've been searching for answers to for a long, long time. Thank you! Also hp support sucks, they are less than helpful with stuff like this. They should hire you, thanks again!
Glad I could help
OMG TYSM I HAVE THE SAME COMPUTER AND WAS PLANING ON BUYING THIS
I have to take out the entire motherboard to change it?
God bless you. Thank you for this vid.
I recently got the same model. This CPU cooler performance is good. Let's replace it.
The stock cooler is good too, I see no reason to replace it unless noise is really such a big deal (but I'm not sure how noisy is the stock one compared to others).
Иосиф Steelin no, the stock one is not strong enough and temp go up to 90 easily
The cooler and the small 256 m.2 are literally the only things I would have changed about this pc. Mine gets hot after a couple hours of gaming. I open up the side and its good to go. I still need to get a ssd.
finally, i found the solution here!!! thanks!
Awesome videos!
Great video, thank you for sharing!!…..
Can I in any way put a Cryogenic H7 in here? I love this budget comp even though my ssd already died.
Thanks for the video!!
Do you think this will work for a Lenovo Ideacentre Gaming motherboard?
Just installed mine today but I changed out the bracket and I also put the exhaust fan
ScubaSteve R where did u put the exhaust fan? Do you mean the bracket behind the motherboard? Thanks
hey did you see a big performance increase or less cpu usage with the new cpu cooler
What is the max height for the CPU cooler? Maybe side-blow cooler can perform better airflow.
Is there a way to have stock fans in this computer always turned on? I don't mind the noise and it seems that by the time they kick on they are playing catch up.
Could you please make a video of showing a psu upgrade? What kind of size PSU would be needed to fit this case?
Aki Sky did you figure anything out on this?
@@wavyyoko2622 ;-; I wish i did the only thing I found is this desktop size is a small form factor case. I think the best thing you could do is measure the PSU but then again I haven't figured it out yet
.... I wish we could have some help with this!
You would need to replace the motherboard as we'll
I have the 590-p0024 mobo - its a similar form factor but for amd processors. I was able to update from a ryzen 2200g to a ryzen 7 2700. The amd wraith cooler doesnt fit, but I was able to swap the fans around and use the amd fan on the hp cooler. I might try this though instead. Thanks!
Lol, can you make a picture?
any other cpu similar cpu coolers that you would recommend? not digging the brown.
Did this is and my temps have been really good, I haven't installed the case fan yet I will be doing that in the near future
Did you remove the whole moterboard for the modification?
Joana Frias Freitas you don’t have to but you have to get 4 12mm m3 screw to screw down the bracket to the stock back plate
whats this exact model?
Where did you get the screws because I don’t want to replace the backplate
M2 are too small. Go with M3x12. Lowe's carries them.
The screw on the original CPU cooler is M3. M2 does not fit.
Will thx but I already installed the stock cooler because I couldn’t get any response sooner that I got frustrated and quit trying so know I installed this cooler on my Ryzen system
Yup I used m3 screws here and they worked fine
Why were your CPUZ benchmark scores lower?
I have one of the 500 watt power supplies that work with these motherboards and kinda fits in the case (can only use 1 screw)
Hmu.
Nice
When you receive the pc do you need to update any drivers or windows at all
Will any low profile cpu cooler be suitable for this PC I would greatly appreciate a response.
Do you need to remove the back plate?
will this work on an hp pavilion 590 series motherboard?
M2 screws won’t work because they fit loose. M3 screws are the right ones, just installed mine
Did you use 12mm? I could only find 10mm
@@NickloasPalade I think I used 12 mm but dont remember quite well. Here is the link where I got the screws, it includes M3 10mm and 12mm as well www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GVV9Q82/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1
@@NickloasPalade I bought the screws for $6.99 and now I see the price went up double
J A R I figured it out, went with the 12mm. Worked perfectly. Cheers!
Is this cpu cooler good for gaming?
Kind of an old video, but im thinking about replacing the back fan. What size of the fan?
karrppu like 80mm I think
It's 92 mm
92mm fan. Make sure it is 4 pins to control by the motherboard. I got a 3 pin and 3 pins runs at full speed it is kind of annoying
repalce the backplate is possible ?
I just did this with another HP PC. The backplate is removable, but not easily. It is installed in the back of the CPU socket with two sided tape. I cut most of the tape, carefully, with a razor blade, then cleaned the rest up with rubbing alcohol. I was then able to use Noctua's LGA115x backplate (even though mine is an AMD socket).
whats the model of SSD are you using? m2 ?
Looks like a Samsung 970 Evo
Please help, so to install that cooler I need to buy extra screws?
Juan Diego Tito Cano no it comes with everything u need she just did it a weird way
@@joeboola oh well currently I'm using the gammaxx 300 by deepcool using the intel format -I own the r5 2400g version- and works fine
Is removing the whole motherboard from the case completely necessary?
Hi. It Isnt necesary
@@HALOINFINITE2023 fits the noctua 140mm heatsink?
What size is the case fan?
Jake Bloodworth 92mm 4 pins
can I use 3200MHz ram (x2 8Gb) on this pc?
You can but I believe it'll cap at 2666mhz.
do u know what the best graphics card i can use for this pc?
@lord lj you'd need a better psu, though.
@@blankpagepanic with stock PSU could you run a 1660?
They sell the rtx 2060 with the 400w psu
Will any ddr4 ram work will the motherboard?
The motherboard and processor only supports up to 2666hz speed so be careful what you buy. Also the motherboard is locked so there’s no xmp available. Try to make sure if the ram comes 2666 already.
@@mfchris8026 thank you
Adata gammix x10 3000 or ripjaws V 3000 will both run at 2666
Jake Wagner you’ve tested it to make sure it’s running 2666hz out the box?
@@mfchris8026 I think that if you pick something that goes at more than 1.2V it will automatically set it back down and force you to go at 2133.
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Really great video and idea to be able to install the Noctua cooler without taking our the motherboard. Also just to clairfy did you only replace the stock fan with the NF-A9 fan or did you use both. If so how did you configure it? thanks
have got clarity that they are m2 screws?
You need 12mm m3 screw not m2. You can get them for 37c a piece at ACE hardware. I just did this mod today
@@CungNguyenify or just reuse the screws from your stock fan?
@@Joe-gp3fk The screws from the stock fan will be too short. I thought about it too