Nocuta NH-D15 - NH-U12A Cooler install on Asus Z690 - Alder Lake Motherboard

How to install a Noctua D15 or any of the other “mechanically incompatible“ CPU coolers on Intel 1700 socket Asus Z690 Motherboards. In a front to back configuration. Please do this at your own risk!! For the record the fact that this was overlooked by Asus is ridiculous. Asus z690 Strix - F Gaming Intel 12700k Items used “Red Dot“ Box cutter Butane Torch