Best air cooler for i7 5820K with Asus X99-M WS

Norton72 · Sep 4, 2015

Apparently I am not able to mount a backing plate on my mobo, so water cooling and the better air coolers (Noctua D15, Cryorig R1 Ultimate, etc.,) are off the table. The CPU does not come with a fan, so I am left to find one on my own. I'd like a quality CPU cooler that I can mount with these components.

Any suggestions?

Swordkd · Sep 4, 2015

Why can't you apply a backplate? Looking at the pic, looks like there are four holes for the screws/bolts to go through.

Norton72 · Sep 4, 2015

I'm at work right now and can't look at the mobo right now. I was told on here that I couldn't mount a backing plate because the holes did not go through.

Swordkd · Sep 4, 2015

Hmm, well that doesn't seem to make any sense. I'll poke around the interwebz more and see if anyone else is saying the same thing.

krells · Sep 4, 2015

The 2011 socket doesn't require a backplate you just need the correct stand offs to mount the cooler. The Noctua D15 and water coolers fit with no problems. I have a corsair h105 installed on mine.

Norton72 · Sep 4, 2015

krells :

That is very good news! Thank you!

Norton72 · Sep 4, 2015

Swordkd :

BTW, the poster that gave me that info replied to clarify that he didn't mean, it couldn't used, just not with a backplate.

Norton72 · Sep 5, 2015

I found a video linked off of the Swiftech forum explaining how to mount the H220 to a Socket 2011. You all will have to excuse my ignorance concerning these things. I was under the impression that all water blocks required a backplate. I didn't know that any of them could just screw in. I'm glad to know I don't don't have to give up on water cooling.

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