Alternative Cooler than 212 EVO for Asus M5A97 Mobo

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I'm building a gaming computer with an Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ motherboard and AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz CPU. I bought the Cooler Master 212 EVO, but I really don't like how hard I have to push on the mounting screws to attach it: it's putting stress on the mobo, and I'm worried that, over time, it will crack (especially because it juts out horizontally from the mobo with no support at the top, which multiplies the torque). Is there an alternative cooler I could buy that won't have these problems? I'm using Corsair Vengeance DDRAM, which is pretty high, so I'll need clearance for that as well.

Thanks,

David
 

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I got it installed last week, and it's much better than the Cooler Master: it doesn't put any stress on the motherboard, and it also leaves plenty of room for my memory.

The only thing I've noticed is that the BIOS says the main fan (the one that came with the cooler) is running at about 480 RPM, which it's flagging with a warning. Is that something I need to be concerned about? I put another fan on the other side of the cooler (actually, this was the Cooler Master fan), and it's running at about 1500 RPM.

Thanks,

David