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to me in just a opinion I like the AMD latch system a positive lock down and securement of the cooler and simple

''For one thing, backplates help to prevent the motherboard from warping from mounting pressure, so you can (more safely) have more mounting pressure or larger heatsinks with a metal screw + backplate''

it can also cause it by tighting it down too tight and crooked see guys put the backplate on wrong and damage the board you got to use a lot of experience judgment when you set one.

you can read some of the reviews of an cooler with all that and see some claim a nightmare to install and so on .. thing is just use the parts included in the cooler to used to mount with from the factory

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Push pins apply the correct amount of force. I've bolted waterblocks on before with custom mounts, but at least for a Skylake CPU you risk bending/damaging the CPU's substrate, or possibly even warping the motherboard if you overtighten it. LGA775 chips were a bit thicker but you still should be very careful.

EDIT: Be aware that you will not damage the CPU if the fasteners come loose. Intel chips will protect themselves from thermal damage. Even if the heatsink falls off completely, it'll just lower clockspeed until it's in a safe temperature range and continue to function.
 
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''is using the nylon, plastic fasterners really safe ?'' - push pins for the most part are plastic/ nylon ? and the ''bolts'' are threaded for a more positive fastening down that your looking for ?

lets see ? metal could risk a short cut in to the boards coating and so on thing is it all up to you to do thing out side of the manufactures specs and required mounting kits they offer with each cooler ?

you asked for a suggestion I gave one when you do things outside the engineered way you take all the risks
 
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best to install them with the motherboard out side the case ?? follow manufactures install instructions ?? I use push pins on this cooler seems to be doing just fine and dandy for years now and don't need to remove the board if I was to ever have to maintenance it for any reason ..
 
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For one thing, backplates help to prevent the motherboard from warping from mounting pressure, so you can (more safely) have more mounting pressure or larger heatsinks with a metal screw + backplate.

I would imagine push-pins have a maximum safe load, and the largest heatsinks might exceed that if the computer is dropped, but generally speaking any heatsink on the market is probably fine with plastic if left stationary. Mind you, this is my speculation.
 
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No. Here's how I install my stock cooler:

Leave the pins in the locked position. Place the cooler on the CPU, with the pins lined up with the holes. Press the pins into the holes until they click.

You only turn them to the unlocked position if you want to remove the cooler.
 
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to me in just a opinion I like the AMD latch system a positive lock down and securement of the cooler and simple

''For one thing, backplates help to prevent the motherboard from warping from mounting pressure, so you can (more safely) have more mounting pressure or larger heatsinks with a metal screw + backplate''

it can also cause it by tighting it down too tight and crooked see guys put the backplate on wrong and damage the board you got to use a lot of experience judgment when you set one.

you can read some of the reviews of an cooler with all that and see some claim a nightmare to install and so on .. thing is just use the parts included in the cooler to used to mount with from the factory

thing is like this cooler why on earth would the push pin system be this way ?/

''Cons: Evil push pins were invented by Satan. Broke all 4 of them trying to install. Both thumbs sliced up. First and second knuckles scratched from the sharp aluminum fins. Finally just ripped all 4 plastic pins off, inserted long screws, and re-used a backplate I had from the fan this is replacing. For an aftermarket cooler I expect better fasteners. Thankfully I am resourceful enough to make it work, otherwise I'd return it''

''Horribly cheap mounting hardware for Intel boards''

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835856005&cm_re=cpu_cooler-_-35-856-005-_-Product

seems with that in mind I'd move on to another better designed and engineered cooler the thing said there is low quality and cheap parts used



 
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