I'm installing the H100i V2 onto a Sabertooth z77 + i7 3770k. The back plate is on with the proper standoffs but there is a lot of play between the BACK of the motherboard and the backplate. I am using the proper standoffs according to the instructions. Is this normal? There were no spacers of any kind that i see. Did i miss a step or forget something? Certainly this cant be normal...
INSTALLING H100i V2 backplate-->LOOSE
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Solution
The nuts on the back plate, that the hexagonal screw posts fasten to, should not protrude above the top surface of the motherboard like this:
It should look like this before you screw in the hexagonal screw posts:
You can remedy this problem by adding metal or nylon spacers as shown here:
There are multiple threads on Corsair's own forum about this problem. It causes the CPU temperature to be higher than it should be for that cooler.
It should look like this before you screw in the hexagonal screw posts:
You can remedy this problem by adding metal or nylon spacers as shown here:
There are multiple threads on Corsair's own forum about this problem. It causes the CPU temperature to be higher than it should be for that cooler.
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The nuts on the back plate, that the hexagonal screw posts fasten to, should not protrude above the top surface of the motherboard like this:
It should look like this before you screw in the hexagonal screw posts:
You can remedy this problem by adding metal or nylon spacers as shown here:
There are multiple threads on Corsair's own forum about this problem. It causes the CPU temperature to be higher than it should be for that cooler.
It should look like this before you screw in the hexagonal screw posts:
You can remedy this problem by adding metal or nylon spacers as shown here:
There are multiple threads on Corsair's own forum about this problem. It causes the CPU temperature to be higher than it should be for that cooler.
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