Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo came without a backplate.

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Hey there fellow pc enthusiasts’!

I purchased a Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo from eBay for my machine because the stock Intel cooler was basically screaming when it’s on full line load. The cooler finally arrived but..... the backplate wasn’t included. I can’t do nothing with this darn thing. Anyone know where I can get the spare backplate and the screws online for sale? Or resell it.

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I hope you didn't pay too much for that. It's only $30 new.

CM sells the parts kit for $10, but its out of stock.
https://store.coolermaster.com/us/hyper-212-evo-accessories-pack-back-plate-included
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I hope you didn't pay too much for that. It's only $30 new.

CM sells the parts kit for $10, but its out of stock.
https://store.coolermaster.com/us/hyper-212-evo-accessories-pack-back-plate-included
 
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How do you plan to have it oriented? Desktop/Bench style or in a tower?

Backplate spreads the load and allows for clamping force, but if you are going with the desktop orientation this is less of a factor.

You should just need some m3 nuts and washers you can pick up at any hardware store.

I probably wouldn't trust such an arrangement in the tower config. All the stress would be on the holes in the motherboard.
 
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The 212 isn't particularly heavy, most of the stress on the motherboard would come from the clamping force regardless of orientation. Without the backplate to accurately locate the mounting stand-offs and prevent the stand-offs from turning while tightening the bracket screws, improvised mounting may get annoying. Getting the amount of spacing under the nuts wrong by a significant amount will also cause too much or too little mounting pressure.

When it costs $25-30 new, buying used doesn't make much sense.
 
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Agreed, I would just go out and buy a cooler. But if that isn't an option it shouldn't be too difficult to make it work.

I'm trying to recall from the pictures how the evo 212 goes together. It might be Nut, backplate, post with threads and then the cooler. If there are posts involved, yeah, probably not going to work too well as there would be a large gap.

If it were the other kind where the threaded posts come from the backplate it would be even easier. Though it is still likely possible by dismantling the spring loaded thumbscrews and adding in nuts on both ends. It would be difficult to hold together during the mounting, but at this point the motherboard should be out of the computer.

Mounting pressure is a concern, I would say stop as soon as the cooler doesn't provide enough torque with a gentle twist to move it. Needs to be firm, not tightened to any extremes. I usually use an 'electronics' sized screw driver when dealing with anything with mounting pressure. Can't over tighten much with a tiny screw driver.
 
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Sounds about right. Where the problem arises is that one side of the stand-offs is machined flat so the bracket slot will keep it from turning while tightening the nuts and the heatsink bracket. If the standoff turns, it will scrape the board's surface, maybe gouge the copper and possibly cause other damage. Same goes for the 'bottom' side of the boards if washers end up turning with the standoff and nut too.
 
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It's a mid tower. I'm currently looking for those kits but they aren't on sale. Guess I'll have to bear with the crappy stock cooler. I reassembled everything yesterday and the cpu fan was spinning like crazy and it normally doesn't. Then I realized the push screws wasn't secured. Sorry for late reply btw
 
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Well, md. I was short on cash that time and I have a balance of $20 left and the cooler was right there so i brought it without second thought.
 
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The cooler itself doesn't even reach the motherboard. I need that mount and backplate, and a couple of nuts maybe. Like, the cooler's screw is like a quarter inch away from that hole, and the motherboard doesn't have fancy 'spiral holes' for the screws to tighten, so yeah I can't mount it without those kits.
 
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