Is my cooler backplate meant to wiggle? =\

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aceh0le87

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Put on the backplate of my new cooler to my new mother board, there seems to be like a solid mm of 'clearance' after I mount the backplate of my cooler and the max I can 'comfortably' do up the screws?

Like I put the screws from the cooler backplate comfortably in the corresponding holes, do up the corresponding nuts... And there's like a solid mm of clearance... It wiggles...

Before I even think about mounting my CPU or the actual heatsink.... Wouldn't that wiggle cause separation in the thermal paste and brick my CPU? Or... ?

MOBO : AsRock Z270 Killer SLI
Cooler : Cryorig A40 Ultimate
CPU : i7 7700k

(btw, when I do get around to finishing the install tomorrow, do I need to install drivers, etc 'before' I swap over the mobo/cpu/whatever? or will it load up fine with my current install, etc?)
 
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jay32267

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I would probably shim up the back plate so it's snug. It should not be loose.

...as far as the drivers etc...I'm a bit unclear on that. You have an HD from an old machine you want to use?

If it had different hardware, you are likely to run into problems.

I would do a clean install of Windows.
 
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Every backplate I've ever mounted is solid. It shouldn't be flopping around. It's the foundation. If it has slop so will the heatsink

If by install drivers. You mean you are swapping your OS drive from one motherboard to another. It is preferable to do a clean install, especially if you go AMD to Intel. Which means wipe the hard drive of all data and install from DVD or USB flash drive. Even if it loads up and seem fine at first. You could experience multiple reliability issues which are hard to pin down. If you do go ahead with a motherboard swap. I'd install the drivers afterward.

If you are doing a clean install. You just need to install the drivers after it is up and running. I'd download the latest from the manufacturers website. Not use the ones included. I'd also update the motherboard's firmware.
 
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aceh0le87

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uhhhhh, I have a new CPU/MOBO/RAM that I want to install on my current build and current install.

The W10 I'm on is a 'upgraded' one from W7, and while I still have the W7 disc, would that key work on a fresh W10 install? Or can I just download a disc from the microsoft site and do like a 'recovery' thing?
 
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aceh0le87

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Confused the hell outta me too pal. But check this out :

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OK so my $80 phones camera aint making that legible, I'll type it out.

"01. Pass the four bolts of the multisegTM Backplate through the mounting holes on your mainboard. ! If the bolts do not fit the mounting holes check if you have correctly setup the MultiSegTM Backplate. 02. Screw the four Screw Pillars onto the four bolts of the MultiSegTM Backplate ! Please note that the Multi Seg Backplate is meant to hang loosely"

So like... Maybe it's meant to hang loose, until it is pressed against the CPU? So it uses tensile flexibility rather than rigidity to hold itself firm? Or something?



As I said to the other chap, I'm on an upgrade install of W7, and don't actually have a W10 disc. Would downloading a windows recovery disc off microsoft and using that suffice?



That I usually do. Remembering to periodically check for BIOS updates however... I'm not so great at... XD
 
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