Thermalright Ultra 120 eXtreme & Gigabyte GA-X48-DS4 Motherboard

Hi

I have a Gigabyte GA-X48-DS4 Motherboard but have yet to purchase a CPU cooler as I am still making up my mind on what would be the best one to get. What I am wondering is this:

If I purchase the "Thermalright Ultra 120 eXtreme Heatsink" for my particular motherboard and my Intel quad core, do I need to also purchase the AM2 metal backplate or will the heatsink work right out of the box? I am not sure whether I need to purchase the backplate or not as it says the following on Thermalrights website:

"Motherboard compatibility List
(Both Ultra-120A and Ultra-120 eXtreme do not include a backplate for AM2&AM2+ systems. If you have motherboard manufactured by either Asrock or Gigabyte that utilizes the push pin method, you will need to make a separate purchase for an AM2 metal backplate.)"

Please help.

Thanks.

Yeah, I am a little confused as well.

You said you want an Intel Quad.... then why do you have AMD compatibility concerns?

evongugg thats not answering his question you know.he already know what he want.but he is not sure about the detail.

You do need to get a fan though, it does not come with one...It is passive.

+1 for don't need to worry about AMD compatibility as yours is an intel mobo.
+1 for the TRUE, you need a seperate fan.

Thanks guys. I just wasn't completely sure and wanted to make sure.

I want to get the Xigmatek S1283 but I live in Australia and I can't seem to find it anywhere at all so I thought I would either go for the Arctic Freezer Pro 7 or the Thermalright. My case is the Antec 900 and I've heard the TRUE doesn't fit to well in the case without a bit of modding.

Is the Arctic Freezer Pro and good for a little overclocking, say a Q9450 to 3.0GHz or maybe some more?

+1 for the Q9450 i have that cpu on the X48 DS4 with a true 120 and it fits fine in my antec 900, only issue is i have it twisted about 10 degrees to the right so that my intake fan on the side panel doesnt vibrate agains the fan on my true120