A70 wont work with my motherboard?

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I have the following
-AMD phenom II x555
-GIGABYTE GA-970A-UD3 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
-corsair A70 cpu cooler

for some reason i couldnt get the bottom bracket holder to fit through the holes of my motherboard? has anyone else had this problem and/or knows how to fix it?
 

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no but when i try to use the underside bracket that is supposed to hold the cooler on it is too wide and short to fit in the holes around the cpu