Are you supposed to replace the back plate? The directions don't show this with AM4 but if I use the original solid metal backplate the board doesn't stay flush with it with these standoffs. It's also incredibly annoying they have unlabeled bags and both H and F standoffs fit the holes.. I don't see you replace the backplate in the video but mine is not sitting flush like that. If I raise the board it sinks, if the board is on box it does not. If I hold the board up it's not level. I've never had this problem with Noctua coolers.
It worried me as well since I haven't built a system in a very long time. There is a gap between the standoff and back plate that allows movement, however once you lay the cooler on and tighten the screws, everything becomes tensioned with no play.
@@bazlephrat Hmm, unfortunately I've built them a few times with plates and never experienced play, and went out to get another cooler and send this one back, as there were several amazon comments implying that there was a separate AM4 plate you had to contact manufacturer to get. The replacement I got had zero play once the brackets were on. I just couldn't trust this sink not to damage the board eventually if there was actual play left in it. But it's good to know it worked fine for you once you had fully tightened everything. I just wasn't willing to chance the big metal block crashing onto the GPU and potentially damaging both in that process.
Are you supposed to replace the back plate? The directions don't show this with AM4 but if I use the original solid metal backplate the board doesn't stay flush with it with these standoffs.
It's also incredibly annoying they have unlabeled bags and both H and F standoffs fit the holes.. I don't see you replace the backplate in the video but mine is not sitting flush like that. If I raise the board it sinks, if the board is on box it does not. If I hold the board up it's not level. I've never had this problem with Noctua coolers.
It worried me as well since I haven't built a system in a very long time. There is a gap between the standoff and back plate that allows movement, however once you lay the cooler on and tighten the screws, everything becomes tensioned with no play.
@@bazlephrat Hmm, unfortunately I've built them a few times with plates and never experienced play, and went out to get another cooler and send this one back, as there were several amazon comments implying that there was a separate AM4 plate you had to contact manufacturer to get.
The replacement I got had zero play once the brackets were on. I just couldn't trust this sink not to damage the board eventually if there was actual play left in it.
But it's good to know it worked fine for you once you had fully tightened everything. I just wasn't willing to chance the big metal block crashing onto the GPU and potentially damaging both in that process.