Coolers without the need for back plates

Relentless81 · 20 Oct 2010 at 14:50

Does anyone know of any coolers other than the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 pro that will fit to an AM3 motherboard without the need to remove the otherboard from the case please?

Thanks

1Day · 20 Oct 2010 at 16:15

OCZ Vendetta I am pretty sure can fit using the clip thing for AMD boards without taking the mobo out.

Relentless81 · 20 Oct 2010 at 18:48

Thanks i'll have a look and bump for anymore

stanton4958 · 20 Oct 2010 at 18:51

Relentless81 said:
Does anyone know of any coolers other than the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 pro that will fit to an AM3 motherboard without the need to remove the otherboard from the case please?

Thanks

X look in my sig for my CPU cooler I can OC my CPU to 4ghz with fan on max and hit 55c after 4hrs of prime 95 and with normal day to day gaming with a OC of 3.8ghz it hits 40-42 with fan on med

hope this helps

Yellowbeard · 20 Oct 2010 at 20:36

The Corsair A70 and A50 coolers both use the stock AMD mounting mechanism.

LINK

Relentless81 · 21 Oct 2010 at 09:10

Yellowbeard said:
The Corsair A70 and A50 coolers both use the stock AMD mounting mechanism.

LINK

Yeah i've looked at them and they do everything other than have a PWM fan

Relentless81 · 21 Oct 2010 at 10:22

Ordered a Nero S from OCUK and some other bits cheers

JonJ678 · 21 Oct 2010 at 12:23

All coolers need a back plate. Even the ones that aren't supplied with one, should be used with one.

Makhaira · 21 Oct 2010 at 12:28

JonJ678 said:
All coolers need a back plate. Even the ones that aren't supplied with one, should be used with one.

Wrong post is wrong. The standard fittings are perfectly adequate up to a certain weight, that's why not all coolers require an additional backplate.

JonJ678 · 21 Oct 2010 at 12:33

Can you see any benefit to using a cooler without one, except for the slight reduction in cost for the manufacturer?

The contact resistance decreases linearly with mounting pressure, and a backplate allows considerably more pressure to be used without harming the board. This is a good thing,

Relentless81 · 21 Oct 2010 at 12:53

JonJ678 said:
Can you see any benefit to using a cooler without one, except for the slight reduction in cost for the manufacturer?

The contact resistance decreases linearly with mounting pressure, and a backplate allows considerably more pressure to be used without harming the board. This is a good thing,

I dont have to remove my motherboard on a system I spent hours putting together and use everyday so for me its a good thing. Also this cooler requires a back plate on Intel based motherboards but not AMD

Plus the test results speak for themselves across the various sites, they arent amazing but that wasnt a requirement and not what I expect from a £30 cooler, what I do expect is it to be easy to install and be quieter than stock, any cooler than stock is a bonus

I'll post back what I think of the Nero S when its installed and I run some basic tests over the weekend

redshadows · 21 Oct 2010 at 13:22

Relentless81 said:
I dont have to remove my motherboard on a system I spent hours putting together and use everyday so for me its a good thing. Also this cooler requires a back plate on Intel based motherboards but not AMD

I had this issue, a dremal and some steel wool later and all I had to do was remove my right hand side panel.

stanton4958 · 21 Oct 2010 at 13:25

JonJ678 said:
All coolers need a back plate. Even the ones that aren't supplied with one, should be used with one.

My HS is massive and don't need a back plate and the temps I get are very good

Relentless81 · 21 Oct 2010 at 13:26

redshadows said:
I had this issue, a dremal and some steel wool later and all I had to do was remove my right hand side panel.

I'm not that brave, I was dissapointed that the Antec 902 didnt have an access point on the solder side of the board but lets be honest, a dremel etc isnt exactly "easy to install"

redshadows · 21 Oct 2010 at 13:55

Relentless81 said:
I'm not that brave, I was dissapointed that the Antec 902 didnt have an access point on the solder side of the board but lets be honest, a dremel etc isnt exactly "easy to install"

So true, so very, very true.

stanton4958 · 21 Oct 2010 at 14:05

redshadows said:
I had this issue, a dremal and some steel wool later and all I had to do was remove my right hand side panel.

Lol

Hagar · 21 Oct 2010 at 16:39

Relentless81 said:
Does anyone know of any coolers other than the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 pro that will fit to an AM3 motherboard without the need to remove the otherboard from the case please?

Thanks

What motherboard?

My gigabyte GA890 came with a suitable backplate fitted, all I had to do was remove the plastic bracket on the component side and screw the Thermalright bracket through to that.

andy

Relentless81 · 21 Oct 2010 at 17:09

nkata said:
What motherboard?

My gigabyte GA890 came with a suitable backplate fitted, all I had to do was remove the plastic bracket on the component side and screw the Thermalright bracket through to that.

andy

Its the 870 version, its all good though i've ordered an Akasa Nero S which uses the standard bracket with a their modded clip