Looking for a non-backplated water cooled solution

jokerjake

jokerjake

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I've recently bought a cheap gigabyte Z77 motherboard and a ivybridge core i7... problem is the CoolIT Eco self contained water cooling I had before requires a backplate for the CPU and for some reason Gigabyte has put a small god awful plate behind it so there no room for mine.

My question is: is there any (decent) self contained watercooling units that DO NOT require a backplate behind the cpu? (like a stock intel air fan)

Cheers,
Jake T
 
Can you actually remove it though? The screws on the opposite side are some funky looking shape and looks as if the whole cpu mounting bracket would fall off if you did so..
 
Well my ek backplate came with some plastic spacers to lift the plate clear and also a rubber insulation pad, maybe you could look at getting some spacer and maybe longer screws if need be.
 
That god awful backplate on the motherboard is there to hold the CPU holder in place. They go on top of that plate. Buy any intel 1155 waterblock and it will fit. Don't worry :)
Most if not all backplanes are designed to fit over it.
 
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Hmm yeah it is. And also even if this bracket did manage to pull screws through while standing on top of the backplate, it would hit the bottom bit of the case.

So I'm kinda thinking a pushpin one could be my only choice.
 
jokerjake said:
Hmm yeah it is. And also even if this bracket did manage to pull screws through while standing on top of the backplate, it would hit the bottom bit of the case.

So I'm kinda thinking a pushpin one could be my only choice.
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You can fit a backplate over the metal bit.

I never trust a push pin cooler on any of my machines.
 
Google EK-LGA115x TRUE Backplate
I'm sure most waterblocks (obviously not yours) are designed to work with backplates but this would be your answer. Not something OcUK seem to stock though
 
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the reason proper coolers (both air and water) use a backplate is so that they can apply much higher pressure to the cpu

the higher the pressure, the better the thermal transfer from the cpu and thus lower temperatures

the intel pushpin system is just a joke as it cooler applies hardly any pressure

i doubt youd find any cpu waterblock using the push-pin system as it completely defeats the purpose of spending all that extra money and all the effort of watercooling the system

i doubt even these low cost liquid coolers use the push-pin system (the h50 which i had had a backplate) as they are equivalent to medium-high air coolers that also use backplates
 
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