CPU cooler that doesnt require a back mount?

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I've got an old'ish case (Coolermaster Elite 330 Black Mid Tower Case) that I went cheap on at the time. Later I realised that in order to change the cpu fan I would have to remove the whole motherboard, which seems a bit overkill these days.

At the moment I'm using the "Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro rev 2 Socket 775, 1150, 1156, 1155, 1366, AM2, AM3 Heatpipe CPU Cooler". This is a big fan. The only problem is that if I have to move the case around the weak arm (it seems to be made of black plastic) can break with the weight of the fan.

So my question is, does anyone know a good closed water loop setup like the hydro series etc that doesn't require me to fit a back mount on?

The motherboard I'm using is: Asus P8Z68-V PRO Z68 Socket 1155 8 Channel HD Audio ATX Motherboard.

The CPU I'm using is: Intel Core i5 2500K 3.3GHz Socket 1155 6MB Cache Retail Boxed Processor.
 
As far as I know, there aren't any AIOs that use push-pins like the freezer pro unfortunately. It's a pain, but long-term it's worth taking the motherboard out to fit a better cooler.
 
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