H100i installation

oldestgregg · 5 Jul 2013 at 17:44

Hey guys,
Just wondering if you leave the plastic on the backplate? I know its a daft question but I dont want to bugger my new Haswell build before its even running!

oldestgregg · 5 Jul 2013 at 17:47

Also You dont have to use a backplate for lga2011 but I am assuming you do for Haswell?

NightSt@lk3r · 5 Jul 2013 at 18:01

Take the protective plastic off, and as i understand it Haswell uses the same mounting as 1156 and 1155 so you use that backplate.

oldestgregg · 5 Jul 2013 at 19:52

Cool. The backplate has metal screws that go straight into the mobo from behind and I cant help feeling there should be rubber washers on there to stop direct contact with the mobo.

Resident · 5 Jul 2013 at 22:03

Pretty sure the plastic has "Remove before installation" written on it. :confused:

oldestgregg · 6 Jul 2013 at 12:46

Resident said:
Pretty sure the plastic has "Remove before installation" written on it.

Nope. Some people are saying remove it and some take it off???????

Gee · 6 Jul 2013 at 13:04

If you mean the plastic on the backplate, I don't think it's gonna make much difference if you keep it on though.

panyan · 6 Jul 2013 at 16:14

I left the plastic on the backplate on for insulation purposes

i didnt see an advantage in removing it so i left it there

Ripshod · 6 Jul 2013 at 16:52

Leave the plastic on. You can only short a mobo once.

oldestgregg · 6 Jul 2013 at 20:05

Ripshod said:
Leave the plastic on. You can only short a mobo once.

Ha ha yeah that couldnt be more right

I left it on anyways and I am inpressed with the cooler. Ive managed a 4.6ghz overclock on my 4770k with 2400mhz on the mem and prime 95 never went above 84. What I found more impressive though is when I stopped it it jumped back to 40 degrees in 2 seconds! Used to take my h50 ages to cool back down again.

spankingtexan · 8 Jul 2013 at 10:07

I take it the backplate is metal then on the H100i? if it is then I would absolutely not remove it, leaving it on will not cause any issues as it's just a bracket and I'd rather a plastic coat sandwiched between the metal plate and mobo.

My old Corsair A50 had a metal backplate with a plastic shield, it makes no sense to remove it and surly it's put there for a reason other than to protect it during shipping as there really isn't anything to protect, it'd be like buying metal washers and receiving them with a protective plastic, Leave it on OP.

Edit: sorry OP, just saw your post above saying you left it on, wise decision.

Greybeard · 11 Jul 2013 at 21:20

Sorry if you guys are getting conflicting information about the plastic shield on any of our coolers. Leave the plastic shield on the back plate - Do NOT remove it.