H100i loose backplate

spankingtexan · 4 Dec 2013 at 06:36

Morning all, I have just tried to fit my H100i but found the backplate to be a little loose despite tightening the hex standoff screws as far as they would go, is this common with H100i's and does the backplate get pulled flush with mobo when you actually fit the water block and tighten it?

I have read somewhere else on the forum of a problem another member had with this but can't find the thread.

Thanks in advance.

Just had a read here, Corsair say there isn't a problem but others are insisting there is, I don't know what to do for the best now. Confused

http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?t=114019

atomic7431 · 4 Dec 2013 at 08:58

when i fitted mine the back plate was loose until i fitted the water block and now nothing moves at all. I also read others saying about it. Did you make sure the backplate was facing the right way around, as it goes a certain way?

spankingtexan · 4 Dec 2013 at 09:35

atomic7431 said:
when i fitted mine the back plate was loose until i fitted the water block and now nothing moves at all. I also read others saying about it. Did you make sure the backplate was facing the right way around, as it goes a certain way?

Yes double checked backplate was in correct orientation, I would imaging it works like this, can anyone confirm?

Sorry about the crude drawing explanation but I hope it makes sense.

spankingtexan · 4 Dec 2013 at 10:01

sorry, double post

Panos · 4 Dec 2013 at 10:02

spankingtexan said:
Morning all, I have just tried to fit my H100i but found the backplate to be a little loose despite tightening the standoff screws as far as they would go, is this common with H100i's and does the backplate get pulled flush with mobo when you actually fit the water block and tighten it?

I have read somewhere else on the forum of a problem another member had with this but can't find the thread.

Thanks in advance.

Just had a read here, Corsair say there isn't a problem but others are insisting there is, I don't know what to do for the best now. Confused

http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?t=114019

Which motherboard you are going to plug the H100?

X79 doesn't need backplate change, nor AM2-3-3+-FM which fits on the bracket. I do not know about Z87 though, but I believe doesn't need plate change either. Only old 775 etc sockets if correct need it.

Akagi · 4 Dec 2013 at 10:05

Make sure the indented side of the backplate is at the top so it clears the ends of the socket backplate screws.

spankingtexan · 4 Dec 2013 at 10:14

Panos said:
Which motherboard you are going to plug the H100?

X79 doesn't need backplate change, nor AM2-3-3+-FM which fits on the bracket. I do not know about Z87 though, but I believe doesn't need plate change either. Only old 775 etc sockets if correct need it.

Z87X board, Gigabyte UD5H, needs the plate.

spankingtexan · 4 Dec 2013 at 10:20

acme15 said:
Make sure the indented side of the backplate is at the top so it clears the ends of the socketbackplate screws.

yes, I made sure it was in the right way. I only attached the backplate and secured with the hex screws but after tightening it was a little loose, I wanted to confirm that when seating the water block and screwing it down the backplate would become flush with the mobo and it was solid as I don't want to spend the pre applied paste only to have to use the washer method others have mentioned.

Atomic7431 has said his was loose too but firmed up after screwing down the waterblock, so maybe I should just try and hope this works for me too.

Akagi · 4 Dec 2013 at 10:35

Yes I believe that is how it works. I've fitted three of these before and I recall the backplate being loose until tightening the block down.

atomic7431 · 4 Dec 2013 at 10:50

Panos said:
X79 doesn't need backplate change, nor AM2-3-3+-FM which fits on the bracket. I do not know about Z87 though, but I believe doesn't need plate change either. Only old 775 etc sockets if correct need it.

i have a gigabyte g1 sniper z87 and also needed the backplate

Jaridan · 4 Dec 2013 at 21:41

spankingtexan said:
Z87X board, Gigabyte UD5H, needs the plate.

Just to confirm with you i have the UD5H motherboard too and just fitted my H100i on monday night, the back plate on mine was loose too when fitted which concerned me but once everything was fastened it seems pretty solid.

I cant get the H100i to show up in LINK2 software but thats a whole other kettle of fish.

spankingtexan · 5 Dec 2013 at 06:14

Jaridan said:
Just to confirm with you i have the UD5H motherboard too and just fitted my H100i on monday night, the back plate on mine was loose too when fitted which concerned me but once everything was fastened it seems pretty solid.

I cant get the H100i to show up in LINK2 software but thats a whole other kettle of fish.

Thank you, that is reassuring, I'll fit mine in the next two weeks as I still have other bits to buy for my new build, I'll report back after fitting.

Sorry to hear you are having trouble with the software, sorry I can't be of help here as I have absolutely no experience with the H100i YET, but this is all about to change. Thanks for the reassurance with backplate though, very much appreciated.

Thanks to everyone, other readers, do feel free to comment on the H100i and it's features good or bad. Cheers and a very merry Christmas too all

spankingtexan · 5 Dec 2013 at 06:17

atomic7431 said:
i have a gigabyte g1 sniper z87 and also needed the backplate

Love the snipers, especially the green as I'm going on a green theme, pity my UD5H wont match though lol, but at least I can change the H100i's led to green assuming I can get the software to work

Jaridan · 5 Dec 2013 at 22:08

You're more than welcome, the hardware is designed to be tightened right down so once you've made sure everything is aligned correctly don't be afraid to cinch the pump bracket fasteners down as far as they'll go.
As far as the software goes, its a problem with windows 8.1 which they are currently working on from what i gather.
If you're running win 7 or plain win8 you should be fine.

Greybeard · 7 Dec 2013 at 01:38

Jaridan said:
You're more than welcome, the hardware is designed to be tightened right down so once you've made sure everything is aligned correctly don't be afraid to cinch the pump bracket fasteners down as far as they'll go.
As far as the software goes, its a problem with windows 8.1 which they are currently working on from what i gather.
If you're running win 7 or plain win8 you should be fine.

+1

Latest version of Corsair Link software is nearing public release. A little more patience guys, we'll surely release it anytime soon now.

spankingtexan · 29 Dec 2013 at 10:48

Hi, well just got round to fitting my H100i and it went perfectly, it did indeed tighten right up once screwed down, idle temps are 18, 18, 19, 20, on a 4770k @4.5 ghz, 1.2V well happy, thanks for your help guys.

atomic7431 · 29 Dec 2013 at 11:40

spankingtexan said:
Hi, well just got round to fitting my H100i and it went perfectly, it did indeed tighten right up once screwed down, idle temps are 18, 18, 19, 20, on a 4770k @4.5 ghz, 1.2V well happy, thanks for your help guys.

Those idle temps are rather good, mine is sitting at 34 to 38 idle at 4.5ghz and 1.252 core volts shown in cpuz

How you got your fans setup in corsair link software and did you apply a different paste compared with the standard it came with

spankingtexan · 29 Dec 2013 at 13:07

atomic7431 said:
Those idle temps are rather good, mine is sitting at 34 to 38 idle at 4.5ghz and 1.252 core volts shown in cpuz

How you got your fans setup in corsair link software and did you apply a different paste compared with the standard it came with

yeah, mine have gone up a little now since putting on the central heating, 24c on all cores.
Yes fans set up in link software and on performance mode, not on stock fans, using SP120's

Just left the paste on it came with, it's a very impressive cooler, well at idle it is, I'll do some stress tests later today, what full load temps do you get?

atomic7431 · 29 Dec 2013 at 13:49

With corsair link set to performance and matched your vcore of 1.20 after five minures i get the following using aida64 stability test.

need to test and see if my system is stable at that voltage as usually i use 1.252v

Which sp120s exactly are you using, did you try the stock ones first?

spankingtexan · 29 Dec 2013 at 18:04

atomic7431 said:
With corsair link set to performance and matched your vcore of 1.20 after five minures i get the following using aida64 stability test.

need to test and see if my system is stable at that voltage as usually i use 1.252v

Which sp120s exactly are you using, did you try the stock ones first?

I liked Aida64, must invest in it, it looks like we got more headroom on our chips, I'm using OCCT at the moment, just given it a 10 minute blast and it maxed at 69, 66, 66, 59. I used to hit the high 70's with my Antec Kuhler 920 so a 10c drop for me.
Hope your system will be stable with 1.2v, I guess we were a little lucky in the silicon lotto

I didn't try with stock fans, I wanted the coloured rings so got them when I bought the cooler, SP120, PWM, Performance ones, I was surprised how quite they are at full pelt, yeah you can hear them for sure but was expecting them to be a little louder.

Edit:

Do you use push, pull? I'm just using two fans as exhaust.