Locate the 4 standoff screws you will use to secure the backplate

My guess is since backplate was loose while tightening block it was making the block not sit flat on the cpu

The problem is that the backplate, when securely fastened, is still not tightly secured against the back of the board.

I had a Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo and the backplate that comes with it is not compatible with this

I frantically and fruitlessly search my entire house to see if the backplate and screws went missing

The backplate is very loose on Asus Z170 motherboards, more then 2mm

lesson learned, if the backplate is loose, don't use a set of pliers to screw them in.

At the very least, include some non-conductive spacers!updatehttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IAVIIKA/ref=cm_cr_ryp_prd_ttl_sol_0 will fix the defective backplate if you insist on using this with a thin motherboard.

Update 3/15 have read about the loose backplate

You can't "suck" out the warm air from radiators as effectively as you can cool them by providing colder air for the heat to "radiate" off of

Other than that the product works as it should.

Listening closely with a stethoscope, I heard zero water flow pushing through the pump as well as I felt nothing flowing through the bottom hose

Works almost as well as my several hundred dollar closed loop setup

A little loud, but I cannot complain as when any volume is present I cannot hear it.

it is an amazing system to cool a

Unless you have some serious cash and don't mind the frustrating process of removing and reinstalling, as well as having to pay shipping without reimbursement to send this back to Corsair, then wait weeks until they send you a replacement, then avoid these Corsair coolers at all cost

Looks like Corsair has no QA and just pushes a sub par product out as fast as they can.

It works but it doesn't work as

Have been using my stock cooler as I am very cautious to buy another liquid cooler b/c of the cost and am not going to the trouble to send it

a CPU Fan error and the proccesor was 98 C

My i7 maintains a cool 45-50 C regardless of the load, even with prime 95 running the temperature does not increase

The cpu started overheating 90-100 c every time

Great solution instead of A/C, bought about 10 of these and placed them in various places on my body

a 6850k i7 CPU overclocked to 4.2 GHz and even under the heaviest loads (e.g., Mass Effect Andromeda with 'ultra' graphics settings, Prime95 on the torture test and AVX instructions _enabled_), the CPU never goes above 63 C, and typically idles around 30-35 C in a relatively warm room

They say ideal is 50 C, max sustained is 60 and you have a cooling problem if your cpu stays at 70 for long

My old air cooler had 18 C at idle and 25 C while browsing the web

So far it is keeping my 4790K in the mid to upper 20's idling at stock 4.0mhz

It worked on my 4790K for about 4 years and is working fine on my 8700K

I purchased this newer model to pair with an 8700K and wasn't really satisfied at all

You can't "suck" out the warm air from radiators as effectively as you can cool them by providing colder air for the heat to "radiate" off of

Other than that the product works as it should.

Listening closely with a stethoscope, I heard zero water flow pushing through the pump as well as I felt nothing flowing through the bottom hose

Works almost as well as my several hundred dollar closed loop setup

A little loud, but I cannot complain as when any volume is present I cannot hear it.

it is an amazing system to cool a

Unless you have some serious cash and don't mind the frustrating process of removing and reinstalling, as well as having to pay shipping without reimbursement to send this back to Corsair, then wait weeks until they send you a replacement, then avoid these Corsair coolers at all cost

Looks like Corsair has no QA and just pushes a sub par product out as fast as they can.

It works but it doesn't work as

n’t get butt hurt if it dies 2 years later.

Mounted in a Corsair 780T case - very easy to mount