Over the past 2 years or so, I have slowly turned the old family computer into my own, upgrading the parts etc. The computer was originally purchased from PC World. The motherboard is the only thing I have not changed out. When I bought my new CPU, I tried connecting the heatsink, but could not. The Intel stock heatsink is push-pins whereas I am not too sure what the old, original is. In each corner around the processor, there seems to be 4 small tubes. Would someone be able to tell me if this is a backplate on the motherboard? If so, I'll wait to change it out until my new case arrives! Thank-you for any help!
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