Hopefully someone can just tell me what I'm doing wrong.. cos it's a simple cooler installation and I'm stuck at the very first part, i.e. installing the backplate to the motherboard.
The Problem:
I've install the backplate with 4x screws(M3x16) then placed 4x spacers(C-profile) hold the 4 screws. But the backplate is on very loose because there are ~3.0mm gap on each screws even after the spacers installed to hold the screws.
Photo 1: View: https://imgur.com/a/wc5u17A
Photo 2: View: https://imgur.com/a/ysFTzd8
Photo of screw(M3x16) and spacer(C-profile): View: https://imgur.com/a/HYnQjW5
Photo of screw(M3x16) with spacer(C-profile) installed: View: https://imgur.com/a/SgLuHAO
Once you place the spacer on the screw, the total gap between the screw head and the spacer is ~5.0mm.
But motherboard PCB and the backplate is ~1.0mm thick(each) so there's ~3.0mm gap even after the spacer is placed on the screw.
At the start I thought maybe it will tighten up once you install the 4x "Hexagonal nuts with sleeve" on top of the 4x spacers, but that's not the case. (because "Hexagonal nuts" will just sit on slightly above the spacers)
As far as I can tell, these parts can't be installed corrected.. because the bottom half(below the spacer) of the 4x screws(M3x16) need to be ~3.0mm shorter, OR the spacers(C-profile) need to be ~3.0mm thicker.
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Dark Rock TF installation jpg (page 1/2) - View: https://imgur.com/a/4C4pnkv
Dark Rock TF installation jpg (page 2/2) - View: https://imgur.com/a/9WT8JPn
for LGA1151/1200
Dark Rock TF installation PDF -
https://www.bequiet.com/admin/Image...g=1&force=true&download=true&omitPreview=true
I'm only using these 3 parts to install the backplate: View: https://imgur.com/a/4i8sraw
The Problem:
I've install the backplate with 4x screws(M3x16) then placed 4x spacers(C-profile) hold the 4 screws. But the backplate is on very loose because there are ~3.0mm gap on each screws even after the spacers installed to hold the screws.
Photo 1: View: https://imgur.com/a/wc5u17A
Photo 2: View: https://imgur.com/a/ysFTzd8
Photo of screw(M3x16) and spacer(C-profile): View: https://imgur.com/a/HYnQjW5
Photo of screw(M3x16) with spacer(C-profile) installed: View: https://imgur.com/a/SgLuHAO
Once you place the spacer on the screw, the total gap between the screw head and the spacer is ~5.0mm.
But motherboard PCB and the backplate is ~1.0mm thick(each) so there's ~3.0mm gap even after the spacer is placed on the screw.
At the start I thought maybe it will tighten up once you install the 4x "Hexagonal nuts with sleeve" on top of the 4x spacers, but that's not the case. (because "Hexagonal nuts" will just sit on slightly above the spacers)
As far as I can tell, these parts can't be installed corrected.. because the bottom half(below the spacer) of the 4x screws(M3x16) need to be ~3.0mm shorter, OR the spacers(C-profile) need to be ~3.0mm thicker.
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Dark Rock TF installation jpg (page 1/2) - View: https://imgur.com/a/4C4pnkv
Dark Rock TF installation jpg (page 2/2) - View: https://imgur.com/a/9WT8JPn
for LGA1151/1200
Dark Rock TF installation PDF -
https://www.bequiet.com/admin/Image...g=1&force=true&download=true&omitPreview=true
I'm only using these 3 parts to install the backplate: View: https://imgur.com/a/4i8sraw
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