jrwininger Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Will the Hydro X XC7 CPU block fit on the Asus x570-I mini-ITX motherboard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiborrr Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 No, it wont. The reason the included universal 1151/AM4 backplate is not compatible due to the board having lots of components on the backside of the PCBA. See encircled in red: ...Unless you're willing to modify it by cutting away parts of backplate. Dremmel recommended :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrwininger Posted November 8, 2019 Author Share Posted November 8, 2019 No, it wont. The reason the included universal 1151/AM4 backplate is not compatible due to the board having lots of components on the backside of the PCBA. See encircled in red: ...Unless you're willing to modify it by cutting away parts of backplate. Dremmel recommended :) Thanks for the response. Looks like I'll have to go with another company's cpu block. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streetglider Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 could you use the stock backplate and the cpu block hardware ? I mean its wider cuz it will do intel as well so why couldn't the stock one be used since you staying with amd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiborrr Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 Thanks for the response. Looks like I'll have to go with another company's cpu block. :( There's a quick D.I.Y. solution for you. You can technically use UNC 6/32 screws and use existing backplate on the motherboard. Use the spring + spring washer from the XC7 water block. Like so, see below: Four UNC 6/32 screw in appropriate length (let's say around 20mm) should be less than one $ USD. The only thing you need to know is that this kind of kludged mounting system is now old-school approach, where you need to make sure to equally tighten down all four screws, preferably in the cross pattern. Again, this is D.I.Y. solution :biggrin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrwininger Posted November 10, 2019 Author Share Posted November 10, 2019 There's a quick D.I.Y. solution for you. You can technically use UNC 6/32 screws and use existing backplate on the motherboard. Use the spring + spring washer from the XC7 water block. Like so, see below: Four UNC 6/32 screw in appropriate length (let's say around 20mm) should be less than one $ USD. The only thing you need to know is that this kind of kludged mounting system is now old-school approach, where you need to make sure to equally tighten down all four screws, preferably in the cross pattern. Again, this is D.I.Y. solution :biggrin: Looks like I'll be going the EK route, since they actually support my motherboard with their blocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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