The mounting bolts serve two purposes, one is to secure the backplate to the motherboard, and the other is to give you a mounting point for the CPU cooling unit and its bracket. With these sockets you can use the backplate that is already attached to the board. If you are using a motherboard with socket LGA 2011, or any AMD based motherboard, then no backplate is required. If your case does not have a backplate cutout to access the rear of the motherboard, then you will want to mount the backplate before installing the motherboard into your case. With Corsair’s PC cases, there is a CPU backplate cutout so you can apply the bracket without having to remove the motherboard from the case. Just slide the pins on the bracket so that they align with the holes on the motherboard and then use the double-sided mounting bolts to secure it into place. The backplate for the H100i is adjustable and can be configured for any of the supported socket types. Both of the brackets attach to the cooling unit magnetically, so just slide the correct bracket over the cooling unit and it should “snap” into place. The H100i ships with two different mounting brackets one for Intel sockets, and one for AMD. In this installation we will be attaching the H100i to an Asus P9X79 motherboard which uses the LGA 2011 socket. The H100i supports the following CPU sockets right out of the box: In this artice I will be installing the cooler into a Vengeance Series C70 case.įirst, it’s a good idea to lay out your components and make sure you have everything you will need for your particular CPU socket. Luckily most Corsair PC cases will support the H100i and this blog will serve to illustrate the installation process. The H100i is similar to other Hydro Series CPU coolers from with a few exceptions, the main one being that the H100i uses a longer 240mm radiator. The Hydro Series™ H100i is a high performance all in one liquid CPU cooler from Corsair. This article will guide you on installing the Hydro Series H100i, if you are using a different model, please click the corresponding link below:

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