Cooler doesnt fit

[Patrik_]

Hello, I trying to mount Zalman CNPS4X on my lga1155 and lga 1150 board and there is no way it fits... I have right arm bits everything and it is always 1mm short. 

I tried every rotation possible. 

 

[minibois]

2 minutes ago, Patrik_ said:

Hello, I trying to mount Zalman CNPS4X on my lga1155 and lga 1150 board and there is no way it fits... I have right arm bits everything and it is always 1mm short. 

I tried every rotation possible. 

Are you sure you're using the Intel hardware?

https://www.zalman.com/EN/Product/ProductDetail.do?pageIndex=1&pageSize=10&pageUnit=12&productSeq=1011&searchCategory1=4&searchCategory2=48&searchCategory3=-99&searchKey=&searchWord=

 

Press Download > Download to download the manual and check if you are using the right hardware and doing all the actions in the right order.

The Intel and AMD clips look quite similar:

You also have to use a couple specific mounting holes and such too, so be sure to read the manual carefully.

[Oshino Shinobu]

2 minutes ago, minibois said:

Are you sure you're using the Intel hardware?

https://www.zalman.com/EN/Product/ProductDetail.do?pageIndex=1&pageSize=10&pageUnit=12&productSeq=1011&searchCategory1=4&searchCategory2=48&searchCategory3=-99&searchKey=&searchWord=

 

Press Download > Download to download the manual and check if you are using the right hardware and doing all the actions in the right order.

The Intel and AMD clips look quite similar:

You also have to use a couple specific mounting holes and such too, so be sure to read the manual carefully.

I believe he's talking about the backplate. You can see the mounting points on the right aren't lining up. 

 

@Patrik_ Is the backplate bent at all? You might find bending it out a bit will space out the mounting points enough to fit into the board properly. 

[Patrik_]

3 minutes ago, minibois said:

Are you sure you're using the Intel hardware?

https://www.zalman.com/EN/Product/ProductDetail.do?pageIndex=1&pageSize=10&pageUnit=12&productSeq=1011&searchCategory1=4&searchCategory2=48&searchCategory3=-99&searchKey=&searchWord=

 

Press Download > Download to download the manual and check if you are using the right hardware and doing all the actions in the right order.

The Intel and AMD clips look quite similar:

You also have to use a couple specific mounting holes and such too, so be sure to read the manual carefully.

Yes Im pretty sure, Problem is not with clips problem is with whole cooler backplate not going in. I have manual infront of me.  

[Patrik_]

5 minutes ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

I believe he's talking about the backplate. You can see the mounting points on the right aren't lining up. 

 

@Patrik_ Is the backplate bent at all? You might find bending it out a bit will space out the mounting points enough to fit into the board properly. 

I actually have 2 same backplates because I building 2 PCs so Its not deffective but maybe this whole is one defective badge idk. I can force and screw it in but that nut witch is under board will just press on the board and probably break it 

[Patrik_]

Im buying different cooler because whole mechanism was the biggest pain in my mounting history even that GC gelid cooler witch forced me to take out whole board out of case was in comparision saint. 

Edit: I checked everything like 1000 times and everything is according to manual 

[Oshino Shinobu]

2 minutes ago, Patrik_ said:

I actually have 2 same backplates because I building 2 PCs so Its not deffective but maybe this whole is one defective badge idk. I can force and screw it in but that nut witch is under board will just press on the board and probably break it 

Yeah, I wouldn't be comfortable forcing it to fit. 

 

Only thing we can really suggest it contacting Zalman or the retailer you purchased it from and requesting a refund. 

[Patrik_]

1 minute ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

Yeah, I wouldn't be comfortable forcing it to fit. 

 

Only thing we can really suggest it contacting Zalman or the retailer you purchased it from and requesting a refund. 

Its easy I will just return to retailer and they can do whatevery they want with I found this one witch is second cheapest one and mounting looks soooo good and easy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m60H4HR7-HE

[Patrik_]

2 minutes ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

Yeah, I wouldn't be comfortable forcing it to fit. 

 

Only thing we can really suggest it contacting Zalman or the retailer you purchased it from and requesting a refund. 

this really angered me because I lost so much time trying to fix it and I scratched both boards littlebit. 

[Fasauceome]

A single mm short means something just has to be bent into shape a tiny bit. Just flex the plate a little, it's not like they shaved 1mm off the middle by accident

[Patrik_]

2 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

A single mm short means something just has to be bent into shape a tiny bit. Just flex the plate a little, it's not like they shaved 1mm off the middle by accident

nothing that backplate is metal so there isnt any flex 

[Fasauceome]

Just now, Patrik_ said:

nothing that backplate is metal so there isnt any flex 

Metal can bend. 

[Patrik_]

8 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

Metal can bend. 

Let me refraze that there is like 0,2 out of 100. Didnt work. 

[Fasauceome]

8 minutes ago, Patrik_ said:

Let me refraze that there is like 0,2 out of 100. Didnt work. 

from the pictures you shared, it just looks like you need to bend it more, not 0,2 degrees.

[Patrik_]

2 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

from the pictures you shared, it just looks like you need to bend it more, not 0,2 degrees.

I have no tools for that, Im just gonna return it buy dfferent one and go complaining on zalmans site