Do i need a backplate ?

[Carbide X]

I want to buy the cooler master masterliquid ML240L rgb for my ryzen 1600x on my msi x370 gaming pro carbon... i saw some tutorials on yt on how to install it because its my first time installing an AIO cooler

I also saw that all of them didnt use the backplate that came with it. They just mount it directly to the mobo. Do you need to backplate or did i miss something ?

[RollinLower]

well, they include the backplate so you can mount it on different motherboards from both AMD and Intel. so for your specific usecase you won;t need it, tough for other Intel boards you would need it.

[Carbide X]

28 minutes ago, RollinLower said:

well, they include the backplate so you can mount it on different motherboards from both AMD and Intel. so for your specific usecase you won;t need it, tough for other Intel boards you would need it.

ok thats what i needed to know, tnx !