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Cooler Master MasterAir MA410M doesn’t fit AM4 board?

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So I was building a PC with a Cooler Master MasterAir MA410M(which according to the website fits AM4) and a Gigabyte B450 AORUS PRO WIFI, but the cooler doesn’t fit the holes on the motherboard? it fits the backplate, but not the motherboard holes. The stock AMD Cooler fits fine so I dont think the motherboard is defective. Help?

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is the mounting on the cooler the correct one?

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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27 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

is the mounting on the cooler the correct one?

Yeah, read the manual. I used the AM4 bracket. the other Intel bracket doesn’t fit the holes by a huge margin. 

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4 minutes ago, _d0nut said:

Yeah, read the manual. I used the AM4 bracket. the other Intel bracket doesn’t fit the holes by a huge margin. 

the manual does show two metal bars mounted to the cooler before going on the stands (legs of the backplate), are those on the correct orientation (i.e. parallel to the fin stack)?

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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1 minute ago, Jurrunio said:

the manual does show two metal bars mounted to the cooler before going on the stands (legs of the backplate), are those on the correct orientation (i.e. parallel to the fin stack)?

yeah. tried flipping them, doesn’t fit as well

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8 minutes ago, _d0nut said:

yeah. tried flipping them, doesn’t fit as well

maybe the cooler's flawed then. That's the first time I've heard of coolers not fitting to their mounting hardware.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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Are you you're positioning the screws properly on the backplate? The slot covers both AM4 / AM3 mounting holes. 

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56 minutes ago, WoodenMarker said:

Are you you're positioning the screws properly on the backplate? The slot covers both AM4 / AM3 mounting holes. 

i can pop the screws into two different ‘modes’, both dont fit. 

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7 minutes ago, _d0nut said:

i can pop the screws into two different ‘modes’, both dont fit. 

Can you post a photo of the backplate on the motherboard?

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3 hours ago, WoodenMarker said:

Can you post a photo of the backplate on the motherboard?

It’s at my friend’s house and i’ll be returning there this friday. I’ll post it then

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I’m going through the same thing right now. I’m building on an X470 Gaming Pro Carbon. The CoolerMaster MasterAir MA410M does not fit the motherboard. It says it supports AM4, but none of the holes align properly. Went through the steps multiple times and I get the same result. 

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19 minutes ago, F7Awakening said:

I’m going through the same thing right now. I’m building on an X470 Gaming Pro Carbon. The CoolerMaster MasterAir MA410M does not fit the motherboard. It says it supports AM4, but none of the holes align properly. Went through the steps multiple times and I get the same result. 

You're using the AM3 holes and not AM4. 

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1 hour ago, WoodenMarker said:

You're using the AM3 holes and not AM4. 

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See that’s what I had though, but I moved the screws to the other side as well, and it still doesn’t fit. 

Ok, looking at it, does anyone know how to move the screws on the bracket? I’m able to move the motherboard backplate screws, but these seem to be snug in their spot

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1 minute ago, F7Awakening said:

See that’s what I had though, but I moved the screws to the other side as well, and it still doesn’t fit. 

Can you post a photo of that? Looking at the photo you posted, the holes you weren't using are right above the ones on the motherboard. 

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1 minute ago, WoodenMarker said:

Can you post a photo of that? Looking at the photo you posted, the holes you weren't using are right above the ones on the motherboard. 

 

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That’s both sides. After moving the screws, one side will fit perfectly, but the other side isn’t even close 

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6 minutes ago, F7Awakening said:

That’s both sides. After moving the screws, one side will fit perfectly, but the other side isn’t even close

The indent in the brackets should be facing outwards and not inwards.

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14 minutes ago, WoodenMarker said:

The indent in the brackets should be facing outwards and not inwards.

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So I should flip the brackets around and try again?

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3 minutes ago, F7Awakening said:

So I should flip the brackets around and try again?

Yes.

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1 minute ago, WoodenMarker said:

Yes.

Got it! It worked! Thank you so much!

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13 hours ago, F7Awakening said:

Got it! It worked! Thank you so much!

Well, I gave up on mine since I realised that the rubber copper pipe ‘covers’ on the top were 1mm too tall for my NZXT H500, so I returned it to the shop in exchange for a Corsair H100i Pro and just paid the balance. Needless to say it was a much more pleasant experience installing it than the cooler master fan.

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