Be Quiet! Shadow Rock LP CPU Cooler review

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Product Installation

 

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So here is the phase where we slowly start assembling a test setup. Included is everything you need, there are quite a lot of components you need to assemble, this is not a very easy to install fan unit.
 

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The motherboard needs to come out of the chassis unless you have a chassis with a back plate cutout. Now we first prepared and inserted the Socket 1150 back plate in our case. Just make sure the gaps/holes are aligned with the motherboard socket screws, then mount the nuts.
 

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Keep in mind that I still needed to clean up the TIM / Thermal paste here! It looks messy, I know. We mount the back plate and need to prep the cooler as some risers need to be inserted over the screws.  
 

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At the bottom side of the cooler we secure a bracket that mounts on the motherboard retention bracket we installed. Once we seat the cooler in position you need to align it with the two screw threads. 
This is the most awkward part of the kit, the screws can't be inserted through the holes at the top, so you need to slide them into the bracket first. 

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