Product Showcase CPU cooling

Above the motherboard we'll use. Our trusty Z97 Sabertooth that we use in all our cooling reviews. The motherboard is fitted with a Core i7 4790K processor, and we'll pair it with a founders edition GeForce GTX 1080 to be added into the loop.
 

it is time to start the build, here we are prepping the motherboard. The motherboard back-plate will be more gnarly thing to install. You seat a rubber protective cover first, now look at the following photo:
 

After the rubber padding we now put the back-plate in place. We could argue that it's not a black colored back-plate, but since it sits behind the motherboard it's not like we're gonna see it anyway. Make sure you align the three visible socket screws with the back plate. We'll be securing the back-plate in place from the opposing side with screws and washers.

Take your time here and take it slow, this is a bit of a tricky part in the installation. Once you seated the new back-plate on the backside, you line up and secure the four screws until you can't turn them any further. Do not forget to use the plastic washers here or you could potentially damage the motherboard PCB. Once seated, flip the motherboard around and check the backside again. Check if that rubber protective insert is seated well, as it prevents the metal backplate getting in contact with electric pins located at the backside (and this prevents shorting the motherboard out).

With the standoff screws in place you can now put a drop of thermal past onto the CPU and spread it out evenly. With this segment of the installation out of the way you can already visualize the cooling-block mounting, eh? Next page my man.