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Solved AM4 backplate too loose to mount non stock cooler

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So I was trying to upgrade the cooler for my ryzen 3600 but the back-plate has proved too lose for anything but the stock wraith cooler (which has some kind of spring screws with pull the plate forwards) Ive read somewhere that it should be held on with glue but seen as my wraith has spring Im pretty sure the company that built it just didn't bother, is there anything i can do to fix this as the temperatures im getting with my stock really arent great?
 
I've never seen a back plate that requires glue, maybe they exist but generally they use screws so you can replace them down the track.
i've seen a double side tape used but that's just to keep the back plate lined up while you screw in together from the other side.
if yours is lose, it sounds like it was either not installed correctly or the wrong plate has been used with an incompatible heatsink.

i'd be getting a new fan unit, that way you'll address the over heating problem as well as the lose fitting.
 
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