smokerob79
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i did the same shit the first time with that cooler.....i have the normal 212, a 212 evo and used both versions on many builds over the years....the new mounting system threw me for a loop....its better then the old bracket the normal 212 and the EVO used but until you understand it, its hard to put together....(i have only seen this mounting system on the black edition and the RGB black edition)....i really wish they would use the new top mounting set up with the old bottom plate that better supported everything being made out of metal, unlike the all the plastic back plate the black edition uses now
one other thing.....IF you have one of the old EVO's or 212's pull out the extra set of fan mounts and use them on the black edition....on mine even with the rubber pads on the fan and the little metal bars in the right place to hold the fan to the cooler, i had a little rattle to mine....putting on the old style plastic fan mounts fixed it for me....plus they are easier to take off when its time to clean the CPU cooler and give it a nicer cleaner look then the little metal bars....take a look at the pics below...if you want a set of these mounts you can find them online or i can send you a extra set i have for 5 bucks (will ship it for that) as i have a full set with rubber pads and the right screws i am not using....
one other thing.....IF you have one of the old EVO's or 212's pull out the extra set of fan mounts and use them on the black edition....on mine even with the rubber pads on the fan and the little metal bars in the right place to hold the fan to the cooler, i had a little rattle to mine....putting on the old style plastic fan mounts fixed it for me....plus they are easier to take off when its time to clean the CPU cooler and give it a nicer cleaner look then the little metal bars....take a look at the pics below...if you want a set of these mounts you can find them online or i can send you a extra set i have for 5 bucks (will ship it for that) as i have a full set with rubber pads and the right screws i am not using....