Plastic vs. metal backplate Alphacool (under LGA 1700)

Cooling, Extra tests | | Ľubomír Samák

Results: CPU temperature

For rather incomprehensible reasons, the cooling performance of the vast majority of AIO liquid coolers is degraded by the use of an unsuitable backplate. The backplate is usually undersized, made of plastic, and cannot exert optimal pressure on the processor. To give you an idea of how a “traditional” plastic backplate stacks up against a proper, steel one, we’ve prepared a comparison of the two.

Results: CPU temperature








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  1. Excellent testing as always. Hopefully with the integrated backplate on AM5, more manufacturers will be forced to utilize proper metal backplates instead of flimsy custom ones.

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