Heatsink backplate plastic rubber touching the solder joints of Mobo.

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I am trying to install the Antec H2O 920 in my system with mobo Asus P8Pp67 pro but the [FONT=inherit !important][FONT=inherit !important]adhesive[/FONT][/FONT] foam in plastic backplate is covering come solder joints in the motherboard.Is this normal or should I revert back to stock heatsink.
Though the backplate is of plastic ,and there is no question of solder joints getting short,but I am afraid the adhesive might come down out of heat and may cause problems.
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Please guide.
 
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You mean the backplate which you put behind the motherboard to bolt down the bracket..? That is touching some soldered area..?
 
Yes,the adhesive foam present in the backplate is touching the solder joints.
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The foam is beneath the marked area which is touching the solder joints under it.red arrow indicating the foam.
 
i recently installed a ht0 920 too,it looks to me like the joints nd foam are at a safe distance away from each other ,also there is no danger of the adhesive melting,as it didnt in my case.i suppose antec kept heating in mind while choosing a adhesive.you are safe to install the cooler,also it doesn't say in the guide that comes with the cooler,u will actually need to lift the retension clip(bracket)a tad bit to be able to put in and twist the water block,keeping the screws loose doesnt work,the clip is still too low for the water block to slip under it.cheers(so make sure to not actually touch the water block to the cpu before you lift the clip nd secure the clip nd waterblock together,might leave twisting marks nd scratches on the tim otherwise.)

it is advisable you do it with a friend,in my case it was quite easy since my and my brother did it together.
 
it is not harmful.due to heat the tapes loosen generally but do not melt.secondly plastic and foam both r bad conductors of current
 
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