Thanks, I mounted the cooler with the abovementioned bracket, while following the updated instructions for mounting the Eisbaer to socket 1700 CPU's.
My thermals, however, are quite high. Hitting 90-100 degrees under full load with stock 12700k. Could the backplate be the cause? Is the backplate for socket 1700 any different from the backplate in the mounting set that I bought?
I have a Intel i9-12900KF stock with Aurora Pro 360 and thermal grease Grizzly Kryonout. Case Cooler Master H500P mesh. Graphic Card Asus ROG RTX 2070 Super. Ambient 18/20 celsius. In Cinebench R23 CPU stay at 94 celsius. In gaming CPU stay at 55/65 celsius (max 75 during shader decompression usually). Under Office use 23/36 celsius.
The performance of the heatsink is excellent even if not as excellent as I expected.
If you have too high temperatures I recommend that you check the ventilation of the case.
Remember that the air flow must be in one direction only.
Then if you have a powerful graphics card it can help warm up the CPU. In some cases it may be useful to use a case with adapter and cable that allows you to install the graphics card vertically moved from the motherboard and processor.
Important: as far as I am concerned, I advise not to bring the screws of the heatsink pump to the end of their stroke because the mounting pressure seems excessive to me. I'll explain. The LGA1700 socket is rectangular but they have kept the same fixing as the LGA1200 socket with 2 grip points centered on the long sides. Over time, especially with Alphacool's PLASTIC back plate (pity, it could have been metal), the socket can deform and consequently reduce the point of contact. The good news is that the heatsink of the pump are bigger than the other AIOs and this problem tends to reduce, but not to disappear.
Finally remember with a suitable software to set the speed of the fans well according to the temperature of the cpu.
In conclusion, the heatsink works well ... but ... GUYS ... the noise with the fans at 100% is unbearable ... it looks like a Boeing 747 taking off (during the flight it makes less noise than the heatsink)
