At most you will need to remove a few stock screws and replace them with the longer ones we ship with the backplate so that the backplate can be screwed together with the cooler. > If the card doesn't have a stock backplate, then no, you won't need to remove the cooler. Will it be Necessary to Remove the Stock Cooler? You can check our videos of the installation of both version: shouldn't take you more than 15~30 minutes to do it. If you chose screws, you will need to remove the card from your case and fix the backplate to the card. If you chose magnets, you only have to power down your system, place the backplate over your card and power the system back up. To solve that problem you will need a Gpu Support Bracket. If they interfered with temperatures, brands would simply not use them. A lot of graphics cards are now shipping with stock plastic backplates. The definitive proof comes from the manufacturers themselves.

In order to prevent short circuits, the stock metal backplates are protected with a plastic film from the inside, which insolates the backplate and negates any 'benefits' of the backplate being made from aluminium in the first place. Do you know how much heat does go through the pcb? less than 5% So for the heat to be dissipated through the backside of the card, it would need to go through the pcb first. Heat is generated by the Gpu, Ram and Mosfets, on the front side of the pcb and dissipated on that same side as well. Metal backplates will not help dissipate heat that much (or any at all) because they are usually not in contact with the graphics card. It's a bit of a myth really, and let us tell you why. They will not increase or lower your graphics card temperatures. Will they have any effect on temperatures? Frequently Asked Questions About Gpu Backplates:

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