>> NJDevilsFan21 -- I might be interested in purchasing them, I'm not sure yet. I'll know after Monday, or hopefully by then (contacted Gigabyte and asked whether or nut cutting the back plate voids warranty).
>> Also, was the sealed bag they were in very small?

The sealed bag was about 1.25"x1". It was loose in the box with the other cable bags (the nut bag was not in a bigger bag - a bad idea, but it is the way they did it). The nuts are about 1/4" diameter, by 3/8" long.

Regarding warranty and the back plate... let's be logical: If you can remove it (and, say, discard it) and continue to be under warranty, then you can remove it and modify it any way you want.

Since the Crazy Cool backplate can only be beneficial, if there is a way to modify it that will fit your special cooler, then do that.

Here's a brilliant idea for all those people who want to remove the backplate entirely, but don't have the nuts:
1. Make your own nuts out of the crazy cool (logically, the crazy cool could be considered, itself, several nuts assembled with a whole bunch of other metal)
2. Identify the parts of the crazy cool you need to retain the screws.
3. Using a hacksaw, Dremel, or something else, cut everything off around the crazycool threaded holes that you don't need/interferes with your other stuff. Leave enough metal around the threaded holes to make the resulting metal nut-shaped. Copper is soft, so it cuts like butter with the right tools.
4. Voila. Your "threaded holes" have become your missing "nuts".