Quote Originally Posted by alucasa View Post
Backplate looks something like this :



Socket 771 is installed directly into motherboard tray. Therefore, originally only chassis designed for socket 771 format can take socket 771 motherboards.

Backplate eliminates this.

If you are going to by the ASUS board, it will come with a RAM slot cooler, so don't worry about it.
Ohhh i understand now.
SInce i am buying the mobo from newegg. i heard it didn't come with a RAM cooler, i guess i'll get the mobo first and see if i need a RAM cooler.