Quote Originally Posted by Chickenfeed View Post
As much as I hate push pins it would be convenient and one thing that the high end air coolers can't do due to their 800g+ weights. However back plate installation seems to almost be expected now and I do like the peace of mind a sturdy mounting system offers ( I'm very impressed by the NH-U12P mounting system )
Know what I like? That this is so much better then push-pins.

You mount the backplate first, then you can mount your motherboard. After that you simply put on the cooler and screw it on there - done. This also makes it dirt easy to change your CPU.