I'm using a D-Tek Fuzion v.2 without backplate (ridiculous, I know) but I don't have one and it didn't hurt anything when it was on on a TPower I45 for quite a while. There is a screw holding the retention bracket on that might give people trouble. Doubt it's specific to this board though. The resistor bank on the back of the socket is what worries me. Do NOT put a metal plate without something under it back there.