Rapier, if you still are checking this thread, please read this post I posted on page 3.
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Originally Posted by
Blizlake 
The bracket you are using is right but you have wrong thumbscrews. The 2011 edition comes with separate set for lga2011. Otherwise identical, but the threads are different length. So the problem is the pressure
Antec will send you the kit if you ask AFAIK.
It says that you are using the
right bracket but
wrong thumbscrews. I installed the cooler to my system not too long ago and it's the 2011 edition, which means that it comes with 2 sets of thumbscrews: one set for 1156/1366/775 and one set for 2011. The reason the bracket works for you is that the mount uses the same holes for 1366 and 2011, but
you need the 2011-thumbscrews to get the right pressure. That is why you have high temps. Your CPU likely works just fine, and so does the cooler.
So, how about you ask Antec to send you the right thumbscrews and try the cooler properly mounted before you decide that the cooler and cpu suck? If I remember correctly, they will send you the 2011-set free of charge (might have to show proof or purchase).
