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If anyone is still curious, I did have to order another set of CPU-cooler mounting plates in order to mount the Z7S in the Cosmos. I could have drilled and tapped the extra holes in the motherboard tray I suppose, but I decided to take the cheap and easy route. The plates worked fine in my old...

In the CEB form factor, the CPU heatsinks are bolted directly to the motherboard tray. With the Z7S Asus provides two adhesive-backed metal plates that stick to the motherboard tray and provide the standoffs for the CPU heatsink, so you can mount the board in a standard ATX case that does not...

Hey, old thread I know... I found it via Google while searching for info about putting a Z7S in a Cosmos. I sent maxxum a PM but it's not showing in my sent box, so I figured I would just post. Anyway I wanted to know if the Z7S required the CPU-heatsink mounting plates that Asus provides...