I just received some Chilis yesterday from our TechnoBit friends across the pond, and today received the CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Evo coolers for them.

Do you guys have any tips on attaching the coolers?  The included hardware doesn't seem to quite fit right.  I started by attaching the back-plate to the back side of the board, using the included tall stand-offs and nuts, but when I then try to secure the cooler to the top side using the included scissors-style "X" clip, there is still a gap left between the cooler and the chip surfaces after the screws have been threaded all the way into the standoffs.

The short stand-offs don't looks like they are made to pass through the boards.  If I try to use them, there is not enough thread on the back side to attach the nuts with the back plate still in place.

How did you guys do it?