A:AnswerIt should be fine. I've got mine attached to an i5 10600kf and it works very well. My mobo is msi z490-a pro and everything works flawlessly. The board even had the jrainbow connectors to control mystic lighting :)
A:AnswerI have mine installed at the top of my case and have had no problems with it. I was wondering the same at first till I seen from msi that the had it installed at the top of the case as well. I also haven’t herd any noise from it to indicate sucking any air
A:AnswerI believe so, if not you can always order a replacement bracket they are pretty generic, however I would look into other options because this cooler has a major problem with the pump. Mine and many other people I’ve talked too have lost their pump after about 6 months.