It is not nearly as bad as it looks on that bracket. There are 2 black risers that lift the bracket off the PCB about 1/8". It is clearing everyting.
The pads were not attached to the ram, they were attached to the stock heat sink. I think it was just more of a leveling thing than anything along with the white square.
Also I guess I can put in a pic of the base of the block. Machine work is excellent.