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Luckster   01-04-2012 at 11:57:21 PM

My Case came with 3 Motherboard Standoffs, can i use motherboard with only 3? Or do i need more?
Just got this this point and im STUCK!
My motherboard uses 9, but i was only provided 3 :/

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Nikorr   01-05-2012 at 12:09:54 AM

Are u using any heavy aftermarket cooler?

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Nikorr   01-05-2012 at 12:10:57 AM

What are the positions for the 3?

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kajabla   01-05-2012 at 12:28:43 AM

Check out your case's wall. I believe it should have indentations that allow you to use plain screws (these should be supplied with the mobo) for the other holes. If I remember correctly, mine also only came with three standoffs.

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Luckster   01-05-2012 at 12:37:55 AM

Nikorr wrote :

What are the positions for the 3?


Any three spots I choose. And no aftermarket cooler.

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Luckster   01-05-2012 at 12:40:48 AM

kajabla wrote :

Check out your case's wall. I believe it should have indentations that allow you to use plain screws (these should be supplied with the mobo) for the other holes. If I remember correctly, mine also only came with three standoffs.


It does let me use plain screws but if I use the standoffs it is too far to be screwed on.

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kajabla   01-05-2012 at 12:45:03 AM

Check the case's manual, and the motherboard's too. These things are a standard design.

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Nikorr   01-05-2012 at 12:45:33 AM
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Luckster wrote :

Any three spots I choose. And no aftermarket cooler.


Don't u have old case to take some : )

3 is not enough, u can use it in shape of the V. If u would have heavy cooler, it could bend the mobo and break the soldering over the time.

Radio-shack should have them too, if u don't have any PC store around.

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Luckster   01-05-2012 at 12:48:57 AM

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Nikorr   01-05-2012 at 12:53:12 AM

Hey, good luck Luckster!

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jaquith   01-05-2012 at 12:54:36 AM

Personally I won't use only (3) standoff's - http://www.rosewill.com/products/1 [...] wnload.htm

However, VERY ODDLY looking at the manual it states "If your motherboard's form factor is ATX skip this step" so my take is (WEIRD) not to use any standoff's...

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