Motherboard stand-offs

[CovertFirewall]

This case APEVIA X-CRUISER-BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail only came with 7 mobo stand-offs...

This mobo EVGA 122-CK-NF66-T1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail needs 10 stand-offs...

What should I do?

[Yellowhello]

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[CovertFirewall]

are there different kinds or will that pack be certain to fit?

[Yellowhello]

Originally Posted by CovertFirewall

are there different kinds or will that pack be certain to fit?

I'm pretty sure all cases are standard. If they don't fit it was only $2, so no worries. You can also run it with three less stand-offs no problem. It'll still work.

[CovertFirewall]

alright, thanks

[CovertFirewall]

I think i'll stay with the 7 for now... maybe I will get some at radioshack or something later...

Is there certain spots where I really do need the standoff or does it really matter which 7 I pick?

[Yellowhello]

Originally Posted by CovertFirewall

I think i'll stay with the 7 for now... maybe I will get some at radioshack or something later...

Is there certain spots where I really do need the standoff or does it really matter which 7 I pick?

I'd go with the ones closest to the back of the case. But maybe that's just me. It really doesn't matter, but you want support under the CPU area, in other words you want support in the middle of the board.

Your using stock cooling right?

[Jokerswild]

Anywhere that you put pressure on the board should have standoffs. Near the PCI slots since you have to push the cards in comes to mind first. You want to make sure the board is supported well. Personally I'd just buy enough to put them all in.

[Quakindude]

Originally Posted by Jokerswild

Anywhere that you put pressure on the board should have standoffs. Near the PCI slots since you have to push the cards in comes to mind first. You want to make sure the board is supported well. Personally I'd just buy enough to put them all in.

Yup. Me too.

That being said, if you go with 7, get the four corners and the 3 across the middle of the board from outside edge, to the one near the Ram slots to the other outside edge by the I/O (USB ports, sound ports, etc...) connectors.

[gvblake22]

Originally Posted by CovertFirewall

are there different kinds or will that pack be certain to fit?

There are actually different standoffs. All the ones are usually the same height, but the threads might be different. There are 6/32" threads (like what is on hard drives) as well as 3mm M3 threads (like what are on Optical Drives). I have also come across standoffs with different threads on the male and female ends (like it will have a 6/32 thread on the male end where it screws into the motherboard tray and a M3 thread on the female end where you screw in the screw to hold down the motherboard). Most cases will use a 6/32 thread though (except for Lian Li, who use all M3 screws except on the HDD's of course).

As for your issue, you should be fine with seven standoffs, just put them under the areas you pull out or push in cards or plugs. Put one on every corner, and two down the middle starting from the top, and one on the right side middle. That will definitely be enough to hold the motherboard down, but may bend more than normal when pushing things in. To remedy the spots where there is some extra flexing in the motherboard, you can get some of those sticky rubber bumpers from the hardware store (like the things you put on the inside of cabinet doors to keep them from slamming). Put a few of those in the motherboard tray (underneath the motherboard) where the motherboard is flexing too much and that will keep it from bending down too much.