lucky7

This is my first build and i just installed my p35-ds3l into the case and it looks good and feels tight and all but i want to make sure i did this right. I put the 6 standoffs into the motherboard tray, atx format obviously, and then screwed 6 screws into those standoffs after putting the board down. However there is 1 more spot to put a screw but i dont think there is a standoff under it. That would make a seventh screw. Will i be fine not putting that one in or do i have to? The hole is down the right side of the motherboard halfway down it. Sry that whole paragraph is probably very confusing

StrangleHold

The standoffs only go where theres grounding strips around the holes. If you missed one and the boards not flexing where it missing, like near your CPU-Memory or PCI/PCIe slots where you would be pushing down on the board it should be fine.

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lucky7

k thx yea it feels pretty firm. If it wasnt firm tho what would happen?

Rothzael

Just make sure the PCB can't ever touch the case and can't vibrate too much.

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Nvidia4life

Depending on the case, all the standoffs don't always match up. I had an extra hole with no standoff when I built this computer.

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