Mother Board Standoffs

[Queenz]

Ok i fried my motherboard when i was placing it in the computer case. I did not put the motherboard on stand offs so this leaves me to believe that when the motherboard touched the case and i turned it on i caused one big circuit and fried it cuz the stand offs werent on there keeping the mother board off the case. Can any one please help me and tell me if my theory is right? Any help would be appreciated.

[romeo55]

try it again with stand offs.. no way to know until you find out...

[Ste]

Ya its possible. But have you tried using standoffs? It could be that it was just grounding not fried.

[dean25]

yup sounds about right wth was you thinking Commiserations.

[Queenz]

I did i tried using standoffs again and my motherboard never came on after that only the CPU fan came on and it was making a smoking smell thats when i knew my motherboard was dead. like i said the only thing that did come on was the cpu fan and nothing else

[Cookieman123]

And this is why you do research before trying to build a PC. Try reading the second post in the "building a new computer" thread here:

http://forums.overclockersclub.com/Buildin...ter-t30727.html

[JerrDogg77]

they put standoffs there for a reason, they arent optional, although i have heard of people not using them and not having any probs, but why risk it.

[Ste]

RMA it, Don't look back. If they ask just say it never booted.

 

Jerr: oddly enough I never used standoffs in my computer and never have any problems with it. I tried putting in standoffs but then the I/O panel wouldn't match up. So I was like, Whatever.

 

Though for ever other computer I built, I had to use standoffs.

[Queenz]

Thanx guys for the help

[ant84]

just a quick question

 

do you use metal ones or those plastic ones or both?

[Queenz]

just a quick question

 

do you use metal ones or those plastic ones or both?

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i use the metal ones

[martymcfly]

did you use thermal paste?