help Screwing In the Motherboard

[Spainz]

Hi everyone, I don't know what this means but my motherboard says in manual to screw it into case with a Torque of 2.6 dbf*in... do I need to buy a torque screwdriver (and if so which one do u recommend) or can I tighten it just until I feel it's tightly and secure to the case?

 

[minibois]

3 minutes ago, Spainz said:

Hi everyone, I don't know what this means but my motherboard says in manual to screw it into case with a Torque of 2.6 dbf*in... do I need to buy a torque screwdriver (and if so which one do u recommend) or can I tighten it just until I feel it's tightly and secure to the case?

That's probably just the official amount they recommend.

If this is a normal sized motherboard, you can screw it down how one normally would. Don't overtighten it, but also screw it down enough so it can't move.

[Radium_Angel]

8 minutes ago, Spainz said:

I tighten it just until I feel it's tightly and secure to the case?

That. These aren't parts that see much movement after being installed. I wouldn't worry about it.

[Dedayog]

17 minutes ago, minibois said:

That's probably just the official amount they recommend.

If this is a normal sized motherboard, you can screw it down how one normally would. Don't overtighten it, but also screw it down enough so it can't move.

This.

 

You want it to simply not go anywhere. It's not subject to many outside forces, so it doesn't need to be "locked down".

 

Known as "hand tight".

[Ichoumaz]

yeah, just screw it down like you would any other thing, not too tight that you strip the screw heads, but not too loose that it jiggles, and after you screw it in, just do a wiggle test and you are set.

[brob]

It is better to be too loose than too tight. Too tight runs a very real risk of introducing cracks in the motherboard.