Motherboard

[Yederic]

none of the screws fit on my motherboard, is there anything else i can use like zip ties??

[Middcore]

Presuming theses are screws that came with your case, you're almost certainly using the wrong ones. 

[Yederic]

Just now, Middcore said:

Presuming theses are screws that came with your case, you're almost certainly using the wrong ones. 

well my motherboard didn’t come with any and everywhere i looked it says i needto use ones that came with the case, is there any ways i can find the right ones?

[emosun]

any local pc shop should have tons of screws

[Middcore]

Just now, Yederic said:

well my motherboard didn’t come with any and everywhere i looked it says i needto use ones that came with the case, is there any ways i can find the right ones?

 

No, your motherboard won't come with any.

 

Yes, your case should come with a set of motherboard screws. Your case manual should identify all of the hardware it comes with and tell you which is which. 

[CWALD]

I would take the motherboard out and try installing the screws directly into the standoffs to find the correct ones

 

also your memory is running in single channel mode

[Yederic]

2 minutes ago, CWALD said:

I would take the motherboard out and try installing the screws directly into the standoffs to find the correct ones

 

also your memory is running in single channel mode

how do i change that?

[CWALD]

1 minute ago, Yederic said:

how do i change that?

move the ram sticks so that from the cpu you have empty slot, full slot, empty slot, full slot. You can check your motherboard manual for verification

[mariushm]

YOU NEED STAND OFFS  - SPACERS BETWEEN MOTHERBOARD AND CASE.

 

They look like in the picture below :

 

[Yederic]

1 minute ago, mariushm said:

YOU NEED STAND OFFS  - SPACERS BETWEEN MOTHERBOARD AND CASE.

 

They look like in the picture below :

 

ahhh ok 

[CWALD]

2 minutes ago, mariushm said:

YOU NEED STAND OFFS  - SPACERS BETWEEN MOTHERBOARD AND CASE.

 

They look like in the picture below :

 

nice catch, totally missed that

[Yederic]

currently putting in the spacers i’ll update you guys

[mariushm]

PUT SPACERS ONLY WHERE THERE'S MOUNTING HOLES ON THE MOTHERBOARD

 

The case will have extra spacer locations, for various standards of motherboards (ex itx, matx, atx, eatx etc)

If the motherboard doesn't have a hole for screw in one location, don't put a spacer.... you risk damaging the motherboard.

 

Also,  it may be better to install the cpu and the cooler first.  If it's the one that comes with the CPU, definitely install the cpu and cooler.

If it's something bigger, maybe it can be installed after you install the motherboard easier.

 

Keep in mind, some third party cpu coolers require a metal bracket that goes on the back of the motherboard and may ask you to remove those black plastic "ears" on the sides of the CPU socket. So double check if the cooler you plan to use needs such bracket installed on the back, because in that case you'd just have to remove the motherboard again.

The CPU cooler that comes with Ryzen processors gets mounted on those black ears on each side of the socket.

 

Also a small advice... Figure out now where the cables from the two top fans will go. Leave one cpu header for the cpu cooler, then figure out where the connectors for those fans go on the motherboard, unless there's some kind of fan controller on the back.

 

If the cables end up too long, one option is to unscrew the fan and rotate it 90 degrees so that the cable will be hidden around the case of the fan and become shorter. As for the lonely wire for the RGB or whatever that is on the right, it's touching the fan ... it's super easy to just get a tiny piece of wire and slide it through one of those hex holes and tie the cable to the case with the tiny piece of wire, so the cable won't go in the fan blades. 

 

There's TWO  types of screws,  one kind is Imperial UNC 6-32, which is a bit thicker and is the one traditionally used on the sides of mechanical drives. Also, used to be the screw used for screwing video cards and the motherboards to the spacers.

Then, there's M3 screws, which were first used with optical drives. They're similar to UNC 6-32 but a tiny bit smaller in diameter and the thread is a bit finer and they won't screw into UNC 6-32 spacers... if you try to screw it in, it will just "skip" threads.

 

SOME case manufacturers may use M3 spacers and screws for the motherboard, but the majority use imperial thread screws.

 

 

[Yederic]

1 minute ago, mariushm said:

PUT SPACERS ONLY WHERE THERE'S MOUNTING HOLES ON THE MOTHERBOARD

 

 

 

Also,  it may be better to install the cpu and the cooler first.  If it's the one that comes with the CPU, definitely install the cpu and cooler.

If it's something bigger, maybe it can be installed after you install the motherboard easier.

 

Keep in mind, some third party cpu coolers require a metal bracket that goes on the back of the motherboard and may ask you to remove those black plastic "ears" on the sides of the CPU socket. So double check if the cooler you plan to use needs such bracket installed on the back, because in that case you'd just have to remove the motherboard again.

The CPU cooler that comes with Ryzen processors gets mounted on those black ears on each side of the socket.

 

Also a small advice... Figure out now where the cables from the two top fans will go. Leave one cpu header for the cpu cooler, then figure out where the connectors for those fans go on the motherboard, unless there's some kind of fan controller on the back.

 

If the cables end up too long, one option is to unscrew the fan and rotate it 90 degrees so that the cable will be hidden around the case of the fan and become shorter. As for the lonely wire for the RGB or whatever that is on the right, it's touching the fan ... it's super easy to just get a tiny piece of wire and slide it through one of those hex holes and tie the cable to the case with the tiny piece of wire, so the cable won't go in the fan blades. 

 

There's TWO  types of screws,  one kind is Imperial UNC 6-32, which is a bit thicker and is the one traditionally used on the sides of mechanical drives. Also, used to be the screw used for screwing video cards and the motherboards to the spacers.

Then, there's M3 screws, which were first used with optical drives. They're similar to UNC 6-32 but a tiny bit smaller in diameter and the thread is a bit finer and they won't screw into UNC 6-32 spacers... if you try to screw it in, it will just "skip" threads.

 

SOME case manufacturers may use M3 spacers and screws for the motherboard, but the majority use imperial thread screws.

 

 

i’m getting an nzxt kraken ive heard that it’s easier to install liquid cooling after you’ve installed the motherboard 

[mariushm]

Ok, and one last thing for now, people already told you.

 

The memory sticks are not installed correctly.  For dual channel operation (faster), there must one slot empty between ram sticks.

The ideal location would be to fill the slot furthest away from the cpu socket (the one closest to 24pin connector), then leave a slot empty, then insert 2nd stick.

 

But, most motherboards will also accept closest slot to socket, then empty slot, then next slot filled.

 

[Yederic]

i’m having a hard time getting these screws in

[Yederic]

i’ve heard you didn’t need all of them

i have the top one on i’m only missing the bottom 2 spacers

[mariushm]

As long as the motherboard has little chance of bending so much as to touch the case, you're fine.

 

Place spacers in the corners and close to the middle where the pci-e slot and the 24 pin connector is, those are the points where the motherboard bends the most and is stressed the most (heavy video card pressing down on the slot).

 

The spacers should go in easily, twisting with your fingers.

You already inserted the 24pin connector, but for the future, it's a good practice to slide a couple of fingers directly under the header, so that when you press the 24 pin connector into the motherboard, you don't bend the motherboard too much.

 

[Yederic]

10 minutes ago, mariushm said:

As long as the motherboard has little chance of bending so much as to touch the case, you're fine.

 

Place spacers in the corners and close to the middle where the pci-e slot and the 24 pin connector is, those are the points where the motherboard bends the most and is stressed the most (heavy video card pressing down on the slot).

 

The spacers should go in easily, twisting with your fingers.

You already inserted the 24pin connector, but for the future, it's a good practice to slide a couple of fingers directly under the header, so that when you press the 24 pin connector into the motherboard, you don't bend the motherboard too much.

 

alright thank you thank you

[Yederic]

thanks everyone for helping out you guys were great