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[Marvzl1357]

Hullo,

I have a Asus z-87+ and sort of freaked out when I first installed it because I couldn't find the third column of screws on the right.

My first mobo (gigabyte ultra-durable 1366 - forgot exact name)had three columns of screws, which was why I was a bit freaked out when I built a new desktop

This IS normal right? the two column of screws rather than three?

 

[squirrl]

As long as the holes line up it's fine. It's just an alternative to the standard ATX format. There's still 7 expansion slots but it's a bit thinner than the normal dimensions which some lower end boards are to save money.

[Marvzl1357]

As long as the holes line up it's fine. It's just an alternative to the standard ATX format. There's still 7 expansion slots but it's a bit thinner than the normal dimensions which some lower end boards are to save money.

Yeah it still worked, except plugging in the 24 pin was a bit concerning because I had to counteract the force it takes to plug in the 24 pin from underneath the connector itself, and, by the gods, it's pointy back there.

If I didn't support it, then it would have warped the board and (probably) would have snapped, and I would have been sad

[That Norwegian Guy]

It's called FlexATX - a gap bridger between mATX and ATX. Instead of losing PCIe slots you lose RAM slots.

[squirrl]

Yeah it still worked, except plugging in the 24 pin was a bit concerning because I had to counteract the force it takes to plug in the 24 pin from underneath the connector itself, and, by the gods, it's pointy back there.

If I didn't support it, then it would have warped the board and (probably) would have snapped, and I would have been sad

Yeah, i know what you mean. Mini ITX has the same problem with sticking a GPU in because of the board is just supported from each corner, so it just bends down when you stick a card in the PCI slot.

It's called FlexATX - a gap bridger between mATX and ATX. Instead of losing PCIe slots you lose RAM slots.

There are still 4 slots in this board.

[That Norwegian Guy]

There are still 4 slots in this board.

 

Oh right, yeah that thing. Not actually a FlexATX board, ignore me

[SuperShires]

I bought a Z87-A and went to install it into the Carbide 500r and noticed there was no 3rd column of holes, the mobo looks hilarious in that case cause it just takes up 1/4 of the space in the top left corner  :lol:

[LogicalDrm]

They are fine. Bit tight to built but fine. I used such board before this one.

[Marvzl1357]

They are fine. Bit tight to built but fine. I used such board before this one.

Yeah, I know, my build is happily humming away with the z87+ and there's no problems, just that it requires a bit more care if you're moving the motherboard in or out of the case for assembly/maintenance/whatever