my case only came with 8 screws but motherboard manual says 9 screws are needed? lian li 2 mesh c asus tuf x 570 motherboard.

[vinnynaps1793]

hey my case i ordered from amazon lian li 2 mesh came with 8 screws and the manual for the asus tuf x570 manual says it needs 9 screws what do ido I was Gunna ask, micro center probably where I should have got the case but...????my first build was supper excited to start but

[Hinjima]

10 minutes ago, vinnynaps1793 said:

hey my case i ordered from amazon lian li 2 mesh came with 8 screws and the manual for the asus tuf x570 manual says it needs 9 screws what do ido I was Gunna ask, micro center probably where I should have got the case but...????my first build was supper excited to start but

You don't actually need to use all 9 screw for the motherboard, 8 will hold the motherboard in place just fine. Its not like you are throwing the PC around, its just going to stand still. 4-5 screws would work too.
You can skip the bottom right screw if you want, as there is no strain on the motherboard like a big cooler or GPU down there. Completely fine to do so.

[Hinjima]

15 minutes ago, vinnynaps1793 said:

hey my case i ordered from amazon lian li 2 mesh came with 8 screws and the manual for the asus tuf x570 manual says it needs 9 screws what do ido I was Gunna ask, micro center probably where I should have got the case but...????my first build was supper excited to start but

 

[matt0725]

sometimes the case will come with a pin to help you hold the motherboard up instead of having to screw the first screw in while holding up the motherboard. I dont know if Lian li does this, but usually its the center one. If its already installed you may not have even noticed it yet

[Crunchy Dragon]

27 minutes ago, Hinjima said:

You don't actually need to use all 9 screw for the motherboard, 8 will hold the motherboard in place just fine. Its not like you are throwing the PC around, its just going to stand still. 4-5 screws would work too.
You can skip the bottom right screw if you want, as there is no strain on the motherboard like a big cooler or GPU down there. Completely fine to do so.

99% of cases have a post in the center mounting point to hold the motherboard in place while you screw it in, which is why a board would only ship with 8 screws.

Due to this, most systems by default skip the center screw, and only put screws in the 8 edge points.

 

That said, yes, you absolutely can mount a motherboard securely with 4-5 screws. I've done it with 3 before. It doesn't make a huge difference unless the PC is moving around pretty consistently, at which point you'd probably want a few more screws.

[Helpful Tech Witch]

39 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

 

That said, yes, you absolutely can mount a motherboard securely with 4-5 screws. I've done it with 3 before. It doesn't make a huge difference unless the PC is moving around pretty consistently, at which point you'd probably want a few more screws.

Hell, 2 well placed ones are enough usually. One on the top, one on the middle ish, and the gpu would hold the rest down pretty well

[Poinkachu]

4 hours ago, Hinjima said:

You don't actually need to use all 9 screw for the motherboard, 8 will hold the motherboard in place just fine. Its not like you are throwing the PC around, its just going to stand still. 4-5 screws would work too.
You can skip the bottom right screw if you want, as there is no strain on the motherboard like a big cooler or GPU down there. Completely fine to do so.

I prefer leaving out the leftmost one since it's closer to case walls & caps !

 

4 hours ago, vinnynaps1793 said:

hey my case i ordered from amazon lian li 2 mesh came with 8 screws and the manual for the asus tuf x570 manual says it needs 9 screws what do ido I was Gunna ask, micro center probably where I should have got the case but...????my first build was supper excited to start but

As others said, you don't really need all 9.

 

But if it's really a concern for you, you can purchase a box of motherboard screws cheaply on amazon or somethin.

You can probably ask 1 or 2 for free from a brick & mortar store too.

 

https://www.amazon.com/Standoffs-Assortment-Universal-Motherboard-Installation/dp/B09BD7Y13P/ref=sr_1_3?crid=17RFW37JTNM8A&keywords=motherboard+screw&qid=1677311977&sprefix=motherboard+screw%2Caps%2C603&sr=8-3