How tight should mobo screws be?

[Fat Cat11997]

 The only step left in my pc build is to screw in the mobo into the case, but does there need to be a certain tightness and do the screws have to be exactly equally tightened? or can i just make them snug?

 

[Eigenvektor]

Just make them snug.

[Zando_]

Just now, Fat Cat11997 said:

need to be a certain tightness

Not loose. That's basically it. Very lightly snug. Don't need to crank em down, they just need to keep the board from flopping around. 

1 minute ago, Fat Cat11997 said:

do the screws have to be exactly equally tightened?

Nope. The equal-length standoffs keep the board even, the screws just hold the board to those standoffs. No need to worry about super precise torquing on the screws. 

[RONOTHAN##]

2 minutes ago, Fat Cat11997 said:

or can i just make them snug?

Yes. You don't want to crank it, but like as tight as you can get with your thumb and index finger is usually fine. 

[manikyath]

"finger tight". it's kinda difficult to explain, but when tightening something by hand there's quite a fast "ramp" in force required when the screw is tight to the motherboard, the moment you feel that ramp it's tight enough. no need to put actual force.