Can the PSU be touching the motherboard?

ChromeMango · July 18, 2018

I tried looking this up but I couldn't find a straight answer.

Due to the positions of the standoffs and the size of the PSU, the side of the MOBO is touching the PSU.

Is this a bad thing?

My computer was fine for about 2 months or so, but then out of nowhere, my motherboard failed on me. I bought a new one, and I want to make sure it doesn't happen again.

Should I get a smaller PSU, or a new case?

Mira Yurizaki · July 18, 2018

It can be if any contacts are touching the shell of the PSU. You can work around this by applying something insulating like electrical tape on the PSU where the motherboard touches.

manikyath · July 18, 2018

this sounds more of a "bad luck" case than actually being caused by the specific situation. in one of my "for shits & giggles" builds i have the psu being held in place by a PCI slot, as long as you're not touching contacts or bending the board, nothing should be wrong.

that said, as @M.Yurizaki said, electrical tape (or any other non-conductive tape) is a good peace of mind.