do i need to screw down the motherboard in EVERY hole?

[Mudokon]

my case came with 6 holes for screwing in the motherboard, i put in 4, do i really need to screw in every hole on the motherboard, like for safety?

thanks

 

[Peter]

For mechanical support, yes, you use all the mounting holes - six or more, those with a blank ring around them. Also note that you're supposed to put brass standoffs inbetween - you do NOT screw the mainboard directly onto the backplate.

 

[Henny]

I like to screw every hole. Start at the front and then go to the back.

If you don't screw every hole you might get some flex when you try and pull things out.

I like to make everything firm from the start.

 

[Baked]

Yes, I always lock down 6 holes.

 

[TC10284]

Originally posted by: Henny
I like to screw every hole. Start at the front and then go to the back.

If you don't screw every hole you might get some flex when you try and pull things out.

I like to make everything firm from the start.

Yep, all holes here too...

 

[Bill Kunert]

Ditto

 

[customcoms]

Most of them-I ended up removing one screw because it was putting a very very slight twist on my top PCI-E lane, causing the gpu to be incorrectly seated.

 

[TheSynth]

Why does mine have 9 holes? What's this 6? micro atx?

 

[NoStateofMind]

I dont know about you guys, but when I screw down the mobo, I use the "tire" method. You know, like when you change your tire on your car. Screw in top left, bottom right, top right, bottom left. All "semi" tight, and then tighten all the way using the same steps

 

[us3rnotfound]

Originally posted by: PC Surgeon
I dont know about you guys, but when I screw down the mobo, I use the "tire" method. You know, like when you change your tire on your car. Screw in top left, bottom right, top right, bottom left. All "semi" tight, and then tighten all the way using the same steps

Which brings up another point: how tight do you torque them down?

 

[Pabster]

Originally posted by: PC Surgeon
I dont know about you guys, but when I screw down the mobo, I use the "tire" method. You know, like when you change your tire on your car. Screw in top left, bottom right, top right, bottom left. All "semi" tight, and then tighten all the way using the same steps

That's how you're supposed to do it.

 

[Calin]

Originally posted by: Henny
I like to screw every hole. Start at the front and then go to the back.

If you don't screw every hole you might get some flex when you try and pull things out.

I like to make everything firm from the start.

You get some flex when you put/pull things anyway - but more support points reduce the flex a lot.
Use all the fixing holes you can, and none more. You will sometime have the brass standoffs, sometime there will be some springy steel thingies you fix in square holes - use one in every position that fits a hole in the mainboard, and none more

 

[Calin]

Originally posted by: us3rnotfound

Originally posted by: PC Surgeon
I dont know about you guys, but when I screw down the mobo, I use the "tire" method. You know, like when you change your tire on your car. Screw in top left, bottom right, top right, bottom left. All "semi" tight, and then tighten all the way using the same steps

Which brings up another point: how tight do you torque them down?

If it cracks, they've been too tight
Just enough to keep the mainboard stable/secured/non-moving, and a bit more (like a quarter turn)