heatsink back bracket behind mobo

[silentseraph]

Hello,

I bought a new heatsink. The back bracket was glued to the mobo so I was stuck with that, but it still looks like the aftermarket clips line up. I place the screws behind the mobo, but when I put the mobo back into the case it seemed like the 4 screws touch the case. Will it short out the mobo, or cause other permanent damage?

 

[Charlie98]

What mobo and CPU cooler are we talking about here?

Typically, the mobo heatsink stays, the CPU cooler backplate goes over that...

Gigabyte mobo with heatsink...

...and with CoolerMaster 212+ CPU cooler backplate in place.

(note, those are not the same computers, but they show the differences.)

 

[silentseraph]

MSI MS-7778 (Jasmine) and Xigmatek Loki SD963 cooler. I'm looking at the second picture with the 4 screws on the bracket. On mine the screws don't screw all the way down. Thread maybe..I dont' know so there's a 6mm gap between the screwhead and the mobo. So when I placed the motherboard back into the case the screws may be touching. I'm not for certain. I put electric tapes on the head just in case. Thought it might be the right thing to do. Currently it's working now as I'm typing on here..

 

[bankster55]

http://www.xigmatek.com/console/uploadfiles/Image/product/LokiSD963/LokiSD963-usermanual.pdf