Ultra 120 extreme and my Q6600 Problems

[deerhunter716]

So I have the Evga 680i board and drilled the hole in the backplate of the 120 to let that little transistor or whatever it is go through so the backplate rests flat on the board.

However, I noticed with all 4 spring screws in the PC would not post and just -- on the Motherboard error screen. I take the screw on the bottom left closest to the back of the case and the video card and it works just fine. It seems that somehow by screwing in that 4th screw is unseating the Q6600 is my guess. I tested it multiple times and every time I screw it in nothing works -- take it out and bam boots up fine.

Is it okay to only have 3 screws holding the 120 in place? So far it does not seem like it has moved at all and my idle temp is 31-32 C. Thoughts?

 

[cmdrdredd]

that all sounds too risky...i'd never have drilled anything to make it fit. That's just me

 

[masteraleph]

IIRC there is a potential for the backplate to short things out and it's therefore suggested to put something like electrical tape on the side facing the motherboard when dealing with a 680i. I'm not certain that drilling the hole prevents this possibility.

 

[George Powell]

I have a 680i and an Ultra 120 Extreme and have had no problems installing it at all.

The key to the installation of it is to make sure you start each of the 4 sprung screws before you tighten them.
When you do tighten them give each a turn and move onto the next screw, that way you'll put an even pressure on the CPU.
Also do it before you fit the board in the case, this makes life a lot easier.

 

[nyker96]

yes I think you need electrical tape to be put between the backplate and the m.b. to insulate it. some people I heard had this problem and used this method to fix it. Give this a shot.

 

[deerhunter716]

Yeah it comes with a nice piece of sticky rubberized something and a plastic piece that goes between the MOBO and backplate. Thanks all.