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    Question Do all of the metal prongs on the IO shield need to be making contact with the ports on the motherboard?

    What the title says. I built a new PC about half a year ago and just now noticed that the prongs on the IO shield aren’t making contact with most of the ports. Do I need to take the whole thing apart and bend the prongs to get them to touch or would that be a waste of time? I know they’re...
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    [SOLVED] IO shield/backplate slightly misaligned with the cutout frame on case

    Hello My first pc build, the motherboard placement was pretty difficult, but managed to screw it in place, however checking out the backpanel, it doesnt seem perfectly aligned. Sits into the frame flush on top, and all the way down to the bottom corners, where it seems a little bit off. No...
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    [SOLVED] Dead mobo causing issues in future?

    Hi everyone, Performing some pc upgrades today, my motherboard died; I booted into the bios, went to enable xmp and the bios crashed. After forcing a shut down, the pc would no longer boot up. I have troubleshooted the pc, and have concluded that the motherboard is dead; my question is “is it...
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    [SOLVED] io shield seems to have electricty/static current. what should i do?

    hello. this problem actually had happen to me 3 times now but they all suddenly disappeared. but this time, i turned off my pc and pull it from the plug at night, then when i plug it the next morning, the io shield seems to have electricity/static and shocks me when i touch it. im afraid it will...
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    Question Fins are stuck behind IO shield

    I finished my computer a couple days ago and when I tried to plug in a USB cable into one if the ports, I noticed that there was a small piece of metal blocking the port. I say in an LTT video that the fins could stick into the port and short it out. How do I fix the fins? I am having trouble...
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    CM G650M or Seasonic M12II 520 Bronze?

    Hi guys. I am planning to build a pc and I really dont know which psu I should pick: CoolerMaster G650M or the Seasonic M12II 520 Bronze? I'm planning to overclock my Gigabyte RX 470 G1 Gaming, so which one would be better? Thanks in advance! -adam