AIO Standoffs not included?

[slingshot4667]

Recently bought a MSI Z370 Gaming Plus motherboard, upgrading from a AsRock Z97, and the Z97 had standoffs in place to screw in my Cooler Master Nepton 240m, but the MSI board didnt have any. Where can I get what I need? I've googled for over an hour, and haven't been able to find anything. All I have from my case are LGA 2011 screws.

 

[Gam3r01]

You cooler should have the standoffs you need, not the motherboard.
Chances are you need to take the ones from your old board.

 

[slingshot4667]

It doesnt appear that the standoffs can even be taken off. They have a silver piece on the backside that the bracket boots cover to hold it in place, and any of the extra screws I had left over, were placed into the NZXT box that held all the case screws and little extras.

 

[Gam3r01]

Can you post a picture?

 

[slingshot4667]

Yeah, I'll get some right now.

 

[shekyc]

I don't think a motherboard will have standoffs by default. search for images about your motherboard and compare to yours. also post your z97 model if you haven't got the solution.

 

[slingshot4667]

Top two are the Z97, bottom the Z370

https://imgur.com/gallery/BAeDtlM

 

[slingshot4667]

@shekyc Than I'm guessing I made a huge blunder in assuming the board would come with extra hardware for such an occasion. It's the AsRock Z97x Killer Fatal1ty

 

[13thmonkey]

The stand offs and the 4 metal squares in the 2nd image are related and will detach from each other. They will have come with the cooler and not with the mobo, nothing else will use those other than that cooler. So you need to remove them from your current board

 

[slingshot4667]

I appreciate the help everyone.
Thank you 13thmonkey

The standoffs came preinstalled when I bought the board, but they were so tight I assumed they wouldn't come off. I'm sorry for causing trouble for not trying something as simple as pliers

Edit: maybe I dont remember how I but the build together. The board probably didn't have them preinstalled. It was my first build from 3 years ago.

 

[13thmonkey]

I can guarantee that they were not preinstalled, unless you brought it and the cooler as a pre-tested package.

 

[slingshot4667]

You're more than right. I guess I just dont remember properly how I put it together. It is my first and only build, so I'm still a noob when you comes to remembering something as simple as this.

 

[13thmonkey]

We were all there once. I haven't touched my build since may 2012, no idea what cables go where any more, it would have made sense at the time i'm sure.