Hi guys.
I got my self used Stri Z 690 F board and guy sent contact frame with it.I suppose this one is not from Thermalright, when I googled it's marking, it's clear this one is cheap.
When I removed stock LGA 1700 bracket installed cotnact frame and inserted screws, top right side screw did not want to insert into it's whole with whole depth (picture below).
When I started to tighten them in X direction that screw was tigthening much more then others.I removed the contact frame,turned it around and saw that holes for screws are not matched (picture below with my skin below contact frame).
I was stubborn and somehow I did succeed in installing it, but did not yet tried the board (2 weeks passed).
Now I have anxiety that because this holes on contact frame are not matched that I destroyed either socket or CPU, which probably is nonsense.
So what do you guys think, should I leave the contact frame and try to boot up machine or remove it?
It's all because these holes are not equally matched.
Picture number 4 from top to bottom is final installation how it looks like.
Picture number 1 is showing clearly how screw does not inset into hole by itself.
I got my self used Stri Z 690 F board and guy sent contact frame with it.I suppose this one is not from Thermalright, when I googled it's marking, it's clear this one is cheap.
When I removed stock LGA 1700 bracket installed cotnact frame and inserted screws, top right side screw did not want to insert into it's whole with whole depth (picture below).
When I started to tighten them in X direction that screw was tigthening much more then others.I removed the contact frame,turned it around and saw that holes for screws are not matched (picture below with my skin below contact frame).
I was stubborn and somehow I did succeed in installing it, but did not yet tried the board (2 weeks passed).
Now I have anxiety that because this holes on contact frame are not matched that I destroyed either socket or CPU, which probably is nonsense.
So what do you guys think, should I leave the contact frame and try to boot up machine or remove it?
It's all because these holes are not equally matched.
Picture number 4 from top to bottom is final installation how it looks like.
Picture number 1 is showing clearly how screw does not inset into hole by itself.
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