How warped is warped?

[samgevas]

Hello everyone,

I ordered a asus board a few months ago and today i got around to installing. As i did so i noticed that the board had a slight bow to it. I found this out when i couldn't get the I/0 plate to line up properly. I'll post some pics that i hope will allow you to see what i'm talking about. I bought the board from newegg but am passed the 30 day return limit. I'd rather not have to deal with sending it back to asus if i don't have to. So..

my question is how bad does a board have to be warped before it has to be returned?

 

[jaquith]

All MOBO's have some amount of warping. Both temperature and HSF installation will warp the MOBO. The acceptable amount has more to do with it's function and installation; clearly if either fails then RMA the MOBO.

Typical is from center to edge 0~5mm (excluding backplate height), on average 1~3mm. I rarely find a perfectly flat on all axis MOBO's.

/Edit - just noticed the pics -- you're fine.

 

[samgevas]

Thank you so very much. You saved me a lot of time and stress.

 

[jaquith]

When you find a perfectly flat one -- let me know! 😉

Good Luck!

 

[nikorr]

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[nikorr]

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