I only used 3 stnadoffs

[Rehan_4]

i only used 3 standoffs in my zalman z11 is this enough or will my motherboard get fried

 

[bignastyid]

You should use all the standoffs the motherboard requires to prevent damage.

 

[Rehan_4]

You should use all the standoffs the motherboard requires to prevent damage.

it only came with 4, but one wouldnt get alligned. is it safe

 

[DRagor]

It won't get fried because of that. But you can easily break it during component install. I would say 4 is absolute minimum, 6 being safe number (for mATX).
And what kind of case comes with only 4 standoffs? Even my cheap Arcadia had 9 ...

 

[Rehan_4]

It won't get fried because of that. But you can easily break it during component install. I would say 4 is absolute minimum, 6 being safe number (for mATX).
And what kind of case comes with only 4 standoffs? Even my cheap Arcadia had 9 ...

ask the people who made the zalman z11 lol

 

[DRagor]

Yeah most likely the Chinese kid who packed the parts decided to take few as a souvenir ... they're so shinny

 

[rgd1101]

MERGED QUESTION
Question from Rehan_4 : "im scared im going to mess up my pc build"

hi i started a pc build and have no experience and im sh***** i installed the MOBO with only 3 stand offs and intalled the HDD hoping i did it right i put some anti vibration thing on the side of the hdd and sum nails and screwed it in then just inserted it right into the case. sum 1 tell me if this is right and am i going to f it up

 

[Rehan_4]

Yeah most likely the Chinese kid who packed the parts decided to take few as a souvenir ... they're so shinny

HAHAHA lol what shall i do shall i leave it cause im a careful guy and can put the parts on without damading the pc my main concern was it getting fried

 

[DRagor]

Like I wrote before 4 is absolute minimum, set up on four corners. You can mount cooler and RAM on board outside case, that way you minimize risk of breaking board due to insufficient standoffs.