Question M.2 standoff required?????

palo112

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Hey! I just recently build my 1st pc. Every component is working but i am having problem when my pc suddenly restarts ingame or when i launch the game. It isnt happening at every game. So it could be lot of things but i noticed restarts came from games that were installed on m.2 SSD. I am not proffesional in pc building so i only screwed my m.2 SSD in. I didnt use any extra standoff for M.2 SSD because i didnt know. So my question is, can there be a problem when i didnt use standoff. Can it cause some kind of short with motherboard or something. I mean it can be everything, it can be psu, gpu, cpu, temps but as far as i know my gpu is running well without OC and with good temps in loads, cpu as well, RAM sticks are good...only thing that bothers me is it can be psu but idk its EVGA 750 B3 80 plus bronze (750W). it should be ebough to power my pc on 99% but it was almost tge cheapest full modular psu at tgis wattage so maybe there is problem
Asus prime B360M-A
I7 8700
16gb RAM
Nvidia GTX 1660 TI
500gb SSD
500GB M.2 SSD
WITH SOME EXTRA FANS...
 
The slot should have a standoff pre-installed and usually the screw is already in it too.
Please remove the M2 drive and make sure the standoff isn't shorting out underneath it.
If it is there, move it to the correct hole and screw it down with the correct screw.
 
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Sorry my motherboard came without m.2 standoff preinstalled. I will take a look at screws from motherboard box or gonna buy one on amazon/ebay with tge right screw