Motherboard standoff question

[Liamjmull]

What is the use and purpose of motherboard standoffs . Is it to separate the soldered parts of the mobo from the case to prevent shorts ?

 

[alexoiu]

Yes.

 

[13thmonkey]

yes, we've had several people over the years that thought they were included for a laugh and didn't bother, they all needed new mobo's