What motherboard standoff screws are my case?

[YoVSif]

My case is bitfenix comrade. I read the box contents. It said it has motherboard standoffs for mb: x 3. That was the last line and the first line it said , "Standard Screw BM6*5mm for mb: x 9" so what matherboard standoffs would mine be?

 

[Grimwinder]

Normally, standoffs are small brass fasteners that have a male screw thread on one end and then a female threaded socket on the other, these screw into the case then the motherboard is in turn screwed to those. Sounds like the 5mm screws are just for general use, securing the board to the standoffs, securing the headers on PCI cards, etc.

 

[YoVSif]

Normally, standoffs are small brass fasteners that have a male screw thread on one end and then a female threaded socket on the other, these screw into the case then the motherboard is in turn screwed to those. Sounds like the 5mm screws are just for general use, securing the board to the standoffs, securing the headers on PCI cards, etc.

Ye but what size are the standoffs?

 

[makkem]

Hi
The standard for most cases is UNC 6-32 which I would think is the BM6 the 5 will mean that the screws are 5mm long,so you will have 9 UNC 6-32 screws to screw the motherboard into place.
There appears to be 3 standoffs supplied so I would think that the other 6 standoff places are metal pieces that are part of the case and is a feature of some cases.
The best method is to place the motherboard into the case in the correct position then you will see where the holes in the motherboard line up and it will then become apparent where the standoffs need to be placed.

 

[junkeymonkey]

''Earlier in the unboxing I mentioned that BitFenix had only included three motherboard stand-off’s in the fittings kit. This is because the Comrade motherboard tray has them already built in. In my mind this design decision is a bit of a mixed bag. On the plus side stand-off’s can be a little fiddly and this means less work is involved. On the downside your going to be in trouble if you cross-thread one of the screw holes. Of course this doesn’t actually explain what the three mysterious stand-off screws are actually for!? ''

http://www.pcgameware.co.uk/reviews/cases/bitfenix-comrade-case-review/


I guess the pro's did not get it as well ??

 

[YoVSif]

''Earlier in the unboxing I mentioned that BitFenix had only included three motherboard stand-off’s in the fittings kit. This is because the Comrade motherboard tray has them already built in. In my mind this design decision is a bit of a mixed bag. On the plus side stand-off’s can be a little fiddly and this means less work is involved. On the downside your going to be in trouble if you cross-thread one of the screw holes. Of course this doesn’t actually explain what the three mysterious stand-off screws are actually for!? ''

http://www.pcgameware.co.uk/reviews/cases/bitfenix-comrade-case-review/


I guess the pro's did not get it as well ??

So im screwed? Dam bro i really wanted to know guess i cant build my pc i've been thinking for for years now 🙁

 

[derek3ton]

Maybe those raised areas of the tray is used in lieu of standoffs. If not, maybe you can find a local computer shop that you can get some standoffs from pretty cheap.

 

[junkeymonkey]

what derek3ton said is about how I read into that ??

''Maybe those raised areas of the tray is used in lieu of standoffs.''

there a few reviews on that case read up on them and see what they all say ??

 

[Eximo]

On my bitfenix chassis I had to install one standoff pin (no thread receptacle) and two regular standoffs, the six remaining were built into the case.