Will my motherboard be ok if it only has 7 out of 9 stand offs?

[ericakira45]

Hey guys,
So I'm a new pc builder and just recently finished my first pc build a couple days ago; however when I was insstalling the motherboard into my case I was having quite a hard time. The standoffs were not lining up nicely and I checked my case manual and it said that the atx layout didn't have a middle left standoff. Even though it came installed that way. I took it out and installed the motherboard with ease. The very centre standoff is raised too.
Meaning, out of the 9 motherboard screw points only 7 are truly installed.
Should I be worried about my motherboard flexing and zapping?

I looked in the case from various angles and it doesn't seem to look that way but still keep thinking about it?

These are my specs btw
i5 7600k
Gtx 1060
Asus z270 a
S340 white case
600 watt evga bq
Enermax ETS-T40-F-W cooler
Ddr4 16gb 2400 ripjaws v
Ssd and hdd

 

[mbilal2]

There's a chance the soldering at the bottom of your mobo will touch the case to which the PSU is grounded. What I would do is take the spacers from the middle of the motherboard and fill the ones on the outside first and near the graphics card. This will decrease the chances of shorting significantly. If there are standoffs in your case that your mobo doesn't screw into, the metal standoffs will contact the back of your board having a potential of shorting your mobo. Simply remove them.

Professional advice would be to buy more spacers and fill all the slots if you are missing some.

 

[clutchc]

You never want to put more standoffs in the case than the board has holes for. The case may have more standoff points than needed, because it has to be designed for many different boards. Only install standoffs where there are standoff holes in the motherboard. if you have a extra one under the board not needed, it can short out the traces on the back of the board.

 

[ericakira45]

Well I guess I'm going back in there to deal with that! Thanks for the advice