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Socket back plate

Thordon · 2004-08-18 13:07:43

I just finished my first build and it went fine, im using it now, but one thing is weighing on my mind. When I was putting the mobo in the case there was not enough space for the backplate of the cpu socket, when screwing it in I ended up with a slight bend in the board because of it :confused: , I was thinking maybe I…

18-08-2004 01:07PM

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Thordon

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I just finished my first build and it went fine, im using it now, but one thing is weighing on my mind. When I was putting the mobo in the case there was not enough space for the backplate of the cpu socket, when screwing it in I ended up with a slight bend in the board because of it , I was thinking maybe I could cut out a section of the case plate to make room for it, its a crappy case that I will upgrade in a while anyway so I dont mind wrecking it. What do you guys think?

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#2 18-08-2004 02:41PM

BloodBath

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Yeah just cut it out using a dremmel or a jigsaw. It won't cause any trouble.

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#3 18-08-2004 02:43PM

ChipZilla

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Yeah, you could just use a dremel to make a hole for it. Better than having a bend in the board...

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#4 18-08-2004 02:43PM

ChipZilla

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D'oh.

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#5 18-08-2004 10:05PM

BKtje

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If its only a slight bend it may be alright. I know i had a fairly obvious bend in my old XP system and had no side affects.

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