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To explain the situation, around a year and a half ago I built my first computer. When I did so, I made a mistake and placed the motherboard inside the case and screwed it in. The issue is that
I did not place any spacers between the Motherboard and the Case. Probably a weird first mistake, but the board would turn itself off due to a short. I turned the case sideways and it worked. It's been functioning as my high powered gaming rig for the duration of this time. Now however, due to some serious damage the PC took during shipping (when I moved), the stock CPU cooler was damaged, so I need to replace it with an aftermarket cooler. The new cooler has a small metal piece that attaches on the back of the board behind the CPU for support. Due to the board being misplaced, I'm having some issues. I've decided to reassemble the whole thing. This time however, I'd like to put the MoBo in right. The spacers for it were all lost ages back though. My question is as follows: Is there a way to order some more spacers for it, or as an alternative if the first answer is "no", is there a substitute I could use?
Thanks in advance.
Additional Info: I'm using an ASRock Extreme3 Gen3 Z68
Edit: Apparently what I'm calling spacers are known as standoffs. Not really sure about the official term, but I'm not referring to the non-conductive washer things. I'm referring to the things used to lift the MoBo above the case.
I did not place any spacers between the Motherboard and the Case. Probably a weird first mistake, but the board would turn itself off due to a short. I turned the case sideways and it worked. It's been functioning as my high powered gaming rig for the duration of this time. Now however, due to some serious damage the PC took during shipping (when I moved), the stock CPU cooler was damaged, so I need to replace it with an aftermarket cooler. The new cooler has a small metal piece that attaches on the back of the board behind the CPU for support. Due to the board being misplaced, I'm having some issues. I've decided to reassemble the whole thing. This time however, I'd like to put the MoBo in right. The spacers for it were all lost ages back though. My question is as follows: Is there a way to order some more spacers for it, or as an alternative if the first answer is "no", is there a substitute I could use?
Thanks in advance.
Additional Info: I'm using an ASRock Extreme3 Gen3 Z68
Edit: Apparently what I'm calling spacers are known as standoffs. Not really sure about the official term, but I'm not referring to the non-conductive washer things. I'm referring to the things used to lift the MoBo above the case.
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