I'm looking for some help here, i bought a http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146067 for a Pc build and went with a http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146067 as the board to use, but there doesn't seem a way to install it with the stock screws that come with the case other then stressing the board to almost breaking. Has anyone gotten this case with a 990fx series board and not have any problems. I did have to send back the first case due to shipping breaking the side of the case. If anyone could give me a idea i would really appreciate it.
how to make a NZXT Phantom PHAN-001WT work with a Gigabyte 990fx motherboard
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Sorry about that, the link to the board is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128514&cm_re=GIGABYTE_GA-990FXA-_-13-128-514-_-Product. But no standoff came with the case, and yes i used the atx standard board spacing but the way the case is the board is elevated on the ports end of the board, which is made worse when you use the plate guard for the ports to the board to the extent of not even being able to screw down the side of the board.
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From the user manual:
http://www.nzxt.com/uploads/downloads/manuals/manual_phantom_multi.pdf
It comes with 9 standoffs.
These are necessary
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Remember when you put it in place, and put the screws in the holes, do not do them up tight yet ... lease them a bit loose, then check for alignment along the backplane ... so its dead square on when your fitting the cards, and not off at a slight angle. If it is off, then when you put the cards in and screw them in they will be under slight torsion ... which isn't good.
Once it is nice and straight, then tighten up all of the screws ... not too tight ... then check them all again.
Then your ready to rock ... cable up etc ... and fit the discombobulator and the plasma coils.
Once it is nice and straight, then tighten up all of the screws ... not too tight ... then check them all again.
Then your ready to rock ... cable up etc ... and fit the discombobulator and the plasma coils.
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I found it a little hard to believe that the holes on a mobo, which is advertised to follow a common standard, to be incompatible with the chassis. Sure it can be a little wider or slimmer than the standard dimensions but the holes made on the PCB during manufacturing are exactly where they should be(note center to center hole distances) and are under stringent measures otherwise all the case manufacturers and/or mobo makers would go out of business if everyone had to drill holes into a brand new chassis or even worse onto the PCB.
OP,
FYI, if the engineer assigned to design the layout of the mobo messed up the hole spacings, he'd be drinking off the gutter - irrespective of owning 2 Engineering Degrees unless the company paid off people within ISO.
Just for kicks you can read more on the ATX standard here;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATX
Hope your build turns out great as I was personally biased towards that chassis and some really awesome builds came out of it back when it was introduced
Don't mind me though, this thread has been solved with a brilliant answer only pointing this out since first time builders tend to make a similar mistake - this should help you out when another mobo looks out of standard in a regular case
OP,
FYI, if the engineer assigned to design the layout of the mobo messed up the hole spacings, he'd be drinking off the gutter - irrespective of owning 2 Engineering Degrees unless the company paid off people within ISO.
Just for kicks you can read more on the ATX standard here;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATX
Hope your build turns out great as I was personally biased towards that chassis and some really awesome builds came out of it back when it was introduced
Don't mind me though, this thread has been solved with a brilliant answer only pointing this out since first time builders tend to make a similar mistake - this should help you out when another mobo looks out of standard in a regular case
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