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TotalChaos · Apr 18, 2011, 04:55 AM

HammerON · Apr 18, 2011, 06:34 AM

Sleek and beautiful

PopcornMachine · Apr 18, 2011, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Rado D

OK,so here is my first go..the picture is slightly edited in Lightroom 3.Not the best shot,but will have betters.http://img.techpowerup.org/110417/IMG_1494432.jpg

Very cool.

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Originally Posted by TotalChaos

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Originally Posted by HammerON

Sleek and beautiful

Indeed.

TheMailMan78 · Apr 18, 2011, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Techtu

It was never there to be missed in the first place

I have a real bad habbit of only screwing boards down with a screw in each corner even though I'll put the correct mounts in place - no idea why I do it the way I do.

Thats a nasty practice.

Techtu · Apr 18, 2011, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMailMan78

Thats a nasty practice.

It was the way I got taught... from a certified MS technician at that! and I guess old habbit's die hard.

TheMailMan78 · Apr 18, 2011, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Techtu

It was the way I got taught... from a certified MS technician at that! and I guess old habbit's die hard.

lulz at MS technician. They are one up from the Geek Squad.

Use all screws.

Techtu · Apr 18, 2011, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMailMan78

Use all screws.

Lolz... I promise to fit the rest when I next open up my case

20mmrain · Apr 18, 2011, 05:39 PM

Here's a sexy close up pic I didn't think of before....Until now....

HammerON · Apr 18, 2011, 06:35 PM

You have 3 580's???

20mmrain · Apr 18, 2011, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by HammerON

You have 3 580's???

Yes I DO

doesn't everybody?

Wile E · Apr 18, 2011, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMailMan78

lulz at MS technician. They are one up from the Geek Squad.

Use all screws.

Doesn't really matter. As long as the board doesn't warp, it's fine. I only ever put screws in the 4 corners.

BondExtreme · Apr 18, 2011, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by 20mmrain

Yes I DO

doesn't everybody?

Not trying to get too much off topic but how do you like the high end Nvidia cards? Right now I am at a crossroads for my next build this year.. I don't know if I should be going with AMD or Nvidia. I just want to get a lot of opinions on the newer Nvidia cards to see if they are stable and decently cool.

cadaveca · Apr 18, 2011, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Wile E

Doesn't really matter. As long as the board doesn't warp, it's fine. I only ever put screws in the 4 corners.

Never occurred to you that maybe those holes are there for a reason?

I mean, OK, if you are comfortable doing so, more power to ya, but man, I like to do things the right way, as if they did not need those screws and mounting points..they'd not be there, IMHO.

Wile E · Apr 18, 2011, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by cadaveca

Never occurred to you that maybe those holes are there for a reason?

I mean, OK, if you are comfortable doing so, more power to ya, but man, I like to do things the right way, as if they did not need those screws and mounting points..they'd not be there, IMHO.

The only thing that really has any weight to be concerned about are the gfx cards, and they are bolted to the chassis, thus taking most of the load off of the mobo, so the point is moot anyway. Well, maybe some cpu coolers, but I use water, so that doesn't much matter either.

There are a million things in life that are "there for a reason", but a good many of them are completely redundant.

cadaveca · Apr 18, 2011, 07:55 PM

Actually, I'd be more concerned with fan vibrations from case fans and cpu/VGA coolers, making the board rub against the standoffs, for the reasons you mentioned...

Here's a way to look at it...Your manual tells you to use all the mounting holes, and not following those directions would be doing an improper installation, maybe voiding your warranty. Take a look at the ASUS site...excessive waer on mounting holes(perhaps casued by no screw in palce, and vibrations), is grounds for RMA denial.

There's redundancy, and then there's laziness. NO offense, man, but I see not using all the supplied mounting holes as just plain lazy, as it takes me no more than 10 minutes to do a completel build..screws are about 1 minute of that install. with only using 4, you haven't even used half of the mounting holes.

Wile E · Apr 18, 2011, 09:37 PM

And I have never had any extra wear on any mobo ever in 15 years of building my own rigs. That's just grabbing at straws. lol.

That's exactly what I call redundant.

Velvet Wafer · Apr 18, 2011, 09:55 PM

not that i want to take sides in this discussion,or start any agressions...
but look at it that way wiley:

for what reason, do they put 5 screws on a tire with 5 screwholes, and not only 3,
just because its faster to mount?

Wile E · Apr 18, 2011, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Velvet Wafer

not that i want to take sides in this discussion,or start any agressions...
but look at it that way wiley:

for what reason, do they put 5 screws on a tire with 5 screwholes, and not only 3,
just because its faster to mount?

Lug nuts bear a shitload more force than a mobo screw.

Velvet Wafer · Apr 18, 2011, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Wile E

Lug nuts bear a shitload more force than a mobo screw.

you dont have to take it literally...maybe it was not the best comparance also,so...
lets keep it to rigs.
Would you mount a GPU Fullcoverblock with only half of the integrated screws, even, if it would work nearly as good, and as normally as with all of them?

HammerON · Apr 18, 2011, 10:02 PM

Can we agree to disagree and move on?
Pics anyone

Techtu · Apr 18, 2011, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by HammerON

Can we agree to disagree and move on?

+1 I feel so bad for posting that photo now

Wile E · Apr 18, 2011, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Velvet Wafer

you dont have to take it literally...maybe it was not the best comparance also,so...
lets keep it to rigs.
Would you mount a GPU Fullcoverblock with only half of the integrated screws, even, if it would work nearly as good, and as normally as with all of them?

Depends on how much load the screws need to bear and how reliant the design is on evenly spread force.

A mobo doesn't really need either.

cadaveca · Apr 18, 2011, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Wile E

And I have never had any extra wear on any mobo ever in 15 years of building my own rigs. That's just grabbing at straws. lol.

That's exactly what I call redundant.

Heh. I was more explaining my own perspective(and my OCD) than saying you are doing anything wrong...

Back on topic, horrible blurriness from me:

TotalChaos · Apr 18, 2011, 11:35 PM

Athlonite · Apr 19, 2011, 04:23 AM

Total Awesome they look self made am I right

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Apr 18, 2011, 06:34 AM	#3377
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Apr 18, 2011, 06:35 PM	#3384
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cadaveca My name is Dave Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: The Great White North Posts: 10,770 (4.14/day) Thanks: 4,485 Thanked 5,202 Times in 3,201 Posts System Specs	Actually, I'd be more concerned with fan vibrations from case fans and cpu/VGA coolers, making the board rub against the standoffs, for the reasons you mentioned... Here's a way to look at it...Your manual tells you to use all the mounting holes, and not following those directions would be doing an improper installation, maybe voiding your warranty. Take a look at the ASUS site...excessive waer on mounting holes(perhaps casued by no screw in palce, and vibrations), is grounds for RMA denial. There's redundancy, and then there's laziness. NO offense, man, but I see not using all the supplied mounting holes as just plain lazy, as it takes me no more than 10 minutes to do a completel build..screws are about 1 minute of that install. with only using 4, you haven't even used half of the mounting holes. __________________ Gadgets, Phones, Tablets, Cameras, TVs, HiFi...NextPowerUp -Only real men play games THIS way.

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HammerON The Watchful Moderator Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Cold North Posts: 4,351 (2.82/day) Thanks: 3,979 Thanked 2,875 Times in 1,541 Posts System Specs	Can we agree to disagree and move on? Pics anyone

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