earwicker7
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Ok, whoever told me this was going to be easy sucks lol.
I'm putting together my first rig, and all the guides I look at say the first thing to do is to install my motherboard (GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD9 R) into my case (HAF X RC-942-KKN1 RT). So, I get that done, and my project for tonight is to install the CPU (I7 980X). So I'm looking things over before I get started, and I notice one really big problem... I can't access two of the four holes to attach the heatsink bracket (I think that's the right terminology) on the back side of the motherboard, as the case is blocking it. There seems to be a gap of about 1/4" to 3/8" behind these holes, but whoever designed the case decided it would be easier to not be able to access them from that side... sigh.
So, two questions... obviously, I'm going to have to remove the motherboard and start over from scratch. First question... is that gap behind the motherboard supposed to be that small, and is the back side of this particular heat sink supposed to be that large? It's going to be a REALLY tight squeeze. Is it ok for the heatsink bracket to touch the case?
Second question... is it better to assemble all of the CPU parts before I put the motherboard back in? I don't know how delicate a motherboard is (again, first time), so I don't want to move it any more than necessary.
Thanks in advance! I'm going to bed... if I don't respond, it's because I killed myself lol.
I'm putting together my first rig, and all the guides I look at say the first thing to do is to install my motherboard (GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD9 R) into my case (HAF X RC-942-KKN1 RT). So, I get that done, and my project for tonight is to install the CPU (I7 980X). So I'm looking things over before I get started, and I notice one really big problem... I can't access two of the four holes to attach the heatsink bracket (I think that's the right terminology) on the back side of the motherboard, as the case is blocking it. There seems to be a gap of about 1/4" to 3/8" behind these holes, but whoever designed the case decided it would be easier to not be able to access them from that side... sigh.
So, two questions... obviously, I'm going to have to remove the motherboard and start over from scratch. First question... is that gap behind the motherboard supposed to be that small, and is the back side of this particular heat sink supposed to be that large? It's going to be a REALLY tight squeeze. Is it ok for the heatsink bracket to touch the case?
Second question... is it better to assemble all of the CPU parts before I put the motherboard back in? I don't know how delicate a motherboard is (again, first time), so I don't want to move it any more than necessary.
Thanks in advance! I'm going to bed... if I don't respond, it's because I killed myself lol.