Question

decrypt3r · 25 Sep 2008 at 06:23

I got the p182 case and a p31 board at mo

and i think the reason ive blown previous boards is because the board is on the the right way but with no washers underneath the motherboard and then onto the case?

its just screwed directly into the slots, would this make a mobo fry?

rxmac · 25 Sep 2008 at 07:31

Some people swear by them, personally i have never used them and never had any problems. Does the mobo tray have raised "bumps" to lift the mobo off of the tray? If not then you should be using little pillars to raise the board up off of the tray so its rear input output connections on the rear panel are level with the corresponding hole in the rear of the case.
If the mobo is being raised off of the mobo tray then you shouldn't need insulating washers as all mobo's have pleanty of room around the mounting points they aren't needed, in my experience anyway.

decrypt3r · 25 Sep 2008 at 08:41

yeah theres about a good 9 pillars on the p182 but i only use about 7 for my board

im sick of blowing boards whole ocing to 2.8ghz on stock volts, its annoying!

alex24 · 25 Sep 2008 at 16:25

Never needed to insulate any of my builds in this way with washers. As long as the board sits in the standoffs ok you should be fine. The only way you could break a board would be shorting something through contact on the underside. If you're using the rights screws there should be enough clearance around them.