Quick PC Case Question

AiiR · 11 Feb 2017 at 14:48

Just a quickie, I ordered a case from the OcUK clearance which came with no standoffs. They've kindly sent me a set, but sadly they don't fit and fall straight out when the case is stood up.

How strong of a hold will I get if I use some industrial grade superglue on the standoffs to fix them to the case? It's for a basic LAN PC build and won't have any monster heatsink attached, just the stock Intel one and a 280x. The issue I have is that I don't want to A) go through the fuss of returning it and B) I'm unlikely the find a similar looking case for the price. So I'm thinking of ways to bodge it!

varkanoid · 11 Feb 2017 at 15:32

Superglue will be fine as long as you dont slide it about too much. Can you just not drill holes from bottom of case and/or screw the feet on ?

AiiR · 11 Feb 2017 at 15:35

varkanoid;30493846 said:
Superglue will be fine as long as you dont slide it about too much. Can you just not drill holes from bottom of case and/or screw the feet on ?

Ah it's not the feet, it's the motherboard stand offs.

tres_kun · 11 Feb 2017 at 16:15

if you got at least one with the case
measure it
go on the web and i am positive you will find replacements
but to save yourself the greef do research on them
or somebody can give you some info
i am the wrong person to ask sry

Thekwango · 11 Feb 2017 at 17:38

What make is the case? Contact manufacturer and I'm sure they'll send you out a set of stand offs.

MassiveJim · 13 Feb 2017 at 12:54

don't glue standoffs in, just get the ones with the correct thread!
jesus!

magpie1966 · 13 Feb 2017 at 23:38

I agree get the right ones.

AiiR · 17 Feb 2017 at 00:22

Was a KoLink case, no real manufacturer info on the web just what the OcUK team have.

Too late anyway, used some high viscosity super glue and its worked a treat. Made sure they were in there tight before mounting but they wouldn't budge. Time will tell if its a good long term solution, but its only a cheap sub £100 lan pc for guests so no big deal if something breaks.

Habakkuk · 17 Feb 2017 at 08:19

Just reading this thread made me uncomfortable.

Please please please do not use superglue.

Contact the manufacturer & get them to send you the correct standoffs.

Edit: oh god it's happened.

fenchu · 17 Feb 2017 at 08:41

easy enuff to get stand offs , pretty generic parts ... cant believe you have superglued ... seems like a accident waiting to happen there

FiremanSam · 17 Feb 2017 at 08:52

Why do you all think super gluing the standoffs into the case is an issue it's not like he's gluing the motherboard to the standoff?

Habakkuk · 17 Feb 2017 at 09:05

Just checking it's the brass standoffs and not the retaining posts you've glued?

AiiR · 17 Feb 2017 at 12:18

The only extra weight other than the motherboard is a stock Intel heatsink and a 280x, which is held securely to the case by 2 screws anyway. 7 standoffs in total held by decent quality super glue so the weight is evenly distributed.

They're actually very secure, I tried getting one out after putting it in and couldn't without getting a pair of pliers and really going at it.

The standoffs I had were the standard ones which OcUK told me where from a similar case. It was far easier to bodge it than spend time and money researching. The case was from B Grade anyway!