The Board "heatsinks"

[synthetic_fenix]

Can you post pics so we may see where the problem is?

 

[DarrenP]

There's no point now, the damn motherboard screws are all striped, this is the last time i buy from F***ing newegg. i am so far beyond furious right now.

 

[DarrenP]

And before you say "well darren you striped them. they don't F'ing turn because of the stand offs.

 

[synthetic_fenix]

Did you use the wrong thread screw in the stand offs?

 

[DarrenP]

No, i used the screws it said on the box... :'(

 

[EarthDog]

What does newegg have to do with the standoffs that come with your case?

 

[DarrenP]

it's a Rosewill Case. they advertised the H100 would fit no problem. the h100I being no bigger doesn't fit. they lied.

 

[EarthDog]

Can you open up those fins at all with a fan mounted?

 

[DarrenP]

No.

 

[DarrenP]

I even tried putting the radiator on the top where the fans should go, and the fins still don't open, they're not meant to have a fan or anything under them

Edit: I'm done with this case, as soon as i get this motherboard out, it's going in the f'ing garbage, thanks for your help guys. but i'm done. if this motherboard doesn't work when i get it out, than i'm scraping the whole project. and starting again with a 2011 system.

 

[larrymoencurly]

Think of it this way: Is an MSI product more likely to be overbuilt or more likely to be underbuilt?