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I want to know if my motherboard uses the standoff screws as a grounding point, because it vibrates and makes a loud noise when the CPU fan speed increases. I am thinking of replacing the standoff screws with daming screws, but I have heard that some motherboards need the normal standoff screws for grounding and using dampening screws may cause problems.
My motherboard is a gigabyte AX370 gaming k7
river coyote
I want to know if my motherboard uses the standoff screws as a grounding point, ...
Nah, basically all off the shelf motherboards are grounded at the rear io. Even if there was no ground, it wouldn't prevent the system from functioning.
Though I have to say that it's more likely that the issue is with the CPU cooler, unless your motherboard is mounted incorrectly or in a cheap case.
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Nah, basically all off the shelf motherboards are grounded at the rear io. Even ...
The CPU cooler is the default one that comes with the Ryzen processors.
river coyote
You mean wraith cooler?
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yes, the non rgb model.
river coyote
You may want to clean off all the dust that has accumulated and double check the motherboard mounting first.
Considering you're still on X370, I wouldn't be surprised if the cooler has just gone bad over the years either.
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The entire case is free of dust already, as I maintain my PC and clean it regularly. But I will check the mounting again. Thank you for the help anyway!
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I'm just saying that it is quite unlikely for the motherboard mounting to be the source of the sound, so you would want to be sure before you start buying replacements.