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Other Thinner mobo stand-offs and screws?

Mortis Angelus

Airflow Optimizer
Original poster
Jun 22, 2017
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Hello,

I wonder, are there any thinner variants than the standard 5mm/6mm mobo-stand-offs? For my custom project I can't really fit a normal 5 mm standoff.

Side-question; if the answer for the above question is "no", does anyone have a suggestion on how to fasten a mobo without using standard stand-offs?
 

jeshikat

Jessica. Wayward SFF.n Founder
Silver Supporter
Feb 22, 2015
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I assume you mean height instead of thickness? Standard minimum standoff height is 6.35mm, and any less than 5mm and you risk not clearing a backside M.2 port and CPU heatsink backplate.

One solution is to have the entire motherboard tray cut out except around the standoff locations.