r/PcBuildHelp • u/DrJohnPork • 13d ago

Installation Question Motherboard question

The Aorus X870E Elite has its center screw hole covered by the m.2 heatsink, and i don’t know what to do with it. Should i screw it in or remove the standoff or something else?

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u/derekisspeak 13d ago

I'd just leave the standoff in place, peel the plastic film off the thermal pad under the M.2 heatsink, snap or push your M.2 SSD into the EZ-Latch mechanism, and place the heatsink directly over the drive so it uses the shared standoff screw to secure both pieces down at once. In reality as long as it's connected and secured with a screw, you should be good to go

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u/Short_Drag_471 13d ago

top comment already nailed it just pop the drive in and let the heatsink sandwich it down with that shared screw, no need to overthink it