Asus tuf gaming 9070xt

[sgtsixpack]

I have finished installation of the water block but have two questions.

Is there supposed to be a replacement I/o shield, perhaps 1 slot?

Is the step where a screw and nut are used critical to use the washer provided? Is it to prevent grounding? The provided screw was a mm too short to use with washer even after removing the paper covering it's sticky side. I used a tiny pair of pliers to tighten screw and nut on I/o shield and pcb

 

[Eddy]

We do not offer separate I/O shields for graphics cards.
I don't understand the issue with the screw. Unless you actually received a model with an incorrect screw, it shouldn’t be too short. If it is the correct screw, then it cannot be too short unless something went wrong during installation. A picture would help clarify this.
The screws are only used to mount the I/O shield, nothing more.

 

[sgtsixpack]

Here are some pictures of the mount (without the spacer).

 

[Eddy]

Thank you for the pictures. Is the screw really 4 mm in length? I mean the thread without the head. It’s possible that the screw is indeed too short. This should of course not happen, but when several thousand screws are produced in one batch, it can occasionally occur that one is manufactured incorrectly.

 

[sgtsixpack]

I have no measuring device accurate enough to answer that question (not even a ruler). By eye it looks close but wouldn't be surprised if it were 3mm. I've mounted it without the spacer, have I done damage (or will do damage if I power it up) or is this fine? Thanks for your attention.

 

[Eddy]

The standoff is really only there to ensure the correct height, nothing more. Nothing will happen if you don’t use it. In general, all PCBs have protection around the screw holes, usually copper-colored. Even if you were to apply electrical tension to it artificially (a low voltage), nothing would happen.

 

[sgtsixpack]

Thankyou this is what I wanted to hear. When my other parts arrive I will put it in my loop. Have a good day.