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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (111757)	5/21/2000 9:38:00 PM
From: steve harris	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572099

OT Jim, my approved InWin case with ASUS board is all metal, no nylon/plastic studs. In my experience, leave them loose until you get your cards mounted in the slots, then tighten the motherboard down, then the expansion cards. It should line up, but better to be on the safe side. fwiw steve

To: Jim McMannis who wrote (111757)	5/22/2000 3:55:00 AM
From: Joe NYC	Respond to of 1572099

Jim, OT I prefer all metal standoffs with screws. Joe

To: Jim McMannis who wrote (111757)	5/22/2000 7:11:00 AM
From: Bert Herman	Respond to of 1572099

Jim, Since the introduction of the ATX form factor, the nylon spacers seems to have disappeared. I understand your concerns WRT ground loopbacks, certainly because freq. is increasing and voltages are decreasing on MB, but after constructing hundreds of them, it does not seem to give problems with the metal screws. Most ATX cases are better quality and the MB fits usualy very good with plug-in cards. This in contrast with a lot cheappy AT midi-towers. Bert