Quote Originally Posted by Soulwind View Post
Luke, I can't get the closeup pictures to load, so I'm not sure exactly where we're talking about the extra chips causing problems.

And I haven't checked things closely yet (and I'm at work right now so I can't check things at the moment).

Do you know where the bad contact is occurring? And do I put washers on all the screws or just the 3 internal ones or just the outer ones?

I suppose if worse comes to worst, I can leave the 3 internal screws directly on the board and waterblock and just attach the backplate
with the outer rim screws ?
Pics below - they are links as 1st they are large and 2nd I don't want to trash this thread anymore than I have to

Here outlined chips on the back of card:
http://rapidshare.com/files/39657854...ck_problem.jpg

Here are close up of the side of cards with backplate on near the problem area - prior to mounting washers.
If you look into the large white capacitor in the middle, 1st problem is the wires coming out of it on the back of PCB.
Without standoff they were touching backplate on 2 of my cards.
The chips are just left to this capacitor and it is visible there is no clearance between it and backplate.

http://rapidshare.com/files/396578122/DSC02900.JPG
http://rapidshare.com/files/396578123/DSC02901.JPG

You can't put washers just on the some of the standoffs - this might cause backplate/PCB to bend, just put them on all.

+1 for cstkl1 answer - you can't leave the middle 3 screws when mounting the backplate easily - to do that you would have to dremel/mill the standoffs on the backplate as they are exactly over those screws so no go.
BTW - Been thinking about it myself but washers are easier and that's what EK advised too.