Z790 Steel Legend Wifi GPU mounting issue

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   Hello everyone.

I recently bought AsRock Z790 Steel Legend Wifi motherboard.
I also bough a Asus 4070TI super GPU.

I can't fit the GPU on the motherboard because the aluminiumplate over the sata ports on the motherboard is too high so the gpu cant go down in the PCIe lane 1.

I don't really want to spend tons of money on a vertical mount kit for the gpu.. 

Can anyone please help me? If the solution is to remove the heatsink can you please explain how to do that.

Thanks.

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Hybris6 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 3 hours 56 minutes ago Location: Sweden Status: Offline Points: 45	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hybris6 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Z790 Steel Legend Wifi GPU mounting issue Posted: 3 hours 37 minutes ago at 12:00am
	Hello everyone. I recently bought AsRock Z790 Steel Legend Wifi motherboard. I also bough a Asus 4070TI super GPU. I can't fit the GPU on the motherboard because the aluminiumplate over the sata ports on the motherboard is too high so the gpu cant go down in the PCIe lane 1. I don't really want to spend tons of money on a vertical mount kit for the gpu.. Can anyone please help me? If the solution is to remove the heatsink can you please explain how to do that. Thanks.

Xaltar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 16 May 2015 Location: Europe Status: Offline Points: 30488	Post Options Post Reply Quote Xaltar Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 3 hours 10 minutes ago at 12:27am
	Welcome to the forums. The M.2 heatsinks can be removed by removing the 2 screws that hold them onto the board, one on each end. They have "M.2 Blazing" and "M.2 Armor" printed on them. You should not remove any of the other heatsinks as they are critical to the function of the board. Those M.2 heatsinks can be safely removed however and won't effect anything negatively. If you use an M.2 drive that requires cooling then place it in the slot where the heatsink can still fit.


Hybris6 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 3 hours 56 minutes ago Location: Sweden Status: Offline Points: 45	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hybris6 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 2 hours 58 minutes ago at 12:39am
	Hi, yeah but it is not one of the SSD heatsinks that are in the way it is the larger heatsink behind the PCIe1 slot. I need it lowered by 2mm or so because it prevents the gpu of snapping in place.

Hybris6 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 3 hours 56 minutes ago Location: Sweden Status: Offline Points: 45	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hybris6 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 2 hours 16 minutes ago at 1:21am
	Ok got it to work by physically pushing up up the motherboard under the pcie contact but it is a very tight fit.