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: 17 hours 46 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: 17 hours 27 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: 30518	Post Options Post Reply Quote Xaltar Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 hours 60 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: 17 hours 46 minutes ago Location: Sweden Status: Offline Points: 45	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hybris6 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 hours 48 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: 17 hours 46 minutes ago Location: Sweden Status: Offline Points: 45	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hybris6 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 hours 6 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.

Xaltar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 16 May 2015 Location: Europe Status: Offline Points: 30518	Post Options Post Reply Quote Xaltar Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 hours 24 minutes ago at 6:03am
	Is that the one that has the "S" and Z790 logos or the plain silver one next to the CPU socket? If it is the VRM heatsink (next tot he CPU socket) then make sure pushing it didn't cause it to break contact with the VRMs or your VRMs will overheat. If it is the shroud over the rear IO then it should be fine, that is just a decorative shroud as far as I am aware. The shroud can actually be removed if it's in the way. The screws are on the underside of the board and unless there are heatpads on it and it's made of aluminium, it should be safe to leave off entirely. I am sorry I am not entirely sure, I don't own your board and am going based off the pictures on the product page as well as my experience with other boards. That must be a monster of a GPU cooling solution to protrude that far above the PCIe slot.