Z790 Steel Legend Wifi GPU mounting issue
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URL: https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=113364
Printed Date: 22 Oct 2025 at 6:58am
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Topic: Z790 Steel Legend Wifi GPU mounting issue
Posted By: Hybris6
Subject: Z790 Steel Legend Wifi GPU mounting issue
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2025 at 12:00am
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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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Posted By: Xaltar
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2025 at 12:27am
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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. ------------- 
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Posted By: Hybris6
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2025 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. |
Posted By: Hybris6
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2025 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. |
Posted By: Xaltar
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2025 at 6:03am
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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. -------------
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