re: In the market for Video Editing PC - help

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1. There's no sound card! I went blindly by the list from pcpartspicker.com but alas, no sound card. Am I missing something? Is the sound card now incorporated into the mobo?

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Yep, on-board audio. That's been the norm for many many years. Some might argue that it's not very good, but the technology has improved a lot. Most people are using on-board audio, and unless you are a true audiophile and/or have some high-end high resistance headphones, you won't notice the difference between the motherboard's on-board audio and a good dedicated sound card. Your motherboard will have drivers for the audio, once everything is installed.

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2. The CPU cooler - the standoff screw threads that came with the Cooler Master 212 Plus are clearly too big to fit into the hole in the mobo. I emailed Cooler Master just to see what they say. I assume the easy fix is to go down to the parts shop and simply get compatible standoffs that are exactly the same height as the ones that came with the cooler.

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Nope, no need to e-mail cooler master or go to the hardware store. With AM-socket motherboards, you need to remove the mounting bracket and backplate that's already attached to the motherboard. All you need is a phillips head for that.





After that, the standoffs should screw into the included backplate perfectly, and secured with the included nuts.



Go here for instructions (with images): LINK

Much better than the included cooler master instructions.