liamstears Posted February 26, 2005 Posted February 26, 2005 I just fitted my thermaltake silent tower and I had a temp drop of 10*C and I havent used arctic silver 5 yet as im waiting for it. Is that a good drop or what? arctic silver 5 claim to drop at least another 2*C and a maximum of 10*C so ive still got some temp dropping to do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fire_storm Posted February 26, 2005 Posted February 26, 2005 Every temp drop counts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
liamstears Posted February 26, 2005 Posted February 26, 2005 Ive got a problem. I want to add another fan to my thermaltake silent tower but I havent got the right screws. I need some sort of long screw which you can see on the thermaltake website here. what are them screws? where can i get them? please help me guys Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverfox Posted February 26, 2005 Posted February 26, 2005 i dont see screws. i can identify most quite easily, but i need a picture! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
liamstears Posted February 26, 2005 Posted February 26, 2005 (edited) look in the pic Edited February 26, 2005 by liamstears Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
airman Posted February 26, 2005 Posted February 26, 2005 i dunno...just bring one to a hardware store and see if they can match it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrackHead Posted February 26, 2005 Posted February 26, 2005 hey what tempsa are you getting with that heatsink anyways I noticed you said 10c drop but what was it before load...idle? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverfox Posted February 26, 2005 Posted February 26, 2005 they are posi-pan screws. the idea is that they grip between the heat sink fins, but, they are very narrow. you'll need a screw that has a standard diameter shank to hold the fan, but with narrower thread to bite the fins. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
markiemrboo Posted February 26, 2005 Posted February 26, 2005 Silverfox the screw master..... That is quite a title!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardnrg Posted February 26, 2005 Posted February 26, 2005 i believe they are M3 screws with a thread pitch identical to the ones used for fixing optical/floppy drives to drive cages... so just get M3 x 30mm probably... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
liamstears Posted February 26, 2005 Posted February 26, 2005 (edited) hey what tempsa are you getting with that heatsink anyways I noticed you said 10c drop but what was it before load...idle? 428768[/snapback] my idle temps are 33*C and use to be 42-43*C they are posi-pan screws. the idea is that they grip between the heat sink fins, but, they are very narrow. you'll need a screw that has a standard diameter shank to hold the fan, but with narrower thread to bite the fins. 428768[/snapback] The screws dont go in the fins they go into holes on the blue bit surrounding the fins.# i believe they are M3 screws with a thread pitch identical to the ones used for fixing optical/floppy drives to drive cages... so just get M3 x 30mm probably... 428768[/snapback] Your definitely right so I'm going to go down to my local hardware store and pick up some of them and 25mm ones as I'm not sure on size. Thanks a lot everyone especially to hardnrg as he is right. Edited February 27, 2005 by liamstears Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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