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What screws needed to attach 40mm fan to heatsink
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MonkeyKong007
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in Techie Stuff
i bought some case fan mounting screws and they are all too big to mount my 40mm fan on my heat sink..
what screws do i need to buy to do this... is there a specific name for them?
cheers!
what screws do i need to buy to do this... is there a specific name for them?
cheers!
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just use self tappers into the HS.
or use those plastic wire ties thingys.Get some gorm.0 -
thanks for the advice..
how do i know what size self tappers i need?0 -
MonkeyKong007 wrote: »thanks for the advice..
how do i know what size self tappers i need?
This isn't meant to sound sarcastic but what size are the holes? Usually the terminology for screws is something like M2 x 3 which would mean 2 mm diameter and 3 mm long."She is quite the oddball. Did you notice how she didn't even get excited when she saw this original ZX-81?"
Moss0 -
usually you but the complete heatsink with fan as one unit...0
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