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I've found the Corsair Carbide 200R is a very decent case for the cost. It has a few flaws but I liked it so much that I bought a second one when I realised I couldn't fit the new GPU I'd wanted in my existing CoolMaster case.
I'm in the process of 're-casing' the PC in the new Corsair 200R case and I have a repeat of a minor problem due to what I'd call a case design fault.
The fan mountings (x3 top/rear extract) and bottom (x1 intake) are through holes in the case which are lined with fairly thin rubber grommets.
For some bizarre reason the holes themselves are only just under 6.5mm which means they are near enough the same diameter as the heads of 'standard' fan screws.
So Corsair 'helpfully' provide 16 black, wider head (7.5mm) 'short' fan screws so they don't screw through the grommet lined hole.
Problem is that I'm mounting a filter above the fans at the top and underneath the bottom intake one so the use of the provided short screws is marginal. There are also vents in the case side with the same mounting problem. If you want to mount filters (which have to be 'framed' to hold the screw) or another fan (less likely) they need, ideally, 7.5mm head screws too (not provided).
With the previous Corsair 200R cased PC I compromised by not using all the fan/filter mounts so I had spare wider head screws to play with.
So I thought it would be worth getting some long ones as well as more short ones for this build.
However in the UK can I find any black, short or long M5 self-tapping 7.5mm head fan screws at the usual places online? No, they're all apparently standard 6.5mm head.
There are alternative solutions like using thinner filter material or seeing if I can source some thin, black, M5 washers. But it is a compromise which I do not want to make.
Anyone here know where I can get some wider head, black, long (preferably) fan screws?
I'm in the process of 're-casing' the PC in the new Corsair 200R case and I have a repeat of a minor problem due to what I'd call a case design fault.
The fan mountings (x3 top/rear extract) and bottom (x1 intake) are through holes in the case which are lined with fairly thin rubber grommets.
For some bizarre reason the holes themselves are only just under 6.5mm which means they are near enough the same diameter as the heads of 'standard' fan screws.
So Corsair 'helpfully' provide 16 black, wider head (7.5mm) 'short' fan screws so they don't screw through the grommet lined hole.
Problem is that I'm mounting a filter above the fans at the top and underneath the bottom intake one so the use of the provided short screws is marginal. There are also vents in the case side with the same mounting problem. If you want to mount filters (which have to be 'framed' to hold the screw) or another fan (less likely) they need, ideally, 7.5mm head screws too (not provided).
With the previous Corsair 200R cased PC I compromised by not using all the fan/filter mounts so I had spare wider head screws to play with.
So I thought it would be worth getting some long ones as well as more short ones for this build.
However in the UK can I find any black, short or long M5 self-tapping 7.5mm head fan screws at the usual places online? No, they're all apparently standard 6.5mm head.
There are alternative solutions like using thinner filter material or seeing if I can source some thin, black, M5 washers. But it is a compromise which I do not want to make.
Anyone here know where I can get some wider head, black, long (preferably) fan screws?
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