um stupid question but

joeyd · 06-08-2002, 05:24 PM

well i just got a black ice evo , and well what screws should i to attach the fan to it , all the screws i have don't seem to fit ... thank for the help

kibbler · 06-08-2002, 08:39 PM

You're suppose to use 6-32 screws(or bolts), find them at any Home Depot kinda place. They won't fit because the BIs are self-tapping deals, you really have to torque those bolts down. On the other hand, if you screw up (heh) and widen the hole too much, you're outta luck. I didn't want to use screws, so instead I ran cable ties thru the whole thing, right between the fins.

FRAGN'STIEN · 06-08-2002, 08:49 PM

I foundsome 6/32 self tappers at home depot and some little rubber washers to space the length of the screws and quiet vibration

ambient · 06-08-2002, 09:01 PM

i got lucky ass hell and had some old 1 1/2" machine screws that threaded perfectly into my BLX.

p0b0y · 06-10-2002, 11:24 AM

i got another question, would redudant fans on the black ice hurt or help it?

Brad · 06-12-2002, 02:08 AM

two fans will help it, especially with low powered fans which don't have much back pressure. And of course you have increased redundancy

WebMasta33 · 06-12-2002, 02:52 AM

Just to WARN you... I used bolts that fit the holes perfectly, however.....

The bolts holes didn't line up from one side to the other... In fact, one side was off by about 4mm. Really irritating, I was ONLY able to get two screws on one diagonal to line up half way decently to be able to push the screw over enough to screw it through.

06-08-2002, 05:24 PM	#1
joeyd Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: new jersey Posts: 142	um stupid question but well i just got a black ice evo , and well what screws should i to attach the fan to it , all the screws i have don't seem to fit ... thank for the help __________________ soyo dragon kt333. axp 2000 1gig of ddr333 ati radeon 9700 pro My Heatware

06-08-2002, 08:49 PM	#3
FRAGN'STIEN Cooling Savant Join Date: May 2002 Location: Rathdrum, ID Posts: 380	I foundsome 6/32 self tappers at home depot and some little rubber washers to space the length of the screws and quiet vibration __________________ This space for rent

06-08-2002, 09:01 PM	#4
ambient Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 312	i got lucky ass hell and had some old 1 1/2" machine screws that threaded perfectly into my BLX. __________________ water cooled 1.4 tbird @ 1580 143x11 vcore 1.88 vio 3.55

06-12-2002, 02:08 AM	#6
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	two fans will help it, especially with low powered fans which don't have much back pressure. And of course you have increased redundancy __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

06-12-2002, 02:52 AM	#7
WebMasta33 Cooling Savant Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Nebraska Posts: 526	Just to WARN you... I used bolts that fit the holes perfectly, however..... The bolts holes didn't line up from one side to the other... In fact, one side was off by about 4mm. Really irritating, I was ONLY able to get two screws on one diagonal to line up half way decently to be able to push the screw over enough to screw it through. __________________ ========== --Soyo KT333 DRAGON Ultra (Platinum Edition) --AMD 1.4 @ 1.54 (11x) --768mb of PC2100 (@140FSB) --Asus v8200 GeForce3 @ 210/490 --Maxtor 40gb Quiet + 2 IBM 40gb 60GXPs (removable) + 8gb WD --Audigy --Maze 3, DD Gf3 block, 2x BIX, Eheim1250 ===========

06-08-2002, 08:39 PM	#2
kibbler Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 107	You're suppose to use 6-32 screws(or bolts), find them at any Home Depot kinda place. They won't fit because the BIs are self-tapping deals, you really have to torque those bolts down. On the other hand, if you screw up (heh) and widen the hole too much, you're outta luck. I didn't want to use screws, so instead I ran cable ties thru the whole thing, right between the fins.

06-10-2002, 11:24 AM	#5
p0b0y Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Atlanta Posts: 97	i got another question, would redudant fans on the black ice hurt or help it?

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