Jericho2013 Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 I have been reading this forum and haven't seen this brought up yet or just didn't read enough pages. The longer screws to mount the fans to the radiator on the h100i are too long. If you screw them in all the way so that the fans are just snug then it screws into and bends the fins behind it. It doesn't seem to be a problem since the fins there aren't blown on by the fans and it doesn't really come close enough to damage the rad tubes. However I think this should have been corrected by corsair. I shouldn't have to cut the screws or supply some fairly thick washers to prevent this. If the screws aren't tightened enough then the fans are just dangling loose. Also I'm worried if I have to RMA this at some point then they will say I damaged it. Anyone have thoughts on this? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1lowrado Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 i noticed this to wen i took my system apart to change cases and i didnt even tighten mine all the way down and still had so bent fins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted March 5, 2013 Corsair Employee Share Posted March 5, 2013 I wouldn't worry about the screws protruding on the fins by a couple of mm, this will not affects the cooler's performance nor damage it. This will NOT void your warranty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampdesign Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 The screws are too long and i would think that Corsair might have access to plenty of 1-1/8" screws. They are not that rare...i guess I'll have to take an hour out of my day to hustle down to the store and for a $1.50 for a few machine screws. Pretty inconvenient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawatzky Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 Corsair fixed the problem of bending fins by bending tabs from the steel frame over the fins, so the screws have a hard stop before touching the fins. However, the screws are still too long. Screwed in all the way, the fans still dangle loose. They could fix this by supplying 16 washers instead of 8, or by simply shortening the screws a touch. Shortening the screws however would anger the people who top mount the fans... I did that last time and the long screws were the perfect length. So the ideal solution is to supply more washers. Now I’m going to find some washers and if they’re silver I’m going to have to spray paint them black to match. Grrrr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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