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I bought some extra intake fans but one of the fans only came with 3 screws, is it safe to mount the fan with only 3 screws?

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I think it's safe. I got a fan or two with only two screws in a diagonal pattern. But make sure you have sound dampeners like a rubber edge so it wouldn't rattle.

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I think it's safe. I got a fan or two with only two screws in a diagonal pattern. But make sure you have sound dampeners like a rubber edge so it wouldn't rattle.

Thank you but the fans I bought were just cheap standard quiet fans and it's in a NZXT S340 so I will probably just lower the RPM and hope for the best if not then I will just mod the fans

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It will be fine. As long as the mounting point is flat 3 screws is plenty. Don't crank them down to hard tho as it will cause the fan to bow and then you will get annoying rattle's. Just make sure all 3 are snug and you will be fine.

 

Or, you can always find an old PC and take the screws out of it. Fan screws have been standard since forever.

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What you should really do, is RMA it, more so if you haven't open screw bag yet. Fans always include 3 screws and you pay to get all what package is suppose to include. There's no point to take that kind of service from anyone.

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What you should really do, is RMA it, more so if you haven't open screw bag yet. Fans always include 3 screws and you pay to get all what package is suppose to include. There's no point to take that kind of service from anyone.

Yeah but I already opened everything and it's not that bad I have 3 screws in and I can't hear a single rattle even though it doesn't have rubber on the mounting so I'm contempt with it and I could easily buy a screw.

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You could bring one of the screw and look for it over at your local hardware store. Make sure you get the right size and threading though.

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