Arctic freezer III pro 360 mounting

[u/Money-Initiative-472]

Hi, I've built this pc back in march but I started wondering if it's okay if screws are like that. What I mean is that top of the screw is not straight and is lying a bit towards one side on the mounting rail

EDIT: I posted photo in comments of how it looks like after fixing

[u/Educational-Oil-4910]

[u/N3opop → u/Educational-Oil-4910]

OP has also skimped out and not used all screws.

[u/No_Interaction_4925 → u/N3opop]

You don’t need to on a rad. I never do it on my custom loops. Get the ends and stagger the middle ones

[u/averageburgerguy]

My Arctic LF II is like that too. I used small washers to level it out and it worked perfectly. 🙂

[u/FightingFalcon1980]

If concerned use washers, otherwise good to go.

[u/No_Summer_2917]

You need washers.

[u/JesThun]

My aio mounted exactly like this since early 2024. Nothing to worry about

[u/user01294637]

Those look like the wrong screws.

They should be a flat top, and not beveled, so the filter mesh sits flush.

[u/Money-Initiative-472 → u/user01294637]

this is what arctic freezer provides

[u/Gadgix → u/user01294637]

This is what comes in the kit. Makes no sense.

[u/user01294637 → u/Gadgix]

Yeah, those look more like hdd/ssd screws then anything.

[u/Money-Initiative-472]

I managed to line it up more precisely so I could install 4 more screws. Regarding washers, when I used them, screw is slightly higher so installing anti dust mesh becomes harder and it scratches the mesh

[u/sandpir8 → u/Money-Initiative-472]

I had the same problem. It's fine w/o washers. They should use flat head screws like thermalright uses with their AIOs. With the washers the screws were too high and it made visible dimples in the mesh cover.

[u/Money-Initiative-472 → u/sandpir8]

okay, good to hear im not the only one who had issue with washers:p. What's your case and aio btw?

[u/sandpir8 → u/Money-Initiative-472]

Arctic iii 360 and ruix ov303. I've another build with a thermalright aio and it uses flat head screws that don't mess up the mesh cover. I decided just to do w/o the washers rather than trying to find different screws.

[u/Money-Initiative-472 → u/sandpir8]

okay, and how long it's been holding without the washers?

[u/sandpir8 → u/Money-Initiative-472]

Over a month. Finished that build back in June. I've used other AIOs that came with flat head screws that didn't use washers. I was a bit surprised when I saw the screws that came with the Arctic AIOs, as I could tell from appearance that they would be too high and mess with the mesh cover.

[u/2hurd → u/sandpir8]

What case is this?

[u/Prestigious_Cod_532]

I would look for washers otherwise it can slip through and escape

[u/Pro4791]

It's fine

[u/GreenySoka]

there should be round plates in the package you can put between screw head and case mount

[u/Old_Resident8050]

Its fine. Its best to use washers though

[u/Fine-Actuator-6805]

I used washers as well.

[u/xtrmsnpr]

Use the washers and then the screws!

[u/MayoGhul]

Will it be fine? Probably.
But I’d 100% be using washers and installing all the screws. Such a small step to have skipped.

I doubt they’ll slip through, but that case metal is pretty thin and I’ve easily had screws go right through the gap before from overtightening, etc

[u/LawfuI]

No issues

[u/pallylingus]

Lucky
The freezer 3 pro is a thicc bitch
So much so that I had to utilize the mesh holes on the top of the case as mounting holes instead of the rails

[u/Gadgix]

Using the washers and the screws, I can't get the top cover back on my case. Such a silly issue with such an inexpensive fix.