After breaking 2 of the thumbscrews tightening this PITA down...I needed a fix. I had searched between here and the Cooling forum on Anandtech and couldn't find what size replacement screw I needed...so I headed to the local small town hardware store.
I found that the screws are M3 x 30. I was able to buy 4 of them plus some M3 washers and a small right angle Chinesium #1 phillips for about $4 total.
I also used a tiny bit of silicone on the threads and put back together while carefully tightening down.
So far...this is working great. I should mention that this wasn't a new install of the Tuniq Tower. I built this computer about a year ago with an E6400 OC to 3.0 ghz. The temps were always OK...but higher than I thought they should be. I had to reseat everything due to a bad MOBO RMA'd through EVGA.
After looking at the broken screws, it looks like the shaft of the screw was soldered or glued to the thumbscrew only around the perimeter of the screw and that the design was created with the screw body and the thumbhead are two seperate pieces. What a joke.
I hope this helps something else in the future.
I found that the screws are M3 x 30. I was able to buy 4 of them plus some M3 washers and a small right angle Chinesium #1 phillips for about $4 total.
I also used a tiny bit of silicone on the threads and put back together while carefully tightening down.
So far...this is working great. I should mention that this wasn't a new install of the Tuniq Tower. I built this computer about a year ago with an E6400 OC to 3.0 ghz. The temps were always OK...but higher than I thought they should be. I had to reseat everything due to a bad MOBO RMA'd through EVGA.
After looking at the broken screws, it looks like the shaft of the screw was soldered or glued to the thumbscrew only around the perimeter of the screw and that the design was created with the screw body and the thumbhead are two seperate pieces. What a joke.
I hope this helps something else in the future.