This Christmas I bought new PC. When I started to assemble it, I found that my case (Artic Cooling Silentium T11) has 12 screws for HDD, DVD etc, and 6 screws for the expansion cards.
Well, first thing that surprised me was, why only 6 screws for expansion card, when case has actually 7 slots. And second, what are PSU screws supposed to some with? The PSU, Case or nothing? Because neither PSU or Case had them. PSU is Evolve Storm 600W.
Well, I know case and PSU are not some high end devices, but still, would it hurt them to add 1 screw for expansion cards and 4 for PSU?
Is this situation normal, or which one (Case or PSU) does normally screws come with?
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It depends how you purchase the parts.
When I build, I usually buy OEM parts and I have mixed results. The amount of screws really changes with every manufacturer, but typically, they only come with the case.
I usually get enough to put the motherboard to the case and enough for 2 hard drives / 1 optical drive.
When the case does not already include a PSU, there usually is another 4 screws included, but again, this varies between manufacturer.
When you purchase retail parts, usually you get a lot more of everything, e.g. Hard drive, optical drive, power unit - all comes with their own set of screws.
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