Hello, I am wondering how many fans are really needed for minimum cooling in a PC case, I've heard 3 is the average you want, but is 2 enough?
Depends on the case and how cool and how good of airflow you want. The type/brand of fan also matters.
[QUOTE=QuikKill;39396107]Depends on the case and how cool and how good of airflow you want. The type/brand of fan also matters.[/QUOTE]
This was the case I had in mind, 2 fans in it, just for my budget build
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811154098&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=[/url]
[QUOTE=StevenW;39396386]This was the case I had in mind, 2 fans in it, just for my budget build
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811154098&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=[/url][/QUOTE]
I honestly would get a different case. Do you see how tiny the holes are that the fan has to push air through? I'd imagine just from looking that it would restrict like 90% of the airflow of the fan.
If its a low budget build. You might not need any fans at all. They are just a good extra.
Post it here.
Buy a decent case - use the ones included unless you want it to be more quiet.
Would recommend NZXT, Corsair, Fractal Design, Antec & Cooler Master.
Probaly more, I'm not really in to that stuff anymore - I just bought NZXT H2 to silence that bitch.
Also, DON'T MAKE THE STUPID MISTAKE OF BUYING A (RICER) COMPUTER - All that gaming bling bling won't help over something like a tornado - not very good features & annoying lights. I'm almost 100% sure you will regret it at some point.
It really depends on the hardware inside it too, if it's fairly cool running low end hardware, one exhaust or even none may do the trick.
There was a study somewhere of how many fans and what positions were optical, and one rear exhaust was the most difference IIRC, I'll see if I can find the study.
[editline]29th January 2013[/editline]
Nope, the side panel intake was the best, See here:
[URL]http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2012/02/10/the-big-cooling-investigation/10[/URL]
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1. The amount of venting in your case can have a huge impact on cooling, particularly around the CPU area. If you have fan mounts here that are blocked up, unblock them.
2. Generally, all other things being equal, it’s better to get hot air out of your case than to pump cool air in, particularly when it comes to CPU cooling.
3. If you have a roof mount that’s located nearer the front of the case than the CPU cooler, leave it open. Fitting a fan here only causes problems.
4. If you have one, two or three fans in your case, the side panel intake mount is the most important. Fill this first, followed by the rear exhaust mount, followed by the roof exhaust mount.
5. Bear in mind the fact that fans have an effect on each other and use this to your advantage. For this to work though they need to be close enough to interact - a side intake works better with a rear exhaust than a front intake does for this reason.
6. With four or more fans, concentrate on traditional front to back cooling and creating one strong, continuous air flow. Fill the front intakes and the roof and rear exhausts first.
7. More fans does mean more cooling, but expect diminishing returns when going above three or four fans.
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How about this case? [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147163&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=[/url]
[QUOTE=StevenW;39404442]How about this case? [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147163&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=[/url][/QUOTE]
Looks good enough to me.