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| Thread ID: 146062 | 2018-04-13 05:41:00 | Are additional fans needed? | Nomad (952) | Press F1 |
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| 1448424 | 2018-04-13 05:41:00 | If one isn't overclocking, are the fans that attach to the computer case needed? Do big brand computers have these fans as well? We see self assembled computer cases with all these fans - front and back and top . I don't look at big brand computers often but they don't seem to have this many fans . Thanks . |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1448425 | 2018-04-13 07:01:00 | One rear or top extractor fan is usually a good Idea, more than that depends on the situation. An average non gamer with no overclock is probably fine with none, or just the one. Name brand computers work on the "good enough" design principle and also can design for specific hardware configurations. Other than that it's all down to personal preference and requirements. I have two front intake fans sucking air in through a filter, they don't actually help my cooling all that much but what they do is give me some positive pressure which helps keep everything clean by controlling where the air (and therefore dust) goes into the case. Then I have a single rear extractor fan which takes the heat out and is more effective at cooling. Necessary? no, useful? yes. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1448426 | 2018-04-15 22:03:00 | The fan in the power supply will draw cold air into the PC & spit it out the back. Often thats enough. Millions of PC's have no case fans, millions do. :) Doesnt hurt to connect one up , better a warm system than a hot system . |
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