How hot does this run, is a fan needed?
1457026
I think it has a small fan. i am using it at present and can heard a very quiet motor that is not the hard drive. If I leave it running for some hours it gets comfortably warm.
1457027
We have three of these unit and none of them have showen signs of needing a fan. These are good units
200720
Yeah it runs pretty hot, I picked up a laptop cooling pad for mine and seems to do pretty well after that.
1945692
Yes you will need a fan they get quite hot to the touch and to avoid any problems it's best to just have some air circulating around/over top the Erupters. If you don't they'll burn out fast , your usb ports will burn out fast and you can possibly do damage to your motherboard (Probably over extensive use though).
102931
I'm very satisfied with the fan. It's relatively quiet, good air flow and looks nice. It should do fine in a room of that size. You may have to run on the higher speed.
1048459
Yes, still runs hot, so plan ahead where you will be mounting it. Also consider heading to the local hardware store to get longer screws and stand offs to both increase your airflow under the unit and move it a bit further from your mounting surface (which reflects the heat right back to the unit).
1092217
It does get hot, I would suggest a small fan and vent like on a computer tower
1613903
This unit is fanless and completely silent but runs a little hot. Try to avoid confined spaces.
256081
This kit came with a little heat sink. I overclocked it and the heat sink barely even warms up I don't think a fan would be a great investment for this setup. Not to mention you wouldn't be able to close the case being it is very tight as is.
2068986
No not without fan for sure. I tried a 2 inch thick 5 inch diameter cpu cooler with no fan and within 3 minutes it (the heat sink) is hot enough to melt your skin if you touch it. With enough air flow and a cooler ambient temperature (I would say roughly 70 Deg F./ 23 Deg C ) you might be fine.
685160
Mine also runs quite hot. After a year of "continuous running" it still runs hot and has not failed.
607936
No Fan. A fan is not required. The hard drive protrudes above the unit and is air cooled.
2022065
It comes with a very small fan which you can attach to the heatsink but it virtually doesn't need a fan. It idles about 39c and I have yet to see it get over 48c under a normal load
653631
Quiet but it runs hot. I had it on a cooling pad and it went up to 173F... Needless to say it was returned for a refund.
690697
Yes, it does get hot, but there is a fan. Mine has never overheated, but I haven't really put it to the test either.
2190069
If it is very hot then this fan will only move the hot air around. You'll probably still need a small A/C unit.
1121529
From what I've used mine for it does get fairly hot when it gets enclosed. Given the built in fan it probably would be a bad idea.
67516
AMD says it's supposed to run hot. To keep cool, turn up fan on card, have well venelated case, or use external fan. Card is so worth it. Buy it.