Right out of the box, what type of fans/cooling would I have to add? Or is it ok the way it is.
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I only added one to the back. The front two move a lot of air if you keep the front grate dusted
502147
I haven't added anything. I only have a single double-slot video card - you might need more if you have more. It is a very open and cool case with a lot of air flow. I would say not necessary to add anything unless you are running more than one video card.
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had no issues with stock fans, but I WANTED a large diameter fan for lid and added that.
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You're definitely right! I think the chip outputs too much heat. What I did is undervolted the cpu from the BIOS and also disabled the AMD Turbo Technology, and now it's so much cooler and quieter. Temp on idle around 30-35 load 50-55. Lowest degree was 25. That's insane with the stock fan!
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Retail Package has an included fan and heatsink: but it's going to be LOUD. I suggest a Liquid Cooling Assembly like the Antec H2O 620. I have found it fits nicely on both sockets 775 and 1155.
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All depends what your running in it. Also the avg temp of the air in your space. I haven't installed any extra fans aside from the H100 I use to cool my cpu. So for a basic build you should be fine.
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The airflow is actually pretty good. You can install two fans on top pushing air out. You can install fans in front pulling air in. There are gaps with vents along the top and in the front that do not look like they allow much flow, but they are just fine. The power supply in this case is installed upside down as there is a vent on the bottom. If you did not turn it upside down, I would recommend it.
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Stock cooler is fine. It's noisy, though. It may also depend on your case set up - you might have less air flow in your case and/or maybe running Crossfire or SLI with 2 hot GPUs. I have since bought a Coolermaster Hyper 212 EVO, which is awesome. I have a Coolermaster HAF Tower, so I have good air flow in my case naturally. In any case, I doubt you'll have over-heating issues with the stock fan and heatsink without overclocking it.
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That should be fine. It depends on what MoBo and CPU you're using, fans, and if you plan on doing any overclocking. I personally went with a 750w PSU to make sure I wouldn't have any hiccups.
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It is really more about what fans you put in it and how fast you have them set up to spin. The case itself has no sound proofing, so if you buy several loud fans and have them spin quickly, it will be loud, fewer/quieter fans spinning slower will be quieter. If noise is a concern I would suggest Noctua fans and an aftermarket cooler (this will support closed loop liquid if you're willing, otherwise check out a Hyper 212 Evo or similar). My setup with 4 Cooler Master fans (including the aforementioned Hyper 212 Evo) at idle (~60% fan spin) I would rate a 5-6, you only notice it if the room is quiet, but it is pretty obvious then. Going full tilt doesn't change it that much, maybe a 7, but with headphones on you won't notice it at all (you'll rarely run a decent desktop 100% during normal use anyway).
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Yes. As long as you stick an upgradeable ATX mobo, and have some requirement for an optical drive, it's great. Took care of my cooling problem without installing any additional fans.
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if you have enough case fans you can do passive. like fan in front and 2 at the back. if not go for the video card with a fan.
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Fans are great, I've played games for hours with no problem at all, as long as you have a good CPU cooler and Gpu
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Make sure that there is a good airflow. I installed an extra fan in the side of my PC and so far its good. Cases with PSU on the bottom seem to have more issues with overheating if psu is blowing inside
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1 included 120mm fan (exaust) with a pretty bright blue LED. I have maxed out the arrangement with 4 additional fans (one next to the PSU, one in bottom front where the ThermalTake logo is, one on the side panel, and one one top. There is space for another fan on the top, but that fan has to be super slim because the 4+4 CPU power will block it.
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These should be similar very similar. This one will probably stay cooler with the dual fans though.
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3 fans are included. You can add 1 to the side. Only 1 in top and it is included. With all 4 my CPU runs at 46c for gaming. While graphics card runs about 40c with afterburner on
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No room for a fan from what I remember. Stick with a low TDP Haswell/Ivy Bridge CPU and it will be fine.
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I uses Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120mm PWM Fan (RR-212E-20PK-R2)it is really big, I have a little problem put the ram in, but I made it finally