Any need for extra case fans?

[Majestic5]

I am building my first PC gaming build very soon and I am worried my components will overheat if I don't have adequate case airflow or extra fans. I would appreciate if people suggest fans if I need more. I am also interested in how many fans my case comes with. I would like to keep my case budget around the price of my current case (linked Build below).

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WHMByc

 

[USAFRet]

It comes with 3.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EWHOIDC
"Dual 120mm front LED fans and rear 120mm exhaust fan"

Do you need more? Add fans only if it runs too hot. Less is more, IMHO.

 

[AMDFaith]

the 230T comes with 3 included fans, this case will allow for ample airflow with supplied fans.

 

[dstarr3]

There are two reasons to add/replace fans in a case. First is inadequate cooling. If your PC's running too hot, poor fans arranged poorly could be a culprit. The second is noise; if the fans that come in a case make an awful racket, it's perfectly reasonable to swap them out for quieter ones.

In either event, if you do add/replace fans, remember that you always want more fans sucking air in than blowing air out. Exhaust fans should be at the top/rear, intake fans should be at the front/bottom.

Three fans is probably the best place to start, and should be enough for most machines. Two intake, one exhaust. And when installing the CPU fan, if you can, orient it such that the CPU fan is blowing towards the exhaust fan near it so the hot air goes directly into the exhaust fan and leaves the case instead of heating up the interior.

You'll also notice that that case has mesh beneath the PSU mounting location. If your computer is going to be sitting on carpet, be sure to orient your PSU such that its fan is facing the inside of the case. The PSU fan is an intake fan blowing onto the PSU components, so if you position that fan against something like carpeting, you'll be suffocating that fan and your PSU will be running hotter than it has to. Ideally, your case will be sitting on a hardwood floor or some other flat, smooth surface, in which case you would orient the PSU such that the fan is facing the bottom mesh underneath the PSU mount.

Also try your best to tuck away all loose cables, because a rats nest of cables inside your case hinders airflow, and thus cooling, as well. Bear all this in mind when building, and your PC's cooling will be basically as good as it can get.