Are case fans needed for slight overclock on gaming pc?

[BenJLiu]

Do I need case fans for slight overclock? At the moment I am spending around 60 dollars on case fans, but are they necessary? Should I buy 3 case fans for 60 dollars or upgrade my corsair cx 550m psu to a evga supernova g2 750?

 

[Atomicdonut17]

You don't need to spend 60 bucks, per se, but it wouldn't hurt. The case's airflow would improve, and it would evict hot air sooner. The pain about PCs (mainly with towers) is that because most of the components sit at the top of the rig, the hot air likes to settle around them. With case fans, the problem is much easier. More expensive case fans won't make huge differences by way of physical CPU temps, but it should give an overall improvement to longevity and parts. Every part should get effective air flow.

 

[BenJLiu]

You don't need to spend 60 bucks, per se, but it wouldn't hurt. The case's airflow would improve, and it would evict hot air sooner. The pain about PCs (mainly with towers) is that because most of the components sit at the top of the rig, the hot air likes to settle around them. With case fans, the problem is much easier. More expensive case fans won't make huge differences by way of physical CPU temps, but it should give an overall improvement to longevity and parts. Every part should get effective air flow.

I'm really confused on what your trying to say because I said should I buy 3 case fans for 60 or upgrade my psu. Also what is se?

 

[Atomicdonut17]

You don't need to spend 60 bucks, per se, but it wouldn't hurt. The case's airflow would improve, and it would evict hot air sooner. The pain about PCs (mainly with towers) is that because most of the components sit at the top of the rig, the hot air likes to settle around them. With case fans, the problem is much easier. More expensive case fans won't make huge differences by way of physical CPU temps, but it should give an overall improvement to longevity and parts. Every part should get effective air flow.

I'm really confused on what your trying to say because I said should I buy 3 case fans for 60 or upgrade my psu. Also what is se?

"Per se" is a latin term, loosely meaning "not exactly". And, I would suggest a new PSU, at the moment. While case fans are important, a lot of people make them out to be way more of a big deal than they are. While you should get better fans later on, as everyone should, the longevity of a computer versus overall quality are debatable by the user. With a higher wattage PSU, you can upgrade plenty on later, and fans can be (slightly) secondary. If I had to make an accustomed suggestion, however, I'd split it down the middle. I'd spend 30 bucks on fans, then put the other 30 down on a PSU.

 

[BenJLiu]

You don't need to spend 60 bucks, per se, but it wouldn't hurt. The case's airflow would improve, and it would evict hot air sooner. The pain about PCs (mainly with towers) is that because most of the components sit at the top of the rig, the hot air likes to settle around them. With case fans, the problem is much easier. More expensive case fans won't make huge differences by way of physical CPU temps, but it should give an overall improvement to longevity and parts. Every part should get effective air flow.

I'm really confused on what your trying to say because I said should I buy 3 case fans for 60 or upgrade my psu. Also what is se?

"Per se" is a latin term, loosely meaning "not exactly". And, I would suggest a new PSU, at the moment. While case fans are important, a lot of people make them out to be way more of a big deal than they are. While you should get better fans later on, as everyone should, the longevity of a computer versus overall quality are debatable by the user. With a higher wattage PSU, you can upgrade plenty on later, and fans can be (slightly) secondary. If I had to make an accustomed suggestion, however, I'd split it down the middle. I'd spend 30 bucks on fans, then put the other 30 down on a PSU.

But the PSU I plan on upgrading to is a g2 evga supernova 750 and if I instead use 30-40 dollars on psu I would buy the evga g1 650 which people say isn't really an upgrade in quality from the cx550m

 

[Atomicdonut17]

You don't need to spend 60 bucks, per se, but it wouldn't hurt. The case's airflow would improve, and it would evict hot air sooner. The pain about PCs (mainly with towers) is that because most of the components sit at the top of the rig, the hot air likes to settle around them. With case fans, the problem is much easier. More expensive case fans won't make huge differences by way of physical CPU temps, but it should give an overall improvement to longevity and parts. Every part should get effective air flow.

I'm really confused on what your trying to say because I said should I buy 3 case fans for 60 or upgrade my psu. Also what is se?

"Per se" is a latin term, loosely meaning "not exactly". And, I would suggest a new PSU, at the moment. While case fans are important, a lot of people make them out to be way more of a big deal than they are. While you should get better fans later on, as everyone should, the longevity of a computer versus overall quality are debatable by the user. With a higher wattage PSU, you can upgrade plenty on later, and fans can be (slightly) secondary. If I had to make an accustomed suggestion, however, I'd split it down the middle. I'd spend 30 bucks on fans, then put the other 30 down on a PSU.

But the PSU I plan on upgrading to is a g2 evga supernova 750 and if I instead use 30-40 dollars on psu I would buy the evga g1 650 which people say isn't really an upgrade in quality from the cx550m

Then get the PSU now and fans later.

 

[BenJLiu]

You don't need to spend 60 bucks, per se, but it wouldn't hurt. The case's airflow would improve, and it would evict hot air sooner. The pain about PCs (mainly with towers) is that because most of the components sit at the top of the rig, the hot air likes to settle around them. With case fans, the problem is much easier. More expensive case fans won't make huge differences by way of physical CPU temps, but it should give an overall improvement to longevity and parts. Every part should get effective air flow.

I'm really confused on what your trying to say because I said should I buy 3 case fans for 60 or upgrade my psu. Also what is se?

"Per se" is a latin term, loosely meaning "not exactly". And, I would suggest a new PSU, at the moment. While case fans are important, a lot of people make them out to be way more of a big deal than they are. While you should get better fans later on, as everyone should, the longevity of a computer versus overall quality are debatable by the user. With a higher wattage PSU, you can upgrade plenty on later, and fans can be (slightly) secondary. If I had to make an accustomed suggestion, however, I'd split it down the middle. I'd spend 30 bucks on fans, then put the other 30 down on a PSU.

But the PSU I plan on upgrading to is a g2 evga supernova 750 and if I instead use 30-40 dollars on psu I would buy the evga g1 650 which people say isn't really an upgrade in quality from the cx550m

Then get the PSU now and fans later.

ok, but also how many case fans do you think I would need to keep the airflow good and also overall keep the pc cool?

The fans I planned on getting were:
2x Riing 12 LED fans
1x Corsair Af120 LED fans

 

[Atomicdonut17]

[/quotemsg]ok, but also how many case fans do you think I would need to keep the airflow good and also overall keep the pc cool?

The fans I planned on getting were:
2x Riing 12 LED fans
1x Corsair Af120 LED fans

[/quotemsg]

These fans all run at about 1500RPM, which is just fine for most people. A slight overclock won't warm the case so much as to make these fans obsolete. They'll be fine.

 

[BenJLiu]

ok, but also how many case fans do you think I would need to keep the airflow good and also overall keep the pc cool?

The fans I planned on getting were:
2x Riing 12 LED fans
1x Corsair Af120 LED fans

[/quotemsg]

These fans all run at about 1500RPM, which is just fine for most people. A slight overclock won't warm the case so much as to make these fans obsolete. They'll be fine.[/quotemsg]Last question, instead of buying those expensive fans do you think I could be able get away with case fan cooling if I just buy 3 Arctic Cooling Low Noise Case Fan F12? Would they keep my pc cool enough?

 

[Atomicdonut17]

ok, but also how many case fans do you think I would need to keep the airflow good and also overall keep the pc cool?

The fans I planned on getting were:
2x Riing 12 LED fans
1x Corsair Af120 LED fans

These fans all run at about 1500RPM, which is just fine for most people. A slight overclock won't warm the case so much as to make these fans obsolete. They'll be fine.[/quotemsg]Last question, instead of buying those expensive fans do you think I could be able get away with case fan cooling if I just buy 3 Arctic Cooling Low Noise Case Fan F12? Would they keep my pc cool enough?[/quotemsg]

This type of fan looks like it will run anywhere between 600RPM to 1300 RPM. I would use PWM to have a higher RPM, but otherwise, it's fine.

 

[BenJLiu]

ok, but also how many case fans do you think I would need to keep the airflow good and also overall keep the pc cool?

The fans I planned on getting were:
2x Riing 12 LED fans
1x Corsair Af120 LED fans

These fans all run at about 1500RPM, which is just fine for most people. A slight overclock won't warm the case so much as to make these fans obsolete. They'll be fine.

Last question, instead of buying those expensive fans do you think I could be able get away with case fan cooling if I just buy 3 Arctic Cooling Low Noise Case Fan F12? Would they keep my pc cool enough?[/quotemsg]

This type of fan looks like it will run anywhere between 600RPM to 1300 RPM. I would use PWM to have a higher RPM, but otherwise, it's fine.

[/quotemsg]whats pwm?

 

[Atomicdonut17]

whats pwm?

[/quotemsg]

PWM is Pulse Width Modulation, and it refers to the fan headers on a motherboard (in this case). Most motherboards are able to use PWM to increase or decrease power flow to a fan, and thus increase or decrease RPM. It's useful for people who don't need their fans on 100% all hours of the day and want a quiet experience. It's what makes it prefered over MOLEX, the 4-pin variant that, while reliable and takes up less motherboard space, also cannot be controlled unless using a special hub.

 

[BenJLiu]

whats pwm?

PWM is Pulse Width Modulation, and it refers to the fan headers on a motherboard (in this case). Most motherboards are able to use PWM to increase or decrease power flow to a fan, and thus increase or decrease RPM. It's useful for people who don't need their fans on 100% all hours of the day and want a quiet experience. It's what makes it prefered over MOLEX, the 4-pin variant that, while reliable and takes up less motherboard space, also cannot be controlled unless using a special hub. [/quotemsg]So fans like Arctic Cooling, Case Fan Arctic F8 PRO PWM, 80mm PWM Case FAN would be better?

 

[Atomicdonut17]

So fans like Arctic Cooling, Case Fan Arctic F8 PRO PWM, 80mm PWM Case FAN would be better?
[/quotemsg]

They're better at being more versatile, really. If the fan has a lower RPM than a MOLEX, it could be said it's worse, but people tend to get a pin in the tomato about how much noise the fans cause. Personally, I could care less, so the higher rate MOLEX fans are preferable. However, if they're cheaper and (by the sounds of it) only 200RPM or a bit slower, I'd purchase them. When you're not under load, they'll automatically slow down so as to increase longevity and reduce noise.

 

[BenJLiu]

So fans like Arctic Cooling, Case Fan Arctic F8 PRO PWM, 80mm PWM Case FAN would be better?

They're better at being more versatile, really. If the fan has a lower RPM than a MOLEX, it could be said it's worse, but people tend to get a pin in the tomato about how much noise the fans cause. Personally, I could care less, so the higher rate MOLEX fans are preferable. However, if they're cheaper and (by the sounds of it) only 200RPM or a bit slower, I'd purchase them. When you're not under load, they'll automatically slow down so as to increase longevity and reduce noise.
[/quotemsg]ok then I'll just go with the Arctic Cooling Low Noise Case Fan F12 since its cheap and good enough for my system.