Are three fans at the front of my case ok for my gaming PC or do I need to buy an extra one?

[rewindxd]

I ordered a Corsir Crystal 460x as my first case and I didn't buy any extra fans but the case comes with 3 120mm fans at the front of the case. Should I buy extra or should it just hold up fine for gaming?

 

[urbancamper]

Buy one for the back. If you intend to use a 240mm rad setup that would take up the top. If not you might want to buy 2 for the top. Thought the top is probably not necessary since you have 3 in the front and the back has plenty of ventilation. Of course you know that you don't need to buy those very expensive multicolor fans.

 

[Karadjgne]

For best results with airflow through the case, which does a lot for temperature control, especially with the cpu/gpu, you'll need intake-in and exhaust out. How you go about that isn't nearly as important as actually doing it. As mentioned, if you have a aio, it's radiator is usually mounted as exhaust, so that fan counts. If you have air cooling, you'll really want a fan exhausting that heat out of the case,nkt letting it circulate. Just taking one of those intake fans and putting it in the rear/top will drop case temps an easy 10°C, which has a corresponding affect on the cpu and the gpu.

Personally, I'd get 2x decent fans at least. This'll provide enough airflow through the case to actually allow the fan rpm to be turned down, making the case much quieter, while still getting good temps.

 

[Isokolon]

The 460X usually comes with all the fans you need.
2 front intake
1 back exhaust is all you need for a modern setup

 

[rewindxd]

So should I just take one of the fans off the front and transfer it to the back?

 

[Isokolon]

You need 1 exhaust at the rear.
Depending on your setup 2 intakes front & 1 exhaust rear should be enough airflow.

As for the specifics of the Crystal case it might look odd though with only 2 fans front. But that's up to you.

 

[rewindxd]

I guess I'll just do the 2 front and 1 back for now but I'll order another fan for the back or just buy one locally when I can. Thanks everyone!