Question Can i get away with having 1 exhaust fan temporarily??

[Pythonbites]

So, I'm building my new Ryzen 5 2600x build with the stock cooler. I'm using the Aerocool Cylon case. So, I have all the parts ready, but I haven't got enough for a graphics card for another couple of weeks. The case comes with a 120mm fan at the rear. So, could I get away with using a non overclocked Ryzen 5 2600x with a stock cooler and a GT 1030 for about 13 days? (I have a spare 1030)

 

[MrN1ce9uy]

Sure, especially with a GT 1030 it won't be an issue. Even with a more powerful GPU the heat may get warm, but nothing should overheat as long as you have at least one fan.

But you should get at least 1-2 front intake fans down the road.

 

[Pythonbites]

Sure, especially with a GT 1030 it won't be an issue. Even with a more powerful GPU the heat may get warm, but nothing should overheat as long as you have at least one fan.

But you should get at least 1-2 front intake fans also.

awesome! I was going to get 2 exhaust and 2 intake. Thanks or the help

 

[Bearmann]

Most of the Dell office machines only come with one fan total, including the CPU, but they do usually have some kind of duct to direct the flow. You'll be fine!

 

[SkyNetRising]

The case comes with a 120mm fan at the rear. So, could I get away with using a non overclocked Ryzen 5 2600x with a stock cooler and a GT 1030 for about 13 days? (I have a spare 1030)

I'd suggest relocating your fan to front intake position.

 

[TechyInAZ]

You can easily run that config without any case fans. It'll get warm at high loads, but it is definitely usable until you can get more case fans.

 

[Karadjgne]

Just about every single Dell, HP, Lenovo, Sony, Compaq etc pre-built pc made up until recently, only ever came available with a single 80-120mm exhaust. Literally no place possible to even consider mounting an intake. Yet this also included Pentium 4 cpus that ran hot enough to fry eggs 3 feet away.

You'll be way plenty fine running a single exhaust, you have nowhere near the heat output of many of those older lga775, Athlon II, P4 pc's that also ran AMD's version of a space heater they called a gpu. With a single exhaust.