Do I need a case fan?

[stevenbobdonut]

I have an old pc case with no fans and I will be using it to build a pc.
Would I need a case fan?

 

[Brighttail]

Um. Case fans promote air flow. Air flow is what cools your computer by bringing cold air from the outside and removing warm air from the inside. Fans are very very very important to proper coolie.

 

[USAFRet]

In general, yes, you would need at least one fan to pull the hot air out.
What case is it? Often, $40 for a new case is worth the headache trying to make an old one work.

 

[stevenbobdonut]

In general, yes, you would need at least one fan to pull the hot air out.
What case is it? Often, $40 for a new case is worth the headache trying to make an old one work.

A really really really old hp case.
There's this kinda ramp shaped tube that goes over the heatsink.

 

[USAFRet]

In general, yes, you would need at least one fan to pull the hot air out.
What case is it? Often, $40 for a new case is worth the headache trying to make an old one work.

A really really really old hp case.
There's this kinda ramp shaped tube that goes over the heatsink.

Right. I've had a couple of those.
Buying a new case will be far easier than trying to make that old one work well.

 

[Brighttail]

So in conclusion:

1. Yes you need a fan for this case.
2. Get a better case if you can afford it.

 

[stevenbobdonut]

In general, yes, you would need at least one fan to pull the hot air out.
What case is it? Often, $40 for a new case is worth the headache trying to make an old one work.

A really really really old hp case.
There's this kinda ramp shaped tube that goes over the heatsink.

Right. I've had a couple of those.
Buying a new case will be far easier than trying to make that old one work well.

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/thermaltake-case-vl80001w2z I'll be getitng this case. or any other case that allows cable management around that price?

 

[stevenbobdonut]

In general, yes, you would need at least one fan to pull the hot air out.
What case is it? Often, $40 for a new case is worth the headache trying to make an old one work.

A really really really old hp case.
There's this kinda ramp shaped tube that goes over the heatsink.

Right. I've had a couple of those.
Buying a new case will be far easier than trying to make that old one work well.

Will my pc overheat If I use that tube thingy?

 

[USAFRet]

In general, yes, you would need at least one fan to pull the hot air out.
What case is it? Often, $40 for a new case is worth the headache trying to make an old one work.

A really really really old hp case.
There's this kinda ramp shaped tube that goes over the heatsink.

Right. I've had a couple of those.
Buying a new case will be far easier than trying to make that old one work well.

Will my pc overheat If I use that tube thingy?

Big green thing that leads to the back of the case?

A lot old Dells (and others) were made with that. On the original CPU, there was a simple, no fan, heat sink. That air conduit shuttled air from the heat sink to the back of the case where there was a fan pulling air out.

What case is it?

 

[stevenbobdonut]

In general, yes, you would need at least one fan to pull the hot air out.
What case is it? Often, $40 for a new case is worth the headache trying to make an old one work.

A really really really old hp case.
There's this kinda ramp shaped tube that goes over the heatsink.

Right. I've had a couple of those.
Buying a new case will be far easier than trying to make that old one work well.

Will my pc overheat If I use that tube thingy?

Big green thing that leads to the back of the case?

A lot old Dells (and others) were made with that. On the original CPU, there was a simple, no fan, heat sink. That air conduit shuttled air from the heat sink to the back of the case where there was a fan pulling air out.

What case is it?

Hp Pavilion 7920.

 

[USAFRet]

Hp Pavilion 7920.

Oh my.
Don't bother trying to use that case.
http://www.cnet.com/products/hp-pavilion-7920-celeron-900-mhz-128-mb-30-gb/specs/
10+ years old. Small. Non standard. No real fan mounts.

Yes, it's a 'case', that used to hold a 'PC'. But things have moved on. Old Dell/HP/Compaq cases were decidedly 'non-standard'. You'd have to do a LOT of mods just to make a current motherboard fit.

You will expend far more in brain frustration than the $40 it will take to just buy a new one.
Can you do it? Sure. But only if you are really in love with that case.