Filling up your case with lots of fans

[sheratchet]

Is it good to fill up your face with lots of fans? Or is it bad when i mean by bad is that is the hot air going to get out?

 

[tiny voices]

Nope, not good. Chances are it will actually heat the system up.

ALL you need is a front intake, and a rear and top exhaust. Thats it.

 

[sheratchet]

This is what im going to use.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5S4XImB9rU it shows where i could add fans but could you tell me where to add some and where not to?

 

[tiny voices]

This is ALL you need for a cool system:

front intake.
top exhaust.
rear exhaust.

 

[sheratchet]

So i dont add any fans?

 

[tiny voices]

If you have three in the configuration I listed, no you do not need any more fans.

 

[sheratchet]

Thankk you!

 

[ssddx]

there is nothing wrong with using all fan slots however its likely not required.

at a minimum you want one front, one top and one rear. the top is even optional depending on your system specs and temps.

putting more fans in is NOT going to cause it to heat up. that is just silly. you dont want all intake fans... but you should have more airflow coming in than out. perhaps a 60/40 ratio (since air will find its own way out through cracks, holes, etc)

 

[sheratchet]

Well on newegg it shows its not windowed.... So on the side i could add 2 extra fans should i just leave it the way it? and dont add

 

[tiny voices]

I have never had good luck with side fans. I added a 120mm side fan to my PC and they temps of my GPUs (2 gtx560s at the time) went up 2-4 degrees overall.

Generally side fans are not needed.

 

[sheratchet]

Thank you for help to! Im asking about this because once awhile ill leave my computer on and i dont want it to heat up

 

[tiny voices]

My computer is on 24/7 and I have never had heat issues ever. Leaving it on is not a problem. Heat is really only generated when gaming or when the CPU and GPU are in heavy load.

 

[sheratchet]

Do you have a cpu cooler?

 

[tiny voices]

Yes, everyone has a cPU cooler. Without one your CPU would burn in a few minutes. I use an aftermarket cooler, not the one that comes with the CPU, because my CPU is overclocked.

 

[sheratchet]

Ive never had a cpu cooler and it never over heat but ive had issues about my hard drive alot of times and my screen would turn blue after having my computer on for a few minutes

 

[tiny voices]

Yes, you have had a cPU cooler. There is NO such thing as a computer with no CPU cooler. Every CPU has a heatsink of some kind.

 

[sheratchet]

Im not sure hehehe the only cpu cooler i know is the ones you plant on your cpu

 

[tiny voices]

Yes, and I promise you any computer you have owned has had a heatsink cooler on the CPU. Without a heatsink, CPUs burn in about a minute.

 

[sheratchet]

Thank you

 

[tiny voices]

No problem. You are probably thinking of aftermarket CPU coolers. Every CPU comes with a 'stock' cooler. But, many people buy better CPU coolers so they can overclock their CPUs.

 

[ssddx]

@tiny

do remember that fan configuration may vary based on what you have in the case. a side fan over a stock cpu heatsink for example is going to help not hurt.

generally though a side fan is not required except for certain circumstances.

heat is always generated by a pc, even when it is idle. its only a matter of how much heat. leave an idle pc in a room for a few hours. it will raise the temp of the room 2-3 degrees from heat dissipation. eventually if you leave the pc in a confined space it could start getting high temps but typically its a non issue as most houses have airflow throughout them.

@op

all cpus have a cooler on them. the stock oem one is just small. i use the provided cooler on my i7-920 and it works fine but then again i dont overclock, i have a large case and i have enough airflow. sure my temps would be lower on a better heatsink but if i dont push my pc very hard and if my temps arent too high i dont feel the need to invest money in something that isnt going to help since i dont have a problem as is.

an unstable hdd can cause blue screen of death (bsod). sounds like a failing hard drive to me. i've had my fair share.

as far as resolving what fans you need... you can start out with 2 fronts 1 rear (and dont forget the psu has a rear fan). start there and most likely you are fine. if you have trouble with temps post back in this thread and we can help you out.

 

[sheratchet]

Whats bsod for the failing hard drive and im not sure about cases that much so the rear is the back right?