Is an exhaust fan really needed?

MechaTechie

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Hi,

So basically I'm going to build a gaming PC and I had everything planned and set up so I could build it tomorrow morning. My build includes an i5 4460 and a GTX 970, my case is the Corsair SPEC-01 which only has one intake fan in the front. I had planned to buy an exhaust fan by the time of Christmas but it just occurred to me that temps may be a problem. I didn' t want to have to delay everything another day, do you think temperatures will be a problem?

Thank you
 
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I mean given you're not going to be overclocking and the 970 is a relatively cool customer, you should be fine for a short time. You definitely want to have at least two fans, one unrestricted in the front drawing cool air into the case, and a rear fan pulling air out.
I mean given you're not going to be overclocking and the 970 is a relatively cool customer, you should be fine for a short time. You definitely want to have at least two fans, one unrestricted in the front drawing cool air into the case, and a rear fan pulling air out.
 
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Thank you for answering so quickly

Do you think I'll be fine until Christmas or should I get an exhaust before that?

 


Sorry I forgot to mention I don´t live in the US (so delivery takes longer and there is no newegg) and it's like 11 pm in my country