Stock fans in the Fractal Design Define R4

[MrsAverageMan]

Hi,

I'm planning on building my first gaming rig at Christmas/New Year and I want to know if the stock fans in a Fractal Design Define R4 would keep my components cool under load. If they would struggle, the fans I have in mind are the Corsair AF120/140 QE. I understand that the cooler the electrics the better, but I'm on a budget and want to save money where possible.

My build: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/MrsAverageMan/saved/6r3gXL

Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[Goodeggray]

The Fractal fans are good fans. Your build is not going to produce that much heat so go with the stock set up until you run into problems.

 

[Dan The IT Man]

I have the Fractal Design R2 Midi. It came with 140mm Stock fans, they were fine and still are. I recently upgraded a few to the Corsair AF140mm but o ly because I wanted some Red LED's. However, I had no trouble with stock fans.

I have
i5 2500k 3.3Ghz
GTX 780Ti 3GB
ASUS P8 z77 LX
8GB RAM
240 SSD + 2TB sata + 500GB data

Not as good as yours but my CPU never goes above 48 and GPU never above 50.

 

[MrsAverageMan]

The Fractal fans are good fans. Your build is not going to produce that much heat so go with the stock set up until you run into problems.

That's good to hear. Thank you. If I have enough would it be worth adding extra fans to cool the parts down more or would it be overkill?

 

[MrsAverageMan]

I have the Fractal Design R2 Midi. It came with 140mm Stock fans, they were fine and still are. I recently upgraded a few to the Corsair AF140mm but o ly because I wanted some Red LED's. However, I had no trouble with stock fans.

I have
i5 2500k 3.3Ghz
GTX 780Ti 3GB
ASUS P8 z77 LX
8GB RAM
240 SSD + 2TB sata + 500GB data

Not as good as yours but my CPU never goes above 48 and GPU never above 50.

Thanks dude, much appreciated help!!