Good Fans for Overclocking?

SIRmisterD · Mar 29, 2013

Hello,
I am planning on building a gaming PC for my first time. I plan to overclock, but I'm not sure what are good fans for overclocking. If anyone could give any suggestions on what to buy, that would be a GREAT help. Here are the parts that I plan to build with:

CPU:Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($74.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: OCZ Vector Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($159.99 @ Newegg)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($379.99 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($108.98 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk II 750W 80 PLUS Silver Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($103.98 @ Newegg)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)

My main concerns are that I would ruin my CPU and/or my motherboard. As you can tell from my parts, I am not planning to use a liquid cooling system, so I guess I would need multiple, really good, performance fans. If you could provide me with some suggestions, that would be a big help. I don't know which ones to use, so I'm stuck. I don't want to be spending more than $1600 (total). Also, if they have LED's in them, that would be great too. (just something to make the tower look cooler and fancier. Not required though

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P.S. I already have my monitor, mouse, and keyboard picked. Since they aren't relevant I didn't post them. If you need to see that, for some reason, let me know, and I will post them.

Thanks for any help!

inzone · Mar 30, 2013

Your case comes with a front and rear 120mm fan and a top 140mm fan , the video card has 3x fans on it to cool the gpu and the cpu cooler comes with a fan. So far I see no need for additional fans and you should continue with your build the way it is. Once put together and running if you feel that the inside air temp should be cooler you can add a fan in the side panel and that's a good place for a fan because it blows directly onto the motherboard instead of across it. You alkso have an option to add a fan at the top of the case as there is room for two and one is included.
When you decide to start your overclocking you do have the option to add a fan to the cpu cooler if need be , but generaly one is sufficient

4Ryan6 · Mar 30, 2013

@SIRmisterD

You've provided a lot of information but what you have not provided are your overclocking intentions?

Making suggestions to you are directly relevant to those intentions.

With a 3570K and the CPU cooling solution you've listed you're already set for maybe 4.2ghz with no long term problems, however with the investment you're already making I'd go with a better CPU cooler, to run the CPU as cool as possible.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608018

You can check my sig and research into the Cooling Fan Roundup for any fan info you need, but CPU cooling wise you just cannot really beat the Noctua NH-D14.

SIRmisterD · Apr 21, 2013

4Ryan6 :

I guess I was planning on OC'ing a little, but not as high as you were thinking. I think that the 3.4 Quad is really significant and pretty powerful alone. So if I did OC, it would only be maybe 3.6 - 3.7.

Would I need to change the CPU Cooler to the one you suggested if I go to 3.6 or 3.7?

inzone · Apr 21, 2013

The CM Hyper 212 Evo will be able to cool your cpu with an overclock up to 4.2ghz, so your 3.6 or 3.7 will be fine. Your motherboard should have several preset choices that will raise the CPU up to what you want and other choices as well.

manofchalk · Apr 21, 2013

A 212 EVO is more than enough for a ~4.2Ghz overclock, for a 3570k its a fairly easy frequency to hit. A lot of the time you dont even need to manually adjust the voltage.

SIRmisterD · Apr 22, 2013

inzone :

My case fans would still be ok, correct? I shouldn't have to buy more or upgrade some fans to OC?

inzone · Apr 22, 2013

The purpose of case fans is to circulate the air inside the case so that the temp inside is not hot. The fans attached to your components are the ones that do all the work and by buying the Hyper 212EVO you will be able to keep the CPU from getting hot. Because your only overclocking a small amount the CPU temp will not be very warm at all. So the case fans will not have a lot of warm air to move. The video card has a rear facing exaust so the warm air is blown out the rear of the case. The case has several options for adding fans so that later on if your doing more overclocking you can add more fans to the case, but for right now the case fans that you have will do the job.

4Ryan6 · Apr 23, 2013

SIRmisterD :

4Ryan6 :

I guess I was planning on OC'ing a little, but not as high as you were thinking. I think that the 3.4 Quad is really significant and pretty powerful alone. So if I did OC, it would only be maybe 3.6 - 3.7.

Would I need to change the CPU Cooler to the one you suggested if I go to 3.6 or 3.7?

No, the CPU cooler you've chosen will be just fine under that intended overclock load.

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