Does my case need more fans?

Chris Beldam

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Jun 9, 2013
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Hey,
I have the Coolermaster K380 case. However it only came with one fan? Since i've got quite a bit of kit in there do i need another fan? My pc can take another 3 fans but im not sure whether or not i need it?

Components:
I5 3330
GTX 660TI
6GB Ram
HDD 1TB
500W PSU
 
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In all likelyhood it will. One fan probably isn't doing an adequate job of keeping case temps down.
It's probably a really poop one too. (One's that come with cases usually are).

Fans are such a cheap and easy upgrade that you might as well just buy in a couple, mount them to all the locations your case can fit.
It's unlikely to do any harm.
You'll need to have a nice amount of airflow coming in as an intake, and an exhaust fan or two getting rid of all the warm air. Generally it's advised to stick with positive airflow rather than negative, which usually means more intakes than exhausts.

vagrancyx

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I dunno, does it need it? What are your temps like? You need to provide more information. If you're not sure what your temps are..download realtemp or another program to see..or if your motherboard has any sensor apps that show it..what are the temps?
 
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In all likelyhood it will. One fan probably isn't doing an adequate job of keeping case temps down.
It's probably a really poop one too. (One's that come with cases usually are).

Fans are such a cheap and easy upgrade that you might as well just buy in a couple, mount them to all the locations your case can fit.
It's unlikely to do any harm.
You'll need to have a nice amount of airflow coming in as an intake, and an exhaust fan or two getting rid of all the warm air. Generally it's advised to stick with positive airflow rather than negative, which usually means more intakes than exhausts.
 
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