spending $60 on case fans worth it?

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hey guys i recently bought my new build
i have a Corsair Carbide 400R case
it has 3 pre fitted fans
it still has 4 empty slots for upto 140mm fans
i wanted to fill up these slots to avoid dust going into the case when im not using it
these 4 good quality fans will cost about 60$
so is it worth the money to spend so much on case fans?
what good do case fans do anyways?

i havent overclocked my 4690K yet
still caught up in a dilemma whether to not to overclock it
and even if i do whether i should air cool it or water cool it?
 
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geofelt
Don't waste your money.
At the very least try using the supplied fans first and see how you do.

Mount two supplied fans as front intakes and one as exhaust in the rear. That will give you a positive pressure airflow where all intake air is filtered keeping your case clean.

I have become a bit jaded on the subject of haswell cooling for overclocking.
How high you can OC is firstly determined by your luck in the bin lottery.
I had high expectations from the Devil's canyon parts and their better thermals.
I found out that the thermals really do not matter unless, perhaps, you are a competitive overclocker.
Haswell runs quite cool, that is, until you raise the voltage past 1.25v or so.
Once you go past 1.3v, then you really do need very...
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Don't waste your money.
At the very least try using the supplied fans first and see how you do.

Mount two supplied fans as front intakes and one as exhaust in the rear. That will give you a positive pressure airflow where all intake air is filtered keeping your case clean.

I have become a bit jaded on the subject of haswell cooling for overclocking.
How high you can OC is firstly determined by your luck in the bin lottery.
I had high expectations from the Devil's canyon parts and their better thermals.
I found out that the thermals really do not matter unless, perhaps, you are a competitive overclocker.
Haswell runs quite cool, that is, until you raise the voltage past 1.25v or so.
Once you go past 1.3v, then you really do need very good cooling to keep stress loads under say 85c.
But, voltages higher than 1.30 are not a good thing for 24/7 usage.
Even if you can handle the heat, how much do you really need that extra multiplier from say 4.4 to 4.6?
My thought is that it is better to use the exotic cooling funds for a quieter and less expensive air cooler.
Anything extra can go to a stronger graphics card for the gamer or a SSD.
 
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