hould I buy case fans and where to place them?

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Shapperd

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Hello everyone!

I'm thinking about buying a Case fan to my PC.
I know that the case is only capable of a 80mm fan. I tought about Artic F8 PWM, but I'll consider any recommendation. My goal is to keep my PC as Quiet as I can in idle state (in gaming/full load state i don't really care)

My temps now, at idle are: CPU: 43-52 celsius, Gpu 30-49 celsius.
Cpu: Intel Core i5 3330 @3.0Ghz and GPU: Shapphire Radeon HD 7770

My current case is a Codegen Q3335 (image below) has 1 vent spot at end and 1 at side, close to each other so only one is installable.
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So my questions are: 1. Should I install fan to this case, or i must buy a new case if i want a more quiet pc. 2. If I'm fine with the case, is the mentioned fan good for the job, 3. If not what fan should I buy in similar price range?

Thank you in anticipation.
 
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where are you located. ?

I found this case for 19.99 on new egg.... comes with 1 x Rear 80mm Fan (pre-installed) 1 x Front 120mm LED Red Fan (pre-installed) and opening for 1 x Side 120mm Fan (optional) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811353108

The case your mentioning, will it be able to keep your cpu cool? I worry 80mm fans aren't much.

suggestions;
1. I would make sure the PCIE slot covered are replaced with the ones that have holes to let as much cool air into that box..
2. I use to have an case similar to that and broke, I uses a drill and made mounting holes (place 120mm fan on case marking mounting holes) and then created a grill into the case with the bigger drill bit and mounted that 120mm fan on...
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Its not a great case mate .

Do you have any fans at all installed at the minute ??
Because it looks like that case also has a mount for a front intake.

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Ideally you want a front intake & a rear exhaust in any PC build.
80mm fans are never going to be that quiet though.
 
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Motherboard: Asrock B75 Pro3, cpu: Core i5 3330



No, I don't have any installed. And I have this silver thing on the front panel, so if I install a vent on the front, how will it take air in? It's not a great case I know It's 4+ years old, I'm planning to buy a new but I don't really have budget for theese things. But if I buy a case it may won't be compatibile with the fans I buy now for this.
So bottom line, If I'll buy a case that would be in the $20 price range. Really don't have much budget.
 
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I assumes the case front probably has an opening at the bottom.

Looking again though , no its not worth trying to fit an intake it will do very little apart from create more noise.

The issue here is while fitting an 80mm exhaust will help temps it with if anything create more noise under load.

The f8 pwm is a decent little fan (the pwm pro with the rubber anti vibration mounting is better though if available)

A better case with 120mm intake/outtake is the real solution though - but you already know that.

What country are you in ??

 
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where are you located. ?

I found this case for 19.99 on new egg.... comes with 1 x Rear 80mm Fan (pre-installed) 1 x Front 120mm LED Red Fan (pre-installed) and opening for 1 x Side 120mm Fan (optional) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811353108

The case your mentioning, will it be able to keep your cpu cool? I worry 80mm fans aren't much.

suggestions;
1. I would make sure the PCIE slot covered are replaced with the ones that have holes to let as much cool air into that box..
2. I use to have an case similar to that and broke, I uses a drill and made mounting holes (place 120mm fan on case marking mounting holes) and then created a grill into the case with the bigger drill bit and mounted that 120mm fan on top of case for exhaust, it truly needed it to be honest...


heat rises, and the rear fan and side fans are not even to the top of case... why I say this.. and why I drilled my case. (wish I kept a picture it was a nice DIY project...
 
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You got some nice components here. It's worth it to buy a new or even a used case to support at least 1 front fan and 1 at the back as exhaust. You can find many cases at about 15$-20$ that fit your components nicely and cooling them right
 
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