How many fans would this build require?

[Leon Dubey]

This is my first build, and is for dolphin emulation (hence the priority of cpu over gpu). It would be great if someone who knows their way around brands and compatibility could give me their opinion on it, but my main question is about the case. The case comes with only one fan, and I am wondering If that is enough, and if not, how many and what type of fan should I get?

Motherboard ASUS Z87-PRO $190 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131979


CPU Intel Core i5-4670 $220 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116898


GPU SAPPHIRE 100358L $110 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202011


HDD Western Digital WD Blue WD10EZEX $70 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339


SSD Kingston SSDNow V300 Series SV300S37A/120G $90 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820721107


RAM G.SKILL Ripjaws F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL $45 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277


Case COOLER MASTER Elite 350 RC-350-KKR500-GP $60 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119269

total price comes to around 800$

Thank you for your time

 

[Neospiral]

There's not really a requirement on the number of fans in the case, it's more about how much airflow you need and how hot you think your components will get. If you have 1 fan in that case, I'd get at least 1 more to create good flow through the whole chassis.

And I have one suggestion for your build, if you'll entertain:

Since you're going for big CPU performance, I'd jump down to the Asus Z87-Plus motherboard (identical to the Pro except no built-in wifi) and jump up to the i5-4670k. The reason being that the K version has an unlocked multiplier, allowing you to overclock.

 

[Leon Dubey]

There's not really a requirement on the number of fans in the case, it's more about how much airflow you need and how hot you think your components will get. If you have 1 fan in that case, I'd get at least 1 more to create good flow through the whole chassis.

And I have one suggestion for your build, if you'll entertain:

Since you're going for big CPU performance, I'd jump down to the Asus Z87-Plus motherboard (identical to the Pro except no built-in wifi) and jump up to the i5-4670k. The reason being that the K version has an unlocked multiplier, allowing you to overclock.

Thanks :] there are 2 optional vents for fans in the front and back, I think I will fill those. I will look into the difference between the CPU's, I didn't know that, and learning how to OC would be a great thing. As far as the motherboard, I am very partial to this model, and wifi and bluetooth are some of the main reasons I am sticking to it. Thanks for the suggestion, but I can spare the extra couple bucks, especially since I found one for just about as cheap as the plus

 

[Neospiral]

There's not really a requirement on the number of fans in the case, it's more about how much airflow you need and how hot you think your components will get. If you have 1 fan in that case, I'd get at least 1 more to create good flow through the whole chassis.

And I have one suggestion for your build, if you'll entertain:

Since you're going for big CPU performance, I'd jump down to the Asus Z87-Plus motherboard (identical to the Pro except no built-in wifi) and jump up to the i5-4670k. The reason being that the K version has an unlocked multiplier, allowing you to overclock.

Thanks :] there are 2 optional vents for fans in the front and back, I think I will fill those. I will look into the difference between the CPU's, I didn't know that, and learning how to OC would be a great thing. As far as the motherboard, I am very partial to this model, and wifi and bluetooth are some of the main reasons I am sticking to it. Thanks for the suggestion, but I can spare the extra couple bucks, especially since I found one for just about as cheap as the plus

Great! If you're needing the wifi/bluetooth, then the Pro is the perfect board. I kinda wish I had needed those things in my build because the Pro's north bridge heat sinks are sexy

 

[Zynch]

Would you not be best to get an APU and a 7790 or similar card

 

[Leon Dubey]

There's not really a requirement on the number of fans in the case, it's more about how much airflow you need and how hot you think your components will get. If you have 1 fan in that case, I'd get at least 1 more to create good flow through the whole chassis.

And I have one suggestion for your build, if you'll entertain:

Since you're going for big CPU performance, I'd jump down to the Asus Z87-Plus motherboard (identical to the Pro except no built-in wifi) and jump up to the i5-4670k. The reason being that the K version has an unlocked multiplier, allowing you to overclock.

Thanks :] there are 2 optional vents for fans in the front and back, I think I will fill those. I will look into the difference between the CPU's, I didn't know that, and learning how to OC would be a great thing. As far as the motherboard, I am very partial to this model, and wifi and bluetooth are some of the main reasons I am sticking to it. Thanks for the suggestion, but I can spare the extra couple bucks, especially since I found one for just about as cheap as the plus

Great! If you're needing the wifi/bluetooth, then the Pro is the perfect board. I kinda wish I had needed those things in my build because the Pro's north bridge heat sinks are sexy

Gold and black is my favorite color combination, I hope I'm not buying it just because of that :s

 

[Leon Dubey]

Would you not be best to get an APU and a 7790 or similar card

This was my original idea, but I wanted to allow for as much room for upgrading as possible, because I want this to last me through college, and if i need to run 3d modeling then I will need a better GPU

 

[Neospiral]

There's not really a requirement on the number of fans in the case, it's more about how much airflow you need and how hot you think your components will get. If you have 1 fan in that case, I'd get at least 1 more to create good flow through the whole chassis.

And I have one suggestion for your build, if you'll entertain:

Since you're going for big CPU performance, I'd jump down to the Asus Z87-Plus motherboard (identical to the Pro except no built-in wifi) and jump up to the i5-4670k. The reason being that the K version has an unlocked multiplier, allowing you to overclock.

Thanks :] there are 2 optional vents for fans in the front and back, I think I will fill those. I will look into the difference between the CPU's, I didn't know that, and learning how to OC would be a great thing. As far as the motherboard, I am very partial to this model, and wifi and bluetooth are some of the main reasons I am sticking to it. Thanks for the suggestion, but I can spare the extra couple bucks, especially since I found one for just about as cheap as the plus

Great! If you're needing the wifi/bluetooth, then the Pro is the perfect board. I kinda wish I had needed those things in my build because the Pro's north bridge heat sinks are sexy

Gold and black is my favorite color combination, I hope I'm not buying it just because of that :s

Well, if it means anything, I'm actually not a big fan of the color scheme on the board. I bought it because it's one of the best mid range boards at a good price point.

 

[Leon Dubey]

Well, if it means anything, I'm actually not a big fan of the color scheme on the board. I bought it because it's one of the best mid range boards at a good price point.

Thanks for the confidence, I knew I had found something good.