Do you ALWAYS need a fan inside the case when building?

AiCPearlJam

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I was wondering because I am confused on what fans to get because some are really big and I'm not sure if it would fit into my rig once I get the thing built. So if I'm going for good graphics and gettign a good Dual Core Processor do I need a fan?

Plus where do you plug fans into, the Mobo or the PSU?
 
Your case should have set sizes it can handle(80mm, 120mm, etc) The heatsink should come with it's own fan, but they are typically 80mm or 92mm.

Depending on the fan's plug, it can plug into your motherboard or power supply. Some have converters to work on either. Typically you must plug a processor fan into the motherboard. Many systems like to know the fan's going, and sometimes will shut off if they don't detect a CPU fan.
 
Well in regard to your question about your Fans. Your best bet is to plug them into the Motherboard (3 pin connector). If It have a 4 pin molex, those will go into the PSU.

Most fans come with an adapter from 3 pin to 4 pin so that you can choose! The reason i say go 3 pin (at least for your CPU fan) is because you can monitor its speed with programs such as SpeedFan 4.32 which can be useful

Edit: sorry i was must have been typing this while "other" was...
 
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It all depends on what case you have. Most cases today supports 80mm and 120mm fans. Your case needs to have mounting holes for the fans in order for you to mount it (unless you make your own mounting holes). As for if all cases needs them, basically yes, unless you have an absolutely ancient computer. Most people have at least 1 or 2, usually more than 2 fans in their case. And if you want a good graphics card you will definitely want fans to expel the heat. And you can either plug it into the mobo or PSU, depending on what kind of connector your fan has.

Wow, 4 posts at almost the same time saying the same thing :)
 
they screw in. just make sure your little square where the fan goes is the size apart from each other as the fan. Ie 80mm fan should have a pre done holes 800mm apart from each other in the form of a square.

OMEGA, you little devil, you beat me to the punch.
 
here is what i think you could benefit from.

1. to have a constant good flow of air to bring in cool and exhaust hot air, what you do is get at least 2 fans for the case, (which is mounted directly on the case through pre done hole provided for you) one on the very front of the case to bring in cool air. next you need one in the back of the case to exhaust hot air. again, these mounting holes are already pre done for you.

2. size matters. the bigger the fan, the less RPM's you need to have since the big blades can thrust air with less effort.

3. to figure out what size fan you need, the specifications will almost always say on the web site your buying it from. if you already own it, use a rules and see how many Millimeters it is from hole to hole parallel to each other.

4 with a dual core and hi end graphics car you will get much more heat. to cool your devices you will need this good airflow technique.

5. however, a side panel fan can disrupt the airflow from the intake and outtake there fore, screwing up the current of air. unless the side panel is low and to the bottom, the only benefit you could gain if for it to cool your north bridge heat sink on your motherboard, which can normally run hot.
 
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