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Why not get a single 2tb 660p? But those drives don't make much heat so cooling won't be a big issue anyways.

 

The included fans will be fine.

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Hello friends, I am currently building my first gaming rig and was wondering if I would need any more fans? The case I bought has three already inside. I only ask this because as you can see in my part list I will only be using two m.2 drives. I'll be playing Overwatch, Skyrim, Fallout 4, The Witcher etc. Any advice is appreciated.

 

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Why not get a single 2tb 660p? But those drives don't make much heat so cooling won't be a big issue anyways.

 

The included fans will be fine.

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1 minute ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Why not get a single 2tb 660p? But those drives don't make much heat so cooling won't be a big issue anyways.

 

The included fans will be fine.

I know it sounds weird, but I prefer to have my games, game launchers and files on one drive and everything else on the other. :) thanks for the advice!

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1 minute ago, Mac-or-Mac said:

I know it sounds weird, but I prefer to have my games, game launchers and files on one drive and everything else on the other. :) thanks for the advice!

Id still just use folders, more flexable, and then you get the slc cache shared, so some installs will be faster. And you still have the second slot free to upgrade later.

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2 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Id still just use folders, more flexable, and then you get the slc cache shared, so some installs will be faster. And you still have the second slot free to upgrade later.

Hmm, you know what, I might just do that. Thanks again.

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Populate all the fan slots of your case, air flow is a major thing!!

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6 hours ago, Constantin said:

Populate all the fan slots of your case, air flow is a major thing!!

You don't need to populate every single fan slot to get good airflow. For the spec above 3 fans is enough (2 intake and 1 exhaust).

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