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How much fans should I buy?

CyanOG
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I'm planning on getting 2 extra red led fans from Cooler master which are $8 each and I will be putting them in a spec 01 case my question is, is 2 enough and If so where should I put them?http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103091

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Put one in the back for exhaust and one in the front to have 2 total intake fans and 1 total exhaust fan.

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What hardware do you have on it? it's not the same to cool an i3 than a FX 8350+R9 290X.

Usually 2 in the front and one in the rear is enough and well balanced.

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I have two in the front and one in the back. 

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Its going to run a fx 6300 and R9 280 I'm not over clocking and using stock CPU fan. I want it to look nice with red .. The spec 02 is also red I think and has 2 fans so I might just get that instead and buy 2 more fans either way.

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Why do you need extra fans? Is your computer running hot? I'd wait till you have it setup and have proven bad cooling, then get one fan and see what that does and test different mounting spots/directions. If not enough maybe tie some xmas tinsel on some internal components to see where the air if going, or use smoke (I won't get into the side effects but it is a good way to prove air flow). No sense buying a bunch a fans if the issue is something else with air flow.

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