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Tswizzle23
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I am brand new to PC gaming and I just took the first jump with my own custom build computer. I have the machine up and running, but I only have two case fans. Do I need more?

 

These are my current specs:

Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard

AMD FX-6300 CPU

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 3gb

32 GB DDR3 Corsair Vengeance

Coolermaster Silent Pro M2 720w 

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5 minutes ago, Tswizzle23 said:

I am brand new to PC gaming and I just took the first jump with my own custom build computer. I have the machine up and running, but I only have two case fans. Do I need more?

 

These are my current specs:

Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard

AMD FX-6300 CPU

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 3gb

32 GB DDR3 Corsair Vengeance

Coolermaster Silent Pro M2 720w 

Welcome to the forum and welcome to PC gaming! Glad to have you with us 🙂

 

If you temperatures are good then no, you dont need more.

You are running low power parts so one intake and one exhaust should be plenty 🙂

 

You can download MSI Afterburner to check your temperatures ( Dont need MSI components for it to work )

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8 minutes ago, Tswizzle23 said:

I am brand new to PC gaming and I just took the first jump with my own custom build computer. I have the machine up and running, but I only have two case fans. Do I need more?

no, many case fans have 2 uses, quiet operation and aesthetics, as long as there's enough fresh air coming and hot air going, your case can have as little as 2 or 1 fan, and still be okay temp wise

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5 minutes ago, podkall said:

no, many case fans have 2 uses, quiet operation and aesthetics, as long as there's enough fresh air coming and hot air going, your case can have as little as 2 or 1 fan, and still be okay temp wise

Yeah I use 3 fans with my 7700x and overclocked 4080.  2 intake ( stock case fans with the Graphite 760T ) and one noctua exhaust 🙂

I could do with one intake, my parts are running cool and quiet.

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Should be fine with the stock cooler and some basic airflow into the chassis. Monitor your temperatures with something like hwinfo or speccy. Make sure it doesnt get too hot under load. It will shut itself down if it gets too hot so you dont need to worry about it being damaged by heat if something is wrong.

A 1060 isnt a super hot gpu, the FX 6300 isnt a super hot cpu, you could probably do this fine with 1 intake and 1 exhaust, or just two intakes.

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As the others have stated, you don't have a hot PC, so you don't need more. I would suggest both fans on intake if you want less dust to clean out. 

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On 5/15/2024 at 7:06 PM, Tswizzle23 said:

I am brand new to PC gaming and I just took the first jump with my own custom build computer. I have the machine up and running, but I only have two case fans. Do I need more?

 

These are my current specs:

Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard

AMD FX-6300 CPU

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 3gb

32 GB DDR3 Corsair Vengeance

Coolermaster Silent Pro M2 720w 

So... you built your first gaming PC?

How much was it?

You want a good amount of intake and exhaust and good ventilation. Monitor your temps and see how hot it gets, that wiil let you know if your cooling is good enough.

Gaming With a 4:3 CRT

System specs below

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X with a Noctua NH-U9S cooler 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450 Aorus M (Because it was cheap)
RAM: 32GB (4 x 8GB) Corsair Vengance LPX 3200Mhz CL16
GPU: EVGA GTX 980 Ti SC Blower Card
HDD: 7200RPM TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 1TB, External HDD: 5400RPM 2TB WD My Passport
SSD: 1tb Samsung 970 evo m.2 nvme
PSU: Corsair CX650M
Displays: ViewSonic VA2012WB LCD 1680x1050p @ 75Hz
Gateway VX920 CRT: 1920x1440@65Hz, 1600x1200@75Hz, 1200x900@100Hz, 960x720@125Hz
Gateway VX900 CRT: 1920x1440@64Hz, 1600x1200@75Hz, 1200x900@100Hz, 960x720@120Hz (Can be pushed to 175Hz)
 
Keyboard: Thermaltake eSPORTS MEKA PRO with Cherry MX Red switches
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