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The R5 comes with Two 140mm fans, pretty good ones. If your not overclocking you need no cpucooler, but the stock one may be a bit louder than other Coolers

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So, this is the build; http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/DCzKt6

Does v it need a cooler for gaming if I am not overclocling? Also how much fans come with the define r5?

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You don't need a different cooler than the stock one for that cpu. But I'd recommend an i5 instead of a xeon for gaming.

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The R5 comes with Two 140mm fans, pretty good ones. If your not overclocking you need no cpucooler, but the stock one may be a bit louder than other Coolers

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So, this is the build; http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/DCzKt6

Does v it need a cooler for gaming if I am not overclocling? Also how much fans come with the define r5?

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just get a 212 evo, it'll do the job fine.

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Any specific I5? I could swap that out for a K series and overclock?

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You don't need a different cooler than the stock one for that cpu. But I'd recommend an i5 instead of a xeon for gaming.

If the Xeon is the same as the i5 spec wise, there is no reason to get the i5.

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If the Xeon is the same as the i5 spec wise, there is no reason to get the i5.

That was my thinking, I could overclock a I5, but that would v raise the the cost.

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So, this is the build; http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/DCzKt6

Does v it need a cooler for gaming if I am not overclocling? Also how much fans come with the define r5?

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Yes, if you dont attach a CPU cooler to your CPU it will overheat, im not even sure if it will boot without one :P But you can use the stock cooler, you dont need to purchase an aftermarket cooler, however if youre running a stock CPU cooler you might also want to consider getting a refrence GPU :)

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Wouldn't Venturi's be better for the front and bottom intakes?

I have no experience with the Venturi fans but the default ones are pretty good and silent. Even when I set the fan controller to the max they are still bearable but on low they are just perfect for the case

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