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Garden_Phantom
By Garden_Phantom
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If i have the "front" side panel of my case open do i have to keep my fans on or can i turn the off for quieter operation?

If it helps i have a 140mm top exhaust fan and front 120mm intake fan. Both are vey loud because the are running off molex (at full speed all the time).

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You don't really have to have case fans tbh so turning them off won't hurt anything.

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don't take your side panel off in the first place it will let dust in and will cause your temps to rise when dust is all over your components 

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If you are going to turn off your fans, just make sure your temps are okay. 

You'll get dust if you have more exhaust than intake though.

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If you are going to turn off your fans, just make sure your temps are okay. 

You'll get dust if you have more exhaust than intake though.

a 7770 and a stock clocked 6300 shouldn't have any problems even while gaming. I've turned off my fans before and my temps were acceptable.

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