Is there any point REALLY in having a case with lots of fans?

my i5 is overclocked to 4.4, Graphics card overclocked alittle.... but after a few builds now all having these cases "for good airflow" that sound like godamn wind turbines .... is it REALLY that important or is this psuedo-enthusiast level NONSENSE?

I wish it was silent.... but is that being risky? just getting a case... with 0 or 1 fans....

buy silent fans or go water?

Most $50-100 mid tower cases don't make alot of noise in my experience (they usually have 1 rear fan, a front fan, and 1-2 top fans). If its a good company that uses good stock fans then there shouldn't be much noise

Quality over quantity.

Quality over quantity.

AMD655

I'd also like to add that most people who go crazy with fans also don't follow good airflow patterns and all the different fans with different speeds just cause a bottleneck in the case

Get one intake fan and one exhaust fan, big and slow to be quiet.

LOL @ Water. Still needs radiators.........which have fans.dxmcat

Implying those fans aren't running at super low RPM.

Water cooling uses fans.

Water cooling costs more.

I dont see anything false here.

Water cooling uses fans.

Water cooling costs more.

I dont see anything false here.

dxmcat

They called you out by pointing out that fact that watercooling it much much quiter (due to low spin rates needed) and now your bring up/mentioning price which was NEVER in the dicussion......

I was repeating what I said earlier, which were supposedly "false claims"

It was assumed that I was saying water cooling makes as much noise as straight fan cooling.

It still makes noise.

It still makes noise.

dxmcat

You keep saying "buh buh it still makes noise" when the purpose of the thread was asking how to lower it (watercooling and highend/bigger air fans are the two solutions).

ok water fanboys, calm down. some people dont have the $ or the space. Yeesh.dxmcat

"I'm poor so everyone else is poor"

I was repeating what I said earlier, which were supposedly "false claims"

It was assumed that I was saying water cooling makes as much noise as straight fan cooling.

It still makes noise.

 

dxmcat

The only thing quieter than a water cooling setup is a fanless setup.

Your argument is invalid.

[QUOTE="dxmcat"]ok water fanboys, calm down. some people dont have the $ or the space. Yeesh.GummiRaccoon

"I'm poor so everyone else is poor"

The H60 is like $50 on Tigerdirect right now. A decent 3rd party CPU fan would actually cost -more- than that.

-Byshop

[QUOTE="GummiRaccoon"]

[QUOTE="dxmcat"]ok water fanboys, calm down. some people dont have the $ or the space. Yeesh.Byshop

"I'm poor so everyone else is poor"

The H60 is like $50 on Tigerdirect right now. A decent 3rd party CPU fan would actually cost -more- than that.

-Byshop

I heard low end water cooling isn't really worth it though. You should stick with a Hyper EVO 212 if you're not willing to spend for a H100i imo.RevanBITW

Nah, I have an H60 and it's great if you don't have a case that won't fit an H100.

-Byshop

You really should only need 2 fans in your case, 3 tops. Set them to run silent when out of gaming and then have them clock a little louder when in gaming.

I only have 2 fans in my case with my H50, two fans mounted on both sides of the radiator blowing out the case.

Also a smaller case means better airflow since air is controlled better and pushed harder.

[QUOTE="GummiRaccoon"]

[QUOTE="dxmcat"]ok water fanboys, calm down. some people dont have the $ or the space. Yeesh.Byshop

"I'm poor so everyone else is poor"

The H60 is like $50 on Tigerdirect right now. A decent 3rd party CPU fan would actually cost -more- than that.

-Byshop

My Arctic Freezer Xtreme works like a charm and is only 40 bucks...

Using a H100 on the 2500k, it can reach 5.0ghz without overheating, and noise is of what you expect from 2 fans when pushed, but it uses a profile, fans settle down at idle.

3930k with a Swiftech H220, now this is high end AIO kit, rivals proper WC, so i really would not call it cheap either, very good, but it costs.

[QUOTE="Byshop"]

[QUOTE="GummiRaccoon"]

"I'm poor so everyone else is poor"

JimmyJumpy

The H60 is like $50 on Tigerdirect right now. A decent 3rd party CPU fan would actually cost -more- than that.

-Byshop

My Arctic Freezer Xtreme works like a charm and is only 40 bucks...

So, you found a fan for slightly less? OMG!?!?!?!?!! MY ENTIRE POINT IS INVALIDATED!!!!!! WATER COOLERS MUST NO LONGER BE IN THE SAME AFFORDABLE PRICE RANGE AS FANS!!!!!! I'VE DIVIDED BY ZERO!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

-Byshop

[QUOTE="JimmyJumpy"]

[QUOTE="Byshop"]

The H60 is like $50 on Tigerdirect right now. A decent 3rd party CPU fan would actually cost -more- than that.

-Byshop

Byshop

My Arctic Freezer Xtreme works like a charm and is only 40 bucks...

So, you found a fan for slightly less? OMG!?!?!?!?!! MY ENTIRE POINT IS INVALIDATED!!!!!! WATER COOLERS MUST NO LONGER BE IN THE SAME AFFORDABLE PRICE RANGE AS FANS!!!!!! I'VE DIVIDED BY ZERO!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

-Byshop

Oh come-on Byshop... wwasn't trying to get at ya or 'invalidate' yer point; just pointing out that there *are* very good CPU coolers which cost less than $50.  And 20% less is more than 'slightly'.

That Arctic Freezer kept my 2600K@4.8GHz between 50°C and 80°C (idle/gaming) without making noticable extra noise.  Temps were on average 10°C higher in my CM Cosmos II than in my Antec 1200 case, by the way, due to the better airflow in the Antec.  The Antec was a lot quiter too than the Cosmos II.  So do cases with more fans make a difference? Sure they do.

I guess it all depends on your case and what's inside it. For example, I have ZERO case fans in my Bitfenix Prodigy. Why? Well, My GPU is positioned on its "side", meaning the fan is facing the air-vented side panel of the case, so there that's how my GPU stays cool. Then there's the CPU - cooled by a Thermaltake WATER2.0 Pro (similar to an H80 cooler), which is mounted on the back of the case, so there's another exhaust. Whichever leftover heat still floating around can just go up and out the top. I used to have a 230mm front intake, but I had to get rid of it after getting the liquid cooler because that required two 3-pin headers, which is exactly how many my Mini-ITX board has, so I had to take the fan out. No difference in temperatures.

Oh come-on Byshop... wwasn't trying to get at ya or 'invalidate' yer point; just pointing out that there *are* very good CPU coolers which cost less than $50. And 20% less is more than 'slightly'.

That Arctic Freezer kept my 2600K@4.8GHz between 50°C and 80°C (idle/gaming) without making noticable extra noise. Temps were on average 10°C higher in my CM Cosmos II than in my Antec 1200 case, by the way, due to the better airflow in the Antec. The Antec was a lot quiter too than the Cosmos II. So do cases with more fans make a difference? Sure they do.

JimmyJumpy

No offense was taken. I was just being goofy (as I am wont to do). Percentages always sound impressive when the numbers they are based off of are small, but in this case 20% is still only $10.

-Byshop

[QUOTE="cesarexec22"][QUOTE="AMD655"] ?? I really have no answer to this pathetic post, but you can talk to my lady if you wish... she will just butt you.AMD655

way to be a bigot

[QUOTE="AMD655"][QUOTE="cesarexec22"] go back to your jerk sesh buddy GummiRaccoon

way to be a bigot

[QUOTE="GummiRaccoon"]

[QUOTE="AMD655"] Americans trying to be trolls.... Original.AMD655

way to be a bigot

[QUOTE="AMD655"][QUOTE="GummiRaccoon"]

way to be a bigot

soolkiki

[QUOTE="soolkiki"]

[QUOTE="AMD655"] Am i wrong?AMD655

nope

[QUOTE="AMD655"][QUOTE="soolkiki"]Yes. I would like to know how you knew he was American, and even if he was, it's not as if Americans are any more a troll than the rest of the world. -.- Our leaders on the other hand....

GummiRaccoon

nope

[QUOTE="GummiRaccoon"]

[QUOTE="AMD655"] The word buddy is a major word of USA.AMD655

nope

[QUOTE="AMD655"][QUOTE="GummiRaccoon"]

nope

GummiRaccoon

[QUOTE="AMD655"]

Quality over quantity.

Jaysonguy

I'd also like to add that most people who go crazy with fans also don't follow good airflow patterns and all the different fans with different speeds just cause a bottleneck in the case

hahaha this! omg the stuff ive seen!