Antec 300 fan suggestions

[ChetzB]

First order from OC's was the: "Titan Spinosaur" Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30GHz @ 4.60GHz DDR3 Sandybridge System. With a GTX 460 and 8GB upgrade.

System Specification
- Case: Antec 300 Case with Purple LED Fans
- Power Supply: XFX 650W Pro Power supply
- CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30GHz @ 4.60GHz Sandybridge CPU
- Motherboard: Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** B3 REVISION **
- Cooler: Corsair H50 CPU Cooler
- RAM: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz
- Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6GB/s
- Sound: Realtek 7.1 Channel Sound (On-Board)
- Optical Drive: LG DVD+/-RW SATA Driv

From what I can see the on the Antec 300 case, the front 2 fans (120mm) are intakes, no side fan (120mm), top and rear fans (140mm) are exhausts.

At the moment I'm looking to add a fan to the side of my case to help push some cool air onto the graphics card. Idle temps are fine but playing steam games and some graphic intense applications raises the temperature to above 50+ degrees C (got that figure from speedfan).

The two fans I've had a look at on OC's are the following:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-004-NC
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-005-AF

For now I just want to add a fan to the side and if I'm happy with it, possibly replace the front two intake fans with the suggested fan.
(Not really into having LED lights on these fans)
So any suggestions other than what I linked would be greatly appreciated!

I'll take a snap or two inside the case when I get time in case anyone asks for it.

Lastly, sorry to making a damn essay on the matter >_<

 

[Tealc]

50 degrees is fine. A side fan may interrupt your airflow and should really be only considered if you are running multiple or very hot cards. Up to you though.

Was the 50 degrees on the GPU or CPU?

 

[ChetzB]

That does make sense I suppose. Well just trying to see what others think about it all so thanks =]

And it was the GPU.

 

[CaptainUnlikely]

50C under load on a GTX 460 is pretty good. They usually run in the upper 60s or 70s, obviously dependent on the exact model, cooler, and clock speeds.
Definitely nothing to worry about, the thermal limit is over 100C.

 

[ChetzB]

Good to know. Thanks CaptainUnlikely!

 

[CaptainUnlikely]

No problem, happy to help.
I used to have a 460 myself - well, two, as my first one died - very nice cards especially for the price.

 

[Tealc]

You don't need to do anything then unless you want to reduce noise ir something. A gtx460 at 50 degrees is pretty cool to be honest. What sort of game was that with?

 

[ChetzB]

@CaptainUnlikely, yup =] got it as an upgrade with the PC.

Yeah it's not that noisy at the moment, besides I mostly have a headset on anyway ha.
The games were Team Fortress 2 and Magika. Going to buy The Witcher soon though which should prove to put more stress on the GPU, so a good test I reckon.