Is it necessary to get extra fans

Predicament · 29 Jan 2011 at 22:16

For example, I if I purchased a Antec Nine Hundred,
2 x 120mm blue LED fan (1200RPM)
1 x 120mm TriCool,1 x 200mm TriCool

How many more fans would be recommended that I purchase?

I would be running an overclocked 6950 (possibly 2 in crossfire) and i5-2500k

Emphacy · 29 Jan 2011 at 22:29

The Antec 900 is excellent at it's cooling performance having a quick look at reviews, and thus is supplied with some excellent fans.
There isn't really anywhere else you can add a fan to this case unless you were considering a 'push-pull' format or a bay cooler.

For overclocking, you could always go watercooled for the CPU, such as the Corsair H70.
You could also mount a nice 120mm fan to the side like HERE

Then again if you're not happy with the airflow of the fans, buy some nice Akasa Apache's or Vipers.

Apem · 30 Jan 2011 at 02:47

If you are thinking of the 900 i would go with the 902 tbh as the dust bunnies love the 900

cactusweasel · 30 Jan 2011 at 15:38

Test your temps first, if you feel they could be lower then buy more fans.

UnworthyBean · 30 Jan 2011 at 19:12

It really depends, The 900 has enough cooling power as is, But the standard fans can be a bit noisy.

Salsa · 30 Jan 2011 at 19:46

As above really.

I now use a Fractal Define R2 but my previous case was an antec 900.

I used the stock fans that came with it and found the cooling performance to be excellent! However the tradeoff was the ammount of dust the thing inhaled and the noise. It would need cleaning out quite often even with the front intakes modded with dust filters. The stock fans were also pretty noisy even on the lowest settings.

If you are gonna go for one i would look at the 902 and the fans will give you great cooling performance. If you want to keep things quieter then switch the fans for something a bit quieter.

/Salsa