More case fans needed?

Andythe Random

Andythe Random

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Looking at this as a potential build, do I need more case fans?


My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £1,680.52 (includes shipping: £14.70)​
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An extra 1x 140mm for the front would suffice. It already comes with a 140mm front and 120mm exhaust. If you want an extra exhaust fan, you could get a 140mm for the top.
 
With their smaller surface area top down heatsinks aren't as good as tower heatsinks while that one is even on expensive end.
Even huge "dual" tower heatsinks are cheaper: (that case has 165mm height limit)
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/noctua-nh-d14-dual-radiator-cpu-cooler-hs-011-nc.html
If you want also heatsink to be BeQuiet here's one cheaper:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/be-quiet-dark-rock-3-cpu-cooler-hs-008-bq.html

And wouldn't myself bother with SSHDs, their Flash cache is too small to hold even single game.
Quite hefty price bonus for 8GB of Flash:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/seag...64mb-cache-hdd-oem-st2000dm006-hd-36k-se.html

With price difference from those you could easily add one fan just in case (pun intended) while saving little.
Or take 10 year warranty PSU.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/search?sSearch=seasonic+focus+plus
 
EsaT said:
With their smaller surface area top down heatsinks aren't as good as tower heatsinks while that one is even on expensive end.
Even huge "dual" tower heatsinks are cheaper: (that case has 165mm height limit)
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/noctua-nh-d14-dual-radiator-cpu-cooler-hs-011-nc.html
If you want also heatsink to be BeQuiet here's one cheaper:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/be-quiet-dark-rock-3-cpu-cooler-hs-008-bq.html

And wouldn't myself bother with SSHDs, their Flash cache is too small to hold even single game.
Quite hefty price bonus for 8GB of Flash:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/seag...64mb-cache-hdd-oem-st2000dm006-hd-36k-se.html

With price difference from those you could easily add one fan just in case (pun intended) while saving little.
Or take 10 year warranty PSU.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/search?sSearch=seasonic+focus+plus
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The i5-8400 doesn't really need that much cooling anyway, but i wanted a top flow for the look of it. If there's a cheaper but still good looking top flow cooler I would swap that.
The sshd was just a whim, will probably just go hdd.
Good call on the psu though
 
@Andythe Random
That bequiet unit can handle as much heat as tower units and actually cools VRMs a lot better two, plus look damn sexy :D
Are you able to stretch to the normal length GPU zotac or another brand ? Minis are great for a mini system....
I added an extra fan to two Pure 600 builds to give more possitive pressure , had to source Pure Wing 2 140mm fan else where and hooked it up to the control and full at full speed ! Can't hear the thing :)

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You should be able to push that 3600 8 pack ram at 4000+. Currently have mine running 3800 on K3 and 4000 on itx version but using 3200 kit so timings aren't as high
Also i7 K under that cooler haha, still in stock for testing and hasn't broken over 72c yet and has half the thermal cap as the TF you've selected , and also the weaker Pure Wings to your Silent Wings and it's £20 a pop ...

Push the Focus unit if you can. Can even find the unit under a different brand it you look hard enough, though stock gets taken fast by system builders

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £1,381.07 (includes shipping: £11.10)


My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £1,706.56 (includes shipping: £14.70)​
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/inno...ddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-06x-in.html​
 
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