Front case fan?

[genova]

I've recieved my Antec Ks-282 case today and notice that you can put a fan in front of the case. Is this really necesarry or am I fine with just a rear case fan? I'm going to be using a 900 Tbird and GF 2GTS in this case.

 

[The Stigenator]

A front fan just aids in the movement of air.. it might be a good idea to put one in.. sometimes the rear fan can't move enough air.

 

[Vincent]

Some devices like CDRWs and hard drives can generate a lot of heat. Adding a fan might help extend the life of some of your components by keeping them cooler.

 

[Kitros]

With the heat those suckers are putting off, it's a real good idea, especially if you are overclocking

 

[Sir Fredrick]

Never hurts to have an extra fan

 

[potac]

Extra fans never hurt. Good to have the same amount of air moving out of your case as is coming in.

 

[Descend492]

In my case, which does not currently have a fan in the front, but I can mount one there, the rear fan is all the way up in the top (full tower, so it's pretty far away from the CPU) This means that the flow of fresh, cool air from outside the case does not get pulled directly over the CPU - because it can pull the air from anywhere in the case (like from the back where the openings for your slots are). The CPU fan and heatsink can work at maximum efficiency only if they have cool air to dissipate their heat into. Adding a front case fan will send fresh air over the CPU so the heat can be dissipated. This may be a specific case, and not pertain to you, but it might help nonetheless

 

[Ulysses]

Usually it is recommended that the front case fan blow in and the fan at the top and back blow out.

 

[genova]

Thanks for all the info. I will get one now... It's a 80mm fan right? Should I get a 3pin or a 4pin type?

 

[Xray]

Cut two holes in the side of your case at the top and the bottom about were your cpu is. Place them with one blowing out and one in.

You set.

 

[PCAddict]

I agree, you can't have too many fans. My one system has eight fans total, and the other has four. Both run really cool. The system with eight fans is a full-tower with DVD, SCSI CD-RW, SCSI CD-ROM, 3 hard drives, floppy, LS120, as well as having almost every slot filled.