Is a HS and Fan on an non-OC Athlon CPU enough cooling?

[yuccamonster]

Here is a novice question and I couldn't find an answer
on the forums. I am putting together a system and have a
HSF on an Athlon 1.2 GHz CPU. I don't intend to OC and its
on a MSI Turbo-R MB.

Do I need to get cases fan(s)or is this enough cooling.

Thanks,

TSB

 

[Imaginer]

Usually, one case fan in the front plus the fan on the Athlon approved PS and a good heatsink and fan is adaquate.

 

[enginjon]

If your computer is in a cool room, then usually the PS fan is enough. But if your room is warm or hot, you may, like Imaginer said, put a fan up front for intake. If you have mounting spots in your case, and notice your temps maybe a little igh, I would go ahead and put in a case fan or two.

 

[Jhhnn]

Go to the source:

HERE

Basically, they recommend an exhaust fan in the rear behind the processor and an air intake down low in the front as a minimum.

More cooling won't hurt, but you don't need noisy high flow fans, either.

 

[TSB]

Thanks for the advice. I put a case fan in and a second fan at the front plus the
HSF on the CPU and am running a 1.2 (266) athlon around 55C. The second fan dropped
the CPU temp around 5C so was worth putting on.

TSB

 

[Iphis]

Having case fans for intake and exhaust are good but sometimes a stock heatsink will not allow for proper airflow. The processor you have will run hotter than lower mhz processors even without being overclocked. It wouldn't hurt to get a better heastsink and fan for more airflow directly over the processor. This is truly only an opinion, so I don't upset people, I just think safer is better than sorry. I just don't like the idea of using the bare minimum when it comes to keeping that thing cool. Noise is not always a problem just because you upgrade to a better heatsink and fan. Shop around, look at airflow in CFM's, and check for a decibel level rating.