Question Possible to fit a fan in this open area on my case?

[thatsright]

Hi All. Just built a new pc and man oh man, that i7-13700k CPU gets hot and the more airflow the better. I have an older case that is doing well, but I'd like to see if I can fit a fan on the front of the case above my DVD-RW drive. The open space is 145mm wide x 80mm height. Any possibilities here? There aren't any places to screw it in. But I could literally just glue it in if need be. Not elegant, but effective. If you have a link to something I can check out, I'd appreciate it! And for the love of god, NO RGB stuff.

 

[Tech Junky]

If you remove the optical drive then it would make it more possible. 80mm fans make a ton of noise compared to a 120/140. The other option would be buy a case designed for airflow if that's an issue. I went with a FD Torrent on my current build because it's compact but also packs 2 180mmm fans on the front and has room for a couple of 120/140's if I get creative in mounting them.

 

[In2Photos]

What temps are you getting? Idle should be ~30C, you'll probably see ~90C+ when running benchmarking software. During typical use you might see ~70C depending on what your doing. These temps are "normal". Today's components use a lot more power than those of the past and therefore generate a lot more heat.

Just out of curiosity what case do you have? Perhaps there is a way to move some things around to find space for a 120mm fan. As Tech Junky mentioned smaller fans are louder as they have to spin faster to provide the air flow. Todays cases are designed with today's components in mind. Most have room for 6-10 fans. But even with all those fans your components may only see a slight decrease in temps. There are other options to reduce temps as well, underclocking slightly may drop temps a good bit, same with applying a power limit. You could also try undervolting.

 

[BoomerD]

While pushing more air into the case isn't a bad thing...it's not likely to make much of a difference for your CPU temps. Looks like an air cooler back there...what is it? One fan or two?

 

[Brainonska511]

While pushing more air into the case isn't a bad thing...it's not likely to make much of a difference for your CPU temps. Looks like an air cooler back there...what is it? One fan or two?

Indeed. The key question is what is the current HSF situation?

 

[BoomerD]

Indeed. The key question is what is the current HSF situation?

In the pic, you can see some kind of air cooler...can't really tell for sure what it is.

 

[Brainonska511]

In the pic, you can see some kind of air cooler...can't really tell for sure what it is.

Yeah. It seems kind of thin. Maybe it's the angle, or maybe it's a poor match for a 13700k.