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phen0m
10-13-2008, 09:02 AM
This seems like plenty, but this is my first build and I am not so sure.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3911521&CatId=32


4x 120mm fans.
2x 140mm fans.

I won't be overclocking. Well probably not anyway.

nevermind1534
10-13-2008, 09:15 AM
That is more than enough for most people. You can get by without any, but I would reccommend at least one, especially if you are going to be overclocking. They are large fans, so they can be quieter, while moving more air.

phen0m
10-13-2008, 09:21 AM
Thanks, I was nervous seeing some people having twice as much as me.

nevermind1534
10-13-2008, 09:25 AM
I have two small ones in the back of my case that I will turn on if i'm going to be doing hours of gaming, or if the computer's been on for a long time, but I usually leave them turned off, because they're so loud. Those fans in that case should be reletavely quiet and move a lot of air. Having too many fans can actually have an opposite effect.

phen0m
10-13-2008, 09:30 AM
Ohh.

Is it easy to replace the fans that come with my case, with led fans? Some of them already are led fans, but the rest of them?

nevermind1534
10-13-2008, 09:33 AM
It is fairly easy. I saw some nice blue thermaltake fans on newegg with a conroller, but they were somewhat pricey for fans. Replacing them is simply a matter of unplugging the old ones, unscrewing them, and screwing the new ones in and plugging them back in.

phen0m
10-13-2008, 09:38 AM
Oh okay.
I found a lot of lighting on http://www.crazypc.com and I might use that. It was really cheap.