Thread: Suck or blow?
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Old 11-10-2014, 23:43   #14
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Re: Suck or blow?
You don't really need a huge number, again unless you're excessively overclocking, modern processors are reasonably efficient and low-power compared to yesteryear's, plus your power supply will already have a (likely) 120mm exhaust fan. Processors (non-overclocked) don't generate any more heat these days than they did ten years ago, when they built PCs with a single 80mm exhaust fan.

I've a friend who has a micro-ITX case, full-power Haswell CPU, and a GTX 780 card with just two 120mm exhaust fans, and it stays pretty cool and quiet. That said, if you're using air filters it's useful to have additional intake fans due to the pressure differential.
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