Is the stock fan enough for gaming, or it is necessary to change it?
1323671
You will need to change it... I personally recommend the h80i from corsair if you like cold liquid system
1323672
Since you can't overclock this processor, and gaming doesn't tend to stress it very much anyway, Intel's stock cooler will keep it in spec.
2281755
Honestly with my thermal take case I kept the stock fan for my CPU because I have 3 200 mm fans, and 1 140 mm fan, it stays at a cool state and performs well with the i5 but if you have the i7 I would recommend the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - CPU Cooler with 4 Direct Contact Heat Pipes (RR-B10-212P-G1).
1528652
No, you shouldn't have to. The is incredibly easy to remove from the heatsync, so IF the fan is over existing ram sticks or an empty ram slot you plan on adding to, you can just take off the fan, install the ram and you'd be good. Hope this helps!
72289
It's definitely shorter than teh standard version so you should be fine . It only has one fan it's a little chunky and cute ;P/
1845043
Forgot to mention, the case fan is quite loud so I would either replace it with a quiet one or get a simple fan speed controller. This is what i got.
1359286
So far as I can tell, the fan is not replaceable. However, I haven't tried to replace it, as the noise is barely perceptible to me. Airflow as well seems to be fine.
95406
No room for a fan from what I remember. Stick with a low TDP Haswell/Ivy Bridge CPU and it will be fine.
809911
hello my friend, off course, the fan is a spare part, so, you can change it easy, just remember to buy a 120 mm fan. (sorry for my english, i´m studing it yet.)
273288
It does come with a stock fan, however I didn't use the stock fan. I used a Zalman CPU fan instead.
1685248
I bought a (new) retail version. Which does come with a stock heat sink and fan with a four pin motherboard connector. BTW, the stock AMD cooler may look small, but it is quiet and works very well.
658609
Swapping the fans out isnt a problem.. The problem for me came in making sure you have enough wire to properly reach.. I bought special fans for the front of mine and ended up not using them just because the stock fans were built for the case... Havent had any over heating issues and im running 2 980's
1476220
No, it comes with a stock fan, but if you're going to overclock it is recommended to buy an after market cooler.
2034324
Hi Bill, with the stock fans it does have a small but noticeable noise, but nothing too extreme.
1581435
By default the front fan is intake like any other case. Always put intake in front, exhaust in back/on top. You could flip the fan around if you wanted to make it an exhaust but that would be crazy. The stock fan works fine, it's a Silverstone branded 120mm fan that spins around 1100-1200RPM, just enough to be nearly silent. If you want more intake from the front, buy an 80mm fan (1400-1700RPM would be good) and install it below the 120mm fan with the four mounting screws that come with any new fan -- there is a cut-out for one there.
1067954
Yes you are able to replace the fan that comes with it without much trouble. It's a standard 120mm fan and it can be removed without too much hassle. Unless you're going for extreme silence or want a lighted fan there really isn't any need to replace the fan and you would be better off spending the money on additional fans in the other 2 slots. Enjoy the case. It's a nice, clean, smaller case.
1229756
I don't know the max RPM for the stock fans (I didn't even use them; swapped them out with Excaliburs), but I know that they are 3pin (they do not come with a molex adaptor, so you'll need to buy those separately if you don't want to hook them up to your MB or fan controller).
1313298
I'm seriously considering buying this cpu. I have a APEVIA X-CRUISER-AL Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower with 3 fans (one on top flowing out, one on the backside next to the cpu blowing out and one in the front of the case blowing out). I have a GEForce 750 Ti, which also runs fairly cool, even while playing Sims 3. Do you think the stock fan would be sufficient?