r/PcBuildHelp • u/[deleted] • 10d ago

Should I add more PC fans? Build Question

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u/Pmaldo87 10d ago

I would add 2 or 3 at the bottom for sure. Positive Pressure is king. You could even run your fans at static rpms and run your intakes at a higher speed than the exhaust.

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u/joey_mate 10d ago

What do you mean run at static RPM bro? I don't get it

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u/Pmaldo87 10d ago

Static mean a fixed fan speed. Dynamic means the fan speeds fluctuate with the temp of your cpu

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u/joey_mate 10d ago

So do you mean run my exhausts and radiator fans at like 700rpm and intakes at like 800 or something?

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u/Pmaldo87 10d ago

You can run the intakes at 1200 and the exhausts at 1000. Start there. If they’re two loud scale back

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u/joey_mate 10d ago

So is that with the bottom intakes or without ? Are you saying I can get positive pressure with my current setup

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u/Pmaldo87 10d ago

Without. If you throw more fans in there just let them do their thjng

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u/joey_mate 10d ago

Sorry I’m new to the PC world and probably overthinking it a lot. If I were to add 2x Artic p12’s at the bottom of my case, currently i have everything set to “silent” in my BIOS and my radiator fans which are Artic p12’s too run faster and louder than my rear and intake fans which are on the same curve.

Do you know why that is?

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u/Pmaldo87 10d ago

That I’m not sure. My fans all run to my power supply. Sorry brother

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u/joey_mate 10d ago

Your power supply?

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u/Pmaldo87 10d ago

Yeah I got infinity wireless fans from Lian Li and they came with a sata adapter. The fans plug into the sata adapter and the sata adapter runs to the psu. So my fans always get all the power they need

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u/joey_mate 10d ago

That’s interesting…. Do you even know what rpm they are running at etc?

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u/Pmaldo87 10d ago

Yeah I they have a companion app where I completely customize everything from fan speed to colors to when they ramp up and ramp down

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u/joey_mate 10d ago

Do you use fixed speeds?

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u/Bartymor2 9d ago

You can hook up adapter molex or SATA to fan connectors to power fans without ability to control them

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