What cooling fans should i buy.

[MightyGearMally]

I recently upgraded my pre built pc for the first time, replacing my gpu from a GTX 1060 3gb to a RTX 2060 6gb and swapping out the PSU Corsair VS450 for the Corsair RM750, my case didnt come with any intake fans and now with the added heat from the GPU i think its time to get some, i have two spaces on the front side of my case, which fans would you suggest and how would i go about installing them.

Thanks.

 

[Oussebon]

The full spec of the system would help make suggestions 🙂

 

[MightyGearMally]

Yeah might do ha, Intel I7 8700, RTX 2060 6GB, 16GB Corsair Vengeance, Corsair RM750

 

[Inspireless Llama]

You're forgetting your case here 😛. Which is most important for cooling advice since it helps deciding what kind of airflow you have now, and how big (or small) the cooler can / has to be.

 

[MightyGearMally]

My case is InWIN 101 MID TOWER GAMING CASE

 

[dirtyferret]

I agree with pcgamer, the noctua S-12 redux is hard to beat for a 120mm case fan

Best PC fans in 2024: I've put these case fans through their paces to find the coolest and quietest

The best PC fans will keep your gaming PC cool and quiet.

www.pcgamer.com

 

[Oussebon]

And what CPU cooler do you have? Since that's also relevant

And what country are you shopping in?

 

[MightyGearMally]

PCS FrostFlow 100 Series High Performance CPU Cooler

UK

 

[Oussebon]

Buying expensive fans is a bit.. well.. tricky, in that if you are spending loads of £ on fans you should have just bought a better case with better airflow and fans to begin with. Instead of a cheaper case and expensive fans. Still, you've got the case and you're stuck with it.

The Noctua fans mentioned above are an option - but don't buy them through the article link because they are £23 each on that seller. If you buy them from Noctua on Amazon they're only £12.50 ish

Noctua NF-S12B redux-1200 PWM, High Performance Cooling Fan, 4-Pin, 1200 RPM (120mm, Grey) - Noctua

Buy Noctua NF-S12B redux-1200 PWM, High Performance Cooling Fan, 4-Pin, 1200 RPM (120mm, Grey) at Amazon.

www.amazon.co.uk

You could also get less expensive ones like be quiet! Pure Wings that are about £7.50 each or Arctic fans that are typically less than £5 each.

Your case has space for fans at the bottom and on the front at the side. You could get 2 fans, try them in each position, and see what works best.

 

[MightyGearMally]

Thanks for getting back to me, I'll get two of these, hopefully do the trick.

 

[MightyGearMally]

Looked on my motherboard and I can't see any fan headers, should I buy an adaptor and connect them to a molex connector.

 

[Inspireless Llama]

What motherboard do you have? Every motherboard should have 4 to 6 fan headers as far as I'm aware.

Best to check the manual for your motherboard though.

 

[MightyGearMally]

Asus prime H310M-A

 

[Oussebon]

In the lower end it's pretty common for boards to have very few fan headers, often only 1. Yes, you can connect them to the PSU with an adapter