New to this, don't really understand the cooling. Is the cooling on this better or the versions that have fans on them?
1135699
It has a fan (the circle on the back) and the shroud helps the airflow go where it needs to go for cooling.
1135700
This unit is fan cooled just like most units. Performance is acceptable for a mid-tier graphics card.
1135701
Ohh the fans are meant for two different types of computers. The reference fan is made for computers who have limited space to cool within the computer, a small tower. What it does is basically blow the air out in through the vents where you plug in your dvi, VGA, and hdmi. On the other hand, the dual fans are meant for cases that have room around the graphics card to breathe. The dual fans also keep the graphics card much cooler. If you have a small case get this reference blower. I hope this helps.
1019793
With max fans and liquid cool, I tell you with out putting exhaust fan and liquid cool CPU. It does not get very hot. CPU is around 40c that is when I am gaming and graphic card around 45c. Because it get fresh cooler from the outside. Not the air the case which is little hotter. Over all I love the case the fans that came with are very quiet.
2022066
Greetings,Both Saeed's and P. Rachels' answers are spot-on. An optional CPU cooling fan is included for applications that require additional cooling.Best regards,MITXPC
860857
Honestly if you have a fan controller it doesn't really matter sound wise, more or less the same but with different fans. I changed my fans out on my h100i to SP fans(loud) and I have them running slow and quiet. Temps... Meh not an issue at 4.5Ghz X99 Haswell-e ...
1324573
I feel the noctua are slightly louder but cool marginally better. Noctua make the new industrial fans that look good but are expensive.
1204723
what charlie a. said, and the fan that does come with the CPU sounds horrible. get an aftermarket air cooler, it will help.
1231834
It does include a stock intel fan/heatsink. The stock cooling solution is not fancy, but particularly for the i7-4770S (65W SKU), it seems to be perfectly adequate. It's much better than Intel stock heatsinks were back in the P4 days, and is almost silent, even under load. That will obviously depend on ambient temperatures and what else is going on in your machine (and just how silent you consider "silent"), so I'm not saying that you will never want some upgraded cooling solution, but I'd say that the stock cooler is likely to be the right choice for the majority of people. It does include a stock intel fan/heatsink. The stock cooling solution is not fancy, but particularly for the i7-4770S (65W SKU), it seems to be perfectly adequate. It's much better than Intel stock heatsinks were back in the P4 days, and is almost silent, even under load. That will obviously depend on ambient temperatures and what else is going on in your machine (and just how silent you consider "silent"), so I'm not saying that you will never want some upgraded cooling solution, but I'd say that the stock cooler is likely to be the right choice for the majority of... » Read More It does include a stock intel fan/heatsink. The stock cooling solution is not fancy, but particularly for the i7-4770S (65W SKU), it seems to be perfectly adequate. It's much better than Intel stock heatsinks were back in the P4 days, and is almost silent, even under load. That will obviously depend on ambient temperatures and what else is going on in your machine (and just how silent you consider "silent"), so I'm not saying that you will never want some upgraded cooling solution, but I'd say that the stock cooler is likely to be the right choice for the majority of people. « Show Less
994181
I agree with another owner, that the cooling power may be a bit overrated. It is a quiet cooling unit, compared to other units I have owned.
1995544
I've ordered a few of these - they've all come with both brackets and they've all been passively cooled. The passive cooling was initially a problem in 1U, but if you crank the fans up to the highest airflow level, the overheating issue went away for me.
2019072
No you don't need an aftermarket cooler, if you don't over clock your computer. The fan that comes with your CPU is engineered for that type of CPU, and they tend to be quieter than the aftermarket ones. When I bought my CPU from Amazon, there was no fan/heat sink with it, so I had to get an aftermarket one. Check to see if it comes with one.
1880813
Get a good case with good air flow. At least 6 fans. I have no issues with heat whatsoever.
137566
It has the heatsink, but I also recommend an aftermarket cooler and some thermal compound(ArcticSilver). If your PC has nice airflow and you're not planning on any hardcore gaming, you could get away with using the heatsink it comes with but your CPU might not live as long.
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I believe that the FTW edition is clocked higher than the SC version. Higher clock speed = bigger need for cooling = need for an additional fan. Also, the original price listed for the FTW edition was 289, while the SC edition was 269, so there was an original premium for the higher clock speed. My FTW is great.
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The fan is actually better than some people say - the default cooling profile never pushes the fan hard. If you download evga's wonderful "Precision X" utility, you can set up your own fan profile. I was easily able to get my card to run at least 10 degrees cooler than it did with default settings, and that includes overclocking the bad boy as much as I can.Be warned, though - blower-style coolers are good but they are also noisy. The reason the default fan profile is pretty tame is to keep noise down. With my custom profile, you will definitely hear the fan when it spins up. I don't mind myself as I never notice it over the sounds of my game. The fan is actually better than some people say - the default cooling profile never pushes the fan hard. If you download evga's wonderful "Precision X" utility, you can set up your own fan profile. I was easily able to get my card to run at least 10 degrees cooler than it did with default settings, and that includes overclocking the bad boy as much as I can.Be warned, though - blower-style coolers are good but they are also noisy. The reason the default fan profile is pretty tame is to keep noise down. With my custom profile, you will definitely hear the fan when it... » Read More The fan is actually better than some people say - the default cooling profile never pushes the fan hard. If you download evga's wonderful "Precision X" utility, you can set up your own fan profile. I was easily able to get my card to run at least 10 degrees cooler than it did with default settings, and that includes overclocking the bad boy as much as I can.Be warned, though - blower-style coolers are good but they are also noisy. The reason the default fan profile is pretty tame is to keep noise down. With my custom profile, you will definitely hear the fan when it spins up. I don't mind myself as I never notice it over the sounds of my game. « Show Less
256082
No fan is required, passive cooling is just fine. I run two of these 24/7/365.25 no issues.Make sure you get an adequate power supply.
1352570
damn, i'd like to know this too. specifically, which one runs quieter and cooler? and furthermore, which one is more reliable?
1881829
If you're not overclocking, it has plenty of ventilation. Mine came with one extra fan. I added two more since my q9650 is running at 3.2ghz. No problems so far.