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My last PC had just two fans
  • 1 for the CPU
  • 1 for the power supply
while the GPU was passive.


My new PC now has 10 fans,
  • 3 for intake
  • 3 for exhaust (up from 1)
  • 1 for the CPU
  • 2 for the video card
  • 1 for the power supply
Seems a bit excessive to me, although I am happy with how silent it is.

How many is typical?
 
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My case has 3, my AIO has 3, my GPU has 3, my PSU 1 fan, not 3.

Edit:

2x 200x38 intake
1x 140x38 exhaust
AIO is exhaust
 
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10 here 7 T30-120 and 3 ML 120 Pro... 6 intake and 4 exhaust because I prefer positive pressure setups. The whole point is I can run them much lower RPM which equals less noise vs running 3 intake 3 exhaust for the same temps.
 
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Just a meager 16 fans...if you include CPU/GPU/PSU. If I wanted to get a bit clever I could put another 3 on top with fan adapter on the inside of the case since I got 3 on the top outside. It's pretty unneeded, but it would circulate air thru the case that much more quickly and get some of the heat away from the memory dimm's faster with more spin to win performance.
 

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More fans usually means less noise as they can run slower and quieter.
 

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Uhhh 8 I think
Intake - 2
Exhaust - 1 (maybe 2 I have genuinely forgotten)
CPU - 1
GPU - 3
PSU - 1
 
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I have 14 lol. Only 10 in the case though. They all move pretty slow, and the PSU one may never move at all, I'm really not sure. Actually, I think there's one in my motherboard's VRM as well, but I only hear it when I boot the system, so that's 11/15 total. The 4 outside the case are on the MO-RA3.

Basically, if you have space for it, more fans at lower speed means quieter cooling. Less fans can cool the same space if they're running faster, which means louder cooling. Oversimplification? Sure, but it's mostly true.
 
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I´ll say it really depends on how big the pc is and how much cooling it needs depending on how much heat is being generated inside the case.

My pc or PC´s as i have two systems in the same case. So i have more fans than most systems have. I have in total 24 fans in my case if every single thing with a fan is calculated for.

CPU coolers: 3
VRM Cooler: 1
GPU´S: 6
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PSU: 1
Case: 10
 
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Currently I have:
intake 3
exhaust 3
CPU 1
GPU 3
PSU 1
Kind of overkill for my system but I just don't like to leave fan mounts empty. 'my case came with 3 intake and 1 exhaust'
I run them at a relatively low RPM controlled via BIOS and the controller built in my case so my loudest part is pretty much my GPU when I play a taxing game or my single HDD when I'm doing light stuff like browsing or watching a movie,etc but in general its still a pretty silent system I would say.
 
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How ever many places you have for fans is how many you need :D
 
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I don’t think there is a typical number. Each system’s needs are different. I have 3 140mm intake (2 front, 1 bottom), and 2 140mm exhaust (1 rear, one top). The CPU has a 120 mm, and the GPU has 2.

Technically 8 in total.
 
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One less than most, as I refuse to have an unnecessary rear mounted fan
 
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I have 10:
3 x 120mm radiator 1
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3 x 140mm front intake
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Currently got 5:
3 for GPU,
1 for PSU,
and 2x140mm for CPU
 
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I also believe there is no 'typical'.

Each chassis will allow a different number of fans to be installed, and then there are various radiator/air cooler options.

My old Thermaltake Xaser VI had provisions for five fans.

My current open frame chassis has no fans (except the PSU, which I would not count as a 'chassis fan'), while my exterior radiators have a total of twenty four 140mm fans.
 

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Main PC

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I also believe there is no 'typical'.

Each chassis will allow a different number of fans to be installed, and then there are various radiator/air cooler options.

My old Thermaltake Xaser VI had provisions for five fans.

My current open frame chassis has no fans (except the PSU, which I would not count as a 'chassis fan'), while my exterior radiators have a total of twenty four 140mm fans.
Yeah, and I'd use without a doubt less fans if I'd had a less power hungry system. I guess it's better to go overkill with the airflow for a power-hungry gaming PC.
 
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4- 140 mm intakes and 1- 140mm exhaust along with the 3 exhaust on the AIO they are 120 mm . Keeps everything nice and cool
 
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Well, a few people like me maybe. Not sure if they are fans or not....

Open bench, counting the cpu cooler and psu would be 2 fans then add the gpu, could be 1 fan or 3 fans depending on what's installed...

If running the chilled water loop, just the psu and gpu have fans.

Case fans = None at all. (Assuming that's the focus here, case fans only??) Who knows. Got my submissions in, take it as you will.
 
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typically i uses two in front, one rear exhaust and one roof exhaust
I keep the front roof open so the air cooler can pull in cooler air from the top
the whole system runs silent with cool temps
 
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