Choice of heatsink and fan

The progress in the "computer world" has been improved rapidly over t he last few years. The processors have become more powerful and the performance has improved tremendously. This means that they need more power and because of that, they generate more heat. Without the processor and the heatsink, the processor would burn up almost immediately. Processor heatsink paste shall be pasted on the processor and have good contact with the heatsink. Read more about this here.  A processor fan is usually attached to the heatsink when you buy the heatsink. However, you can also get them seperatly. We recommend that you buy them combined. Then you know for sure that they fit together and usually you the processor heatsink paste is already on the heatsink. On the picture to the right you see a SILENT BREEZE 462 II fan and heatsink from glacialtech. This is how the components usually arrive when you buy them from the Internet.

There are thousands of processor fans and heatsinks on the market. The one that is right for you is dependent on price, performance and level of noise. Read reviews before you buy.

Case fan

All the components in the case conducts heat. In order to cool the components you need at least one case fan. If you are considering overcloking, the requirement is minimum two case fans. Be aware that AMD processors conducts even more heat. Buy therefore one or two powerful case fans two keep the the temperature at a low level.