Quote Originally Posted by Titus
Greetings

I am in the midst of building a new system with the A8N32 board...does the optional fan that came with the motherboard need to be installed if not using a water-cooling setup?...and yes I know the manual states that you should not use the fan unless you are using passive cooling BUT I heard it makes a difference in temperatures by attaching it to the copper heatsink even when using air-cooling?...I will have great airflow withing my case so I was wondering if using it would be worth it or not...


Thanks
Asus do not recommend the optional heatpipe fan unless you're on WC or Phase change, I do not think you can fit it on if you're using big cpu heatsink like XP120 or Big Typhoon anyway. As long as your case has sufficient air-flow you shouldn't need it