A:AnswerIt has 1 single 60mm fan in it. Before even turning it on, I immediately opened this computer and installed 2 120mm fans on the front as air intake and 2 120mm fans on the top of the case as outtake. If you are unwilling to make cooling upgrades I would avoid this case entirely. If you are okay with making upgrades to fans then this is a great computer for the price. I put a picture below of my computer with the fans in it, there are 2 more on the top that you cannot see. The ones on top are secured with zip ties as there are no screw holes.
A:AnswerYes , i went with this drive. It works 100% and is screaming fast. Just be sure to remove the foam spacers under the 500gig drive that comes in it if you get the one with the built in heatsync. If you go with the one without it will work fine with the spacers and motherboard heatsync.
A:AnswerMove everything into a different case with proper airflow and fans. I did that and I've been happy. For CPU cooling I used AMD Arctic Freezer II 280mm.
A:AnswerIf you were to upgrade to a 12th gen i9 you would also need to replace the motherboard for a Z690, H670, H610 or B660 chipset. The 11th gen processors are LGA 1200 while the 12th gen are LGA 1700.
A:AnswerASUS will still honor warranty on original parts as long as no custome- induce or physical damage will occur during the upgrade process. ASUS doesn't provide hardware customization or upgrade support.
A:AnswerThe power being drawn by the system may vary depending on the game, video and Windows settings. Also, depending on what applications, processes and services are running in the background. Typically, the maximum power drawn while gaming is 400 watts.
A:AnswerIn order to make the sound work, an external speaker system or headphone needs to be connected into the audio out port or on the headphone port. Go into the Sound settings in Windows and select the correct output device and check that volume is not muted.