A:Answer You need software to control the fan , Wich is needed if your on a hot area, if it was not for times right now with not being either to get GPUs cheap I would of built one , but I purchased this for my son because of the processor and the card down the road a little I probably rebuild it with a new board and case , for better air flow , but it's not a bad little pc , the fan can definitely ramp up for a tiny fan