Independent fans from the PSU and Heat Sink ones. You should always have 2-3 of these in your system.
 These fans are usually 80mm or 120mm in side length.
These fans are usually 80mm or 120mm in side length.
Installation
The power cable for the fan(or heatsink if it has a fan) is  a 4-wire standout on the motherboard.
 This allows you to configure your fan in the OS, but you rarely have to as most fans are self-maintaining.
This allows you to configure your fan in the OS, but you rarely have to as most fans are self-maintaining.