Do mini PCs have a fan?

No — not all mini PCs have a fan. Some use active cooling with a small internal fan, while others, like KINGDEL's fanless lineup, dissipate heat entirely through a full-metal chassis with no moving parts at all.

Whether a mini PC includes a fan depends on the processor's TDP and the manufacturer's thermal design. Active-cooled mini PCs typically pair higher-TDP processors (25W–65W) with a fan to sustain heavy workloads. Truly fanless mini PCs — like KINGDEL's NC3000 and NC860 — use low-TDP mobile processors (typically 15W) and a metal chassis as a passive heatsink, producing zero mechanical noise at any load state.

• Fanless mini PCs like the KINGDEL NC3000 use a 15W TDP processor, within passive chassis dissipation limits.
• Active-cooled mini PCs typically house processors rated 25W–65W TDP, requiring a fan to prevent throttling.
• A truly fanless mini PC produces zero fan noise at idle and under full CPU load — not reduced noise, zero noise.
• KINGDEL fanless models use a full-metal aluminum chassis as the heatsink — no fan, no filter, no moving parts.
• Warm chassis surface temperature on a fanless mini PC indicates passive cooling working correctly, not a malfunction.