arctic silencer fan rotating the wrong way...

SidewinderINC · 17 Jan 2006 at 23:58

Hi all, just noticed something with my lovely graphics card... the fan on the arctic silencer seems to be drawing air in from the wrong direction...

which way is it meant to go? i was always under the impression that it is meant to draw air into the fan and then push it along the fins and out through the back of the case...

mine is doing it the other way, ive tried reversing the power lead, but then the fan didnt spin up at all.

am i being stupid, or is it meant to be going the other way?

Cheers

S,INC

lay-z-boy · 17 Jan 2006 at 23:59

What card do you have, mate?

SidewinderINC · 18 Jan 2006 at 00:01

6800GT AGP version

lay-z-boy · 18 Jan 2006 at 00:16

Mate, it should be drawing air into the fan and exhausting it out the back of your pc, if it isnt then i would be confused as to how it isnt.

SidewinderINC · 18 Jan 2006 at 00:17

heh, its definately going the wrong way then... and the fan didnt even move when i tried plugging it in "backwards" !

i'm all after getting one of the VF700's anyways, so this is a good a time as any i guess...

lay-z-boy · 18 Jan 2006 at 00:23

very good coolers, however they are not quiet like the arctic cooler.

at 5v they are still audable.

Zefan · 18 Jan 2006 at 01:27

VF700 > * atm

SidewinderINC · 18 Jan 2006 at 15:19

this is really annoying now

my 6800GT is idling at 60 degrees, at stock speeds!

i dont have the standard cooler anymore, grr

Logsi · 18 Jan 2006 at 15:32

I got the Fatal1ty Zalman and its amazing, great cooler and very quite at 5v.

daviec · 18 Jan 2006 at 15:41

I fancy one of the Fatal1ty coolers.

Logsi · 18 Jan 2006 at 16:05

There excellent coolers, mines on 5v barely audible from my experience. Got my card overclocked to 580/580 from 520/560 and it stays at 32*C idle and 50*C under load with 12v its more like 40*C max

JonnyGLC · 18 Jan 2006 at 16:15

lay-z-boy said:
very good coolers, however they are not quiet like the arctic cooler.

at 5v they are still audable.

I can't hear it at all =\

p4radox · 18 Jan 2006 at 16:21

lay-z-boy said:
very good coolers, however they are not quiet like the arctic cooler.

at 5v they are still audable.

No way, i have to disagree. I've plugged that fan an into a 5V source without a PC to mask the noise and I couldn't hear it unless my ear was about an inch away! You must have a duff one or something.

DanMc07 · 18 Jan 2006 at 21:52

I have the fatality, and in no way can you hear it at 5v. Its no doubt a great cooler

Amps · 18 Jan 2006 at 23:51

From the AC website
Which direction should the fan rotate?
The fan of all ATI or NV Silencer coolers should rotate clockwise.
Since a diagonal fan is used, the air is drawn in in a twister. This gives you the feeling of blowing air. Nevertheless the cooler is drawing air out of the case, even it is not a big amount.

SidewinderINC · 19 Jan 2006 at 00:52

^ well that explains some of the mystery... it is actually going the right way

but it doesnt explain the mystery of my 6800GT being at 60 degrees idle, at stock speeds... when only last week it was much better.. ive tried reseating the cooler to no avail, and its not got dust in it :confused:

lay-z-boy · 19 Jan 2006 at 07:13

p4radox said:
No way, i have to disagree. I've plugged that fan an into a 5V source without a PC to mask the noise and I couldn't hear it unless my ear was about an inch away! You must have a duff one or something.

My ear is about 1m away, i dont use a case.

DaZzZa · 19 Jan 2006 at 08:13

but it doesnt explain the mystery of my 6800GT being at 60 degrees idle,

remount the cooler and make the back screws tight
kinda easy to not tighten them enough

i am 42c idle atm with my ac on a 6800gt

SidewinderINC · 19 Jan 2006 at 10:47

they canee go any tighter cap'n!

DaZzZa · 19 Jan 2006 at 11:18

hmm it must have bad contact somewhere,... is the gpu concaved or convexed?
have you left the shim on?

i left my shim (crushed last gfx card with a cpu cooler

) on but yours might be sticking up abit to much