fan direction?

[oops]

Hi just a quick question about the fan that sits on the heatsink of the cpu, should the fan direction be pointing down towards the heatsink or away, in other words shoud the fan force air down on to the heatsink or take the heat away from the heatsink?

Thanks.

 

[Jokester]

Depends on what cooler it is.

 

[JonSmith]

If it's a cooler with a top fan mount rather than side fan mounts it should blow down.

 

[oops]

Its an Raijintek Nemesis Dual Element Extreme CPU Cooler so should it take air away from the cpu?

 

[DJ_Bucho]

If it's this one:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-008-RT
Then make sure your fans are fitted exactly as they are in that picture. The front fan should suck air from inside the case and blow it through the first stack of cooling fins, and then the mid fan should suck that air and blow it through the 2nd stack of cooling fins

 

[oops]

Ahhhhhhhhh that's the way I put it and its working like a dream, only problem I have now is I'm going to have to get the dremel out if I want to put the side panel of my antec 900 back on again, man them fans are huge lol

 

[DJ_Bucho]

Ahhhhhhhhh that's the way I put it and its working like a dream, only problem I have now is I'm going to have to get the dremel out if I want to put the side panel of my antec 900 back on again, man them fans are huge lol

Sometimes on those type of coolers the fans can be mounted a couple of notches lower down with will actually decrease the otherall height of the cooler. I don't know if it's possible with yours though, but definitely worth checking before cutting into your case