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IIDeathCubeKII

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IIDeathCubeKII

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I just noticed that all this time I haven't had my RAM in dual channel. Problem is the fan on my Akasa venom is blocking slot 2 so I can't. Could I just install the single viper fan on the other side of the housing, so it is blowing towards the front of the case instead of the back?
 
If you were to set the viper fan on the other side of the cooler, then you would have it pulling the air from the cooler, through to the back of the case, thats much better than pushing the air through the cooler, to the front of the case.
 
I wouldnt do that. It would disrupt the airflow. You want the fan blowing from the front to the back.

You could try swapping the fan over so it is pulling air through the heatsink, this might make room for your RAM. I'm not sure how the mounting on the Venom works though.

What mobo is it?
 
Yes that is the way it's set up now, with the fan sucking air from the front of the case and blowing it to the back, but it is also blocking RAM slots 1 & 2. Could I reverse it?
 
topgun06 said:
Is it sucking through the heatsink, or blowing?
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It is blowing through the heatsink towards the back

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My mobo is a Gigabyte P67A-UD4
 
Ok, I'm not sure what the cooler allows you to do. But are you able to mount the fan on the other side of the heatsink, so it is sucking through the heatsink from the front and towards the back?
 
Yes I could do that, the mounts are little rubber plugs I could reverse. I am worried this will not provide sufficient cooling though. I don't want to fry my 2600k so close to Battlefield 3 :(
 
Yeah id expect the cooling to be a little less effective but I dont think it would result in anything like a fried CPU :p

Give it a try and see what difference in temp you get.
 
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