p182 fans help quick!

Shash · 4 Dec 2007 at 21:55

Hi I'm building a comp right now, I'm replacing the stock tricool fans with noctuas, but I forgot to note down which way they face! I figured the top and rear fans blow outwards, but I have no idea what the bottom one does, does it blow towards the rear or front?

Trusty · 4 Dec 2007 at 22:18

Front fans blow into the case, top n rear blow are exhaust fans.

masterk · 4 Dec 2007 at 22:19

The one near the PSU you mean? It blows towards the rear of the case same as the top/back one (sucking air through the front of the case over the hdd bay)

manjuice · 4 Dec 2007 at 22:22

Kind of off-topic, but does the P182 come with case speakers (for beeps during post) because my one didn't...

bailey12856 · 4 Dec 2007 at 22:26

tchan_4 said:
Kind of off-topic, but does the P182 come with case speakers (for beeps during post) because my one didn't...

neither did mine, or my old antec super lanboy case.

Trusty · 4 Dec 2007 at 23:10

masterk said:
The one near the PSU you mean? It blows towards the rear of the case same as the top/back one (sucking air through the front of the case over the hdd bay)

Yep

Shash · 4 Dec 2007 at 23:16

Another quick one I have a corsair hx620, should I mount it fan up or fan down?

manjuice · 4 Dec 2007 at 23:19

Mine is down.

Shash · 4 Dec 2007 at 23:29

found pictures of it mounted up, but I think having the air blow towards the other fans makes more sense?

VortexA1 · 5 Dec 2007 at 00:50

mine is up..each to their own .. I just think it makes more sense the fan facing upwards.

jackthezipper · 5 Dec 2007 at 01:58

mines is down.

Trusty · 5 Dec 2007 at 04:22

I would have thought up is the best so the hot air doesnt swirl around at the bottom, wouldnt have thought it matters too much tho.

mrk · 5 Dec 2007 at 08:35

Yup with many PSUs with 1 120mm fan only you'd want something to give the PSU abitta breeze to keep it going with fresh air, also if you have hdds on the bottom then you'd want a fan there anyway to draw warm air away from the hdds then cool it before it hits the PSU and then get exhausted by the PSU out the back.

There are already 2 fans at the top so airflow is well managed there.