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03-22-2008, 03:44 AM
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Dumb question about a case fan
I am about to mount an 80mm case fan on the side of the case adjacent to the CPU and this question is dumb and I'm embarrassed to ask it but I have to... Do I point to the fan towards the CPU to cool it or away from the CPU to draw the heat away?
 The CPU fan points down at the heatsink, right? Are the case fans that sit in the side of the case next to the CPU spin in the same direction?!? Thanks! 
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03-22-2008, 03:48 AM
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Some people do it both ways, but I have always had the side fan as a intake (blowing in)
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03-22-2008, 04:18 AM
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That seems like it would make the most sense because then it would aid the CPU fan. If it was blowing out they would be like canceling each other out. Thanks for your advice, will mount it inwards...
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