Antec 900 200mm Fan

So I've got an Antec 900 with a 200 MM Fan at the top however I cant figure out which way its blowing and therefore i cannot figure out if its sucking out of the computer or blow into the computer but my bet is its sucking out........ Anyone know?

If its at the top id guess its blowing out, i normally check with a cigarette paper, and for the larger ones i use kitchen tissue paper, just hold it over the top and you should see which way its blowing

On my 900 its blow up and out as heat rises thus smartest direction for it.

it is blowing out. if you look at the blades, the bottom parts of the blades are "slicing" through the air and forcing it upwards.

That's what I thought but ihardly feel anything. The blades are deffinently turning though... is this a bad fan?

Joshua1187 said:

That's what I thought but ihardly feel anything. The blades are deffinently turning though... is this a bad fan?

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you really don't feel much with that fan (i don't either). it is most likely functioning correctly. try putting some tissue paper on the top outside the case.

joh06937 said:

you really don't feel much with that fan (i don't either). it is most likely functioning correctly. try putting some tissue paper on the top outside the case.

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i did that, it blew around a little which i guess that means it's not sucking in. anyway my CPU runs at about 40C when i'm not gaming, is this normal?

Joshua1187 said:

i did that, it blew around a little which i guess that means it's not sucking in. anyway my CPU runs at about 40C when i'm not gaming, is this normal?

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Depends on your CPU and cooler. What do you have?

m0nk3ys1ms said:

Depends on your CPU and cooler. What do you have?

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I'm rolling with AMD Phenom II x6 1090t (Stock Heatsink/fan), 3 120mm Fans (two bottem front, 1 top back), 1 200mm Fan (Top of the case).

I'm thinking about adding (I don't wanna worry about how hot this stuff gets while im gaming but im also not ready for liquid cooling):


For the side fan - (Currently not one but there is a place for one)

UPDATE
Rosewill RFA-120-BL 120mm 4 Blue LEDs LED Case Fan
Item #: N82E16835200049
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$5.99

Instead of:

APEVIA CF12SL-UBL 120mm Blue LED Case Fan
Item #: N82E16811998121
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$7.97

Below the Radeon 5970 2g -

EVERCOOL SB-F1 PCI Slot Case Cooler
Item #: N82E16835119065
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$8.49

Front top of the case under the Opt Drive - (Only two side by side pulling in, the deal for 10 is just so good!)

MASSCOOL FD08025S1M4 80mm Case Fan
Item #: N82E16835150007
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-$1.00 Sale
$19.90
$9.90
($0.99 each)

Above the GPU -

VANTEC SP-FC70-BL 70mm PCI Slot Case Cooler
Item #: N82E16835888112
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy

I know with the 1200 there is a speed controller at the back of the case that you can set to slow medium or fast speed there is also an option to turn the blue Led on/off.

Mine has 3 settings, low, medium and high speed settings. Just up the speed.

bigfellla said:

Mine has 3 settings, low, medium and high speed settings. Just up the speed.

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I did that with two of them and it didn't make a huge difference, shouldn't they kick into high themselves? One part of the problem im sure is that my air conditioner in the house is broke O.O

Joshua1187 said:

I did that with two of them and it didn't make a huge difference, shouldn't they kick into high themselves? One part of the problem im sure is that my air conditioner in the house is broke O.O

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the fans are working, you just don't really feel them. and no they don't go into high automatically that is what the switch is for. you have to decide if you want/need more airflow (maybe if you are gaming). i always just turn mine up if i am doing something really taxing, like playing a game.

joh06937 said:

the fans are working, you just don't really feel them. and no they don't go into high automatically that is what the switch is for. you have to decide if you want/need more airflow (maybe if you are gaming). i always just turn mine up if i am doing something really taxing, like playing a game.

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Joh, I know they are working, I can feel them, i was just saying it didn't seem that turning them on high made a big difference in the CPU heat of my PC however I only did turn up two of them, i guess i can turn up the other two as well. FYI my mother board came with a program called EPU that allows you to put your computer on auto max power saving or high performance and High performance kicks up the fans but i guess auto dosnt notice the heat, it only notices how much performance you require ATM. Anyway thanks guys, I went ahead and bought a few extra fans to fill in the extra spots, hopefully it helps .