Direction of Air Flow for my Heat Sync?

[xTobyMc]

I have the Cooler Master Storm Scout case along with a Hyper 212 Evo heatsink for my CPU, links to them are provided below:

Case: http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/product.php?product_id=2912
Heatsink:http://www.coolermaster.com/product.php?product_id=6741

I am confused as to which way my heatsink fan should be blowing/sucking air? Is it best to suck the air from the CPU and blow it out, and if so, towards the top of the case of the bottom? OR, should I have air being blown directly into the heatsink, and if so, should that be towards the top of the case or the bottom?

One of the images for the case shows a diagram with cool air being pulled in from the front and hot air being exhausted through the top and back of the case. Therefore, I presume it's best to have air being blown towards the top of the case?

 

[voyagerfan99]

The heatsink should be positioned so that it sucks cool air from the front of the case and blows it out the back. You clould blow it out the top but it's more effective blowing out the back.

 

[xTobyMc]

Okay, thanks a lot, I'll just have to see whether the heatsink can be orientated that way round, without getting in the way of my RAM slots

 

[Darren]

If you have an AM3 chip it will only go one way on your motherboard, which is up and down so it would have to exhaust out the top.