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Postby kratak » Fri Mar 11, 2005 2:24 pm

Hi

Know this is a really simple question but thought id double check. When installing a new fan onto a heatsink the air should be blowing onto the heatsink!?
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Postby badpolarbear » Fri Mar 11, 2005 2:33 pm

Should be. I know with my pcs there is only one way to mount the fan to the heatsink. Think of it as an automoble, the fan blows air into the radiator.
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Postby The_Duck » Sat Mar 12, 2005 9:01 pm

It actually depends how old it is, older fan's and heatsinks actually are designed to have air blowing out. I guess they wanted hot air away from the heatsink, then they released having cool air blowing in was better...
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Postby kratak » Sun Mar 13, 2005 1:23 pm

Thanks

Its a brand new fan(vantec stealth 80mm) and the heatsink is new aswell(SLK-948U)
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