Fan on heatsink blowing into or away?

[The_Ryz_Factor]

Do I want the fan on my heatsink blowing onto the heatsink or pulling air away from it? I really couldn't tell on my old heatsink and I just got a Thermalright SK-6 with a Delta 60mm 50 cfm fan. Thx... :beer:

[f155mph]

The side on the fan with the sticker should be facing hsf(down). Hence the spining side is on top.

[The_Ryz_Factor]

Yup that's how I have it. It seems like it is blowing towards me. Can't tell though this thing puts out so much air. :D And damn is it noisy. I never thought it would be as noisy as it is. Good thing I usually wear headphones when on my comp.:beer:

[Arkaine23]

I am thinking about adding some fans to my volcano 7 to take the air away after it comes off the fins. See, air vents from the heatsink downwards toward the video card and upwards toward the top of the case. I wanna cut a blow-hole in the top, and mount small fans on the sides of my v7, then duct the heatsink's exhaust to the blowhole.

[ken257]

One of my favorite air cooled setups is with the Alpha 8045 with the fan sucking air away from the sink. A duct in the side of the case to the HSF expells the hot air right out of the case and away from all the other components.