setting a fan as exhaust?

elitebear4 · Oct 30, 2004

i have no experience whatsoever with installing fans, so i have a very stupid question. if i wanted to set a 120mm fan as exhaust in the rear of my case, do i just install it backwards, or do i have to buy an actual exhaust fan?

once again, apologies for the stupid question

bchur83 · Oct 30, 2004

Just mount the fan backwards.

Electron Chaser · Oct 30, 2004

elitebear4 said:
once again, apologies for the stupid question

No such thing, we were all noobs once.

Welcome to the forums.

archilochus · Oct 30, 2004

Most fans have arrows on the frame to denote the direction of air flow and rotation...But not all fans..

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elitebear4 · Oct 30, 2004

damn you guys =(...i didnt JUST join the forums; note the 3 stars. i feel so pathetic

ciku · Oct 30, 2004

or basing on my experience, its trial and error, when u turn ur pc on, u will now which way the fan is blowing, in or out

WELCOME TO THE FORUMS DUDE! MAY YOU HAVE SUCCESS IN OVERCLOCKING

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elitebear4 · Oct 30, 2004

if i clip the grill, should i leave it bare, or place some kind of screen over it

Electron Chaser · Oct 30, 2004

elitebear4 said:
damn you guys =(...i didnt JUST join the forums; note the 3 stars. i feel so pathetic

ROFLMAO Dude look for the arrows. They will show you the way to enlightenment.

I seen the 3 stars I couldn't resist.

Electron Chaser · Oct 30, 2004

elitebear4 said:
if i clip the grill, should i leave it bare, or place some kind of screen over it

Depends really, if you have pets, children then I would say yes. If it is exhausting I wouldn't even bother. My back 2 fans exhaust and don't have any grills.

*I was just messing around with you. All in good fun. We all have brain farts at times. LOL

henryholz333 · Oct 31, 2004

You should check out this system exhaust blower.

http://www.hardwarecooling.com/product_info.php/cPath/48_104/products_id/137

I think if you wanna exhaust some serious air this is the best time to get.

[KX3]rAge · Oct 31, 2004

henryholz333 said:
You should check out this system exhaust blower.

http://www.hardwarecooling.com/product_info.php/cPath/48_104/products_id/137

I think if you wanna exhaust some serious air this is the best time to get.

FAN SPEED: 3200RPM AIR FLOW : 42CFM

42 CFM is definitely not what I would call serious air
These things are useless IMO

LabRat23 · Oct 31, 2004

FAN SPEED: 3200RPM AIR FLOW : 42CFM

42 CFM is definitely not what I would call serious air
These things are useless IMO

Agreed, but they are usefull for sucking the heat off a graphics card, however they are to noisy for me.

As for figuring out which direction the fan blows, you could take notice how the blades are curved. Look at the other fans and see how they are mounted.

[KX3]rAge · Oct 31, 2004

LabRat23 said:
Agreed, but they are usefull for sucking the heat off a graphics card, however they are to noisy for me.

A regular 80mm or 92mm fan gives far superior performance a lesser noise level.
I still think the exhaust blowers are useless.

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