Which way does the CPU fan point?

[FISHMANPET]

I recently took my CPU fan off to clean it, and I think I may have reinstalled it backwards. I've got an Athlon 1Ghz, with a heatsink and a fan. Should the fan be blowing on the CPU or away? Right now it's blowing on the CPU.

 

[Twisted]

it should be blowing on the cpu for best effect.

 

[FISHMANPET]

Hooray, I did it right. Thanks.

 

[Twisted]

np

 

[Lusankya]

btw.. fans have a little arrow near where the wires go in that shows airflow direction

 

[CrystalMethod]

btw.. fans have a little arrow near where the wires go in that shows airflow direction

Some fans don't have the arrows, but it's good idea to check anyways. You could save yourself a bit of a headache trying to figure out which side is which.

 

[Lusankya]

another way to tell

the side fo the fan that has the sharp end of the blades in the intake side

the side with the rounded edges is the exhaust side

 

[RedDeathDrinker]

It can depend. Personally, I'd try it both ways, sucking and blowing, to see which has the best effect.......stick with the way that gives you the best cooling. On an un-ducted case, I found sucking more effective, but on a ducted case, blowing was superior.

 

[DreamingWolf]

It can depend. Personally, I'd try it both ways, sucking and blowing, to see which has the best effect.......stick with the way that gives you the best cooling. On an un-ducted case, I found sucking more effective, but on a ducted case, blowing was superior.

Trouble with your description is that without a point of reference (which direction you looking as you speak) sucking could mean sucking in from the case or off of the heatsink (same w/ blowing)
Or am I just being thick today?

DWolf

 

[o0OBruceLeeO0o]

on all the fans i got for my case the label is on the direction it blows.

 

[Lusankya]

Yea.. whichever side the label or the circut board is on is the blowing side