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which way should case fans blow?

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thenerd

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Jul 20, 2004
like does it blow into where the company sticker/logo is at the middle? or does it blow the opposite direction to where the sticker is?
 
Air will be exhausted on the side with the sticker. So, for exhaust fans have the sticker side pointing towards outside the case.
 
DigitalMonk said:
Air will be exhausted on the side with the sticker. So, for exhaust fans have the sticker side pointing towards outside the case.

Correct. Oh, and, nerd, some like to flip them around to make an intake fan. That way, air is circulating.
 
Ever better: Look on the side of the fan. It should have 2 little imprinted arrows, one indicating the airflow direction, the other indicating fan blade direction.
 
thenerd said:
like does it blow into where the company sticker/logo is at the middle? or does it blow the opposite direction to where the sticker is?
Man have you even inspected the fan a bit closer at all?
Arrows indicate the airflow, and are to be found on the side.

I cant believe MODS allow threads like this to clutter up the section. wow.
 
Senater_Cache said:
Man have you even inspected the fan a bit closer at all?
Arrows indicate the airflow, and are to be found on the side.

I cant believe MODS allow threads like this to clutter up the section. wow.

Not all fans have the arrows. Some of mine do, others do not.
 
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