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Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 2:50 pm Post subject: CPU Cooling Fan

It may be obvious to some, but I would like to clear up an issue regarding the fan for the above, ......... Should it be drawing hot air away from the processor, or blowing cooler air onto it ?

Thanks

Mel.

Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 2:54 pm Post subject:

Hey Mel, all the ones I've seen are suckers. Meaning they are pulling air in around the cooling media, and blowing/pushing it out.

RD

Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 3:21 pm Post subject:

Thanks RD, that was my thoughts also, just needed it clarified, thanks buddy.

Mel.

Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 9:58 pm Post subject:

Like above, the air should blow into the heatsink.

Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 1:22 am Post subject:

Doesn't terminology suck... Draw fan, pusher fan, suck fan, blow fan, intake fan, exhaust fan...

A short simple way to remember it...
If the heat source is below the fan, the fan is drawing/pulling air off the heat source. It is exhausting it into the surrounding air. Conductive/Convective cooling. Heat sync/fan

For the rest... Look here:

http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=287576

Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 1:25 am Post subject:

Now I am confused.............. I'm not sure if I should spit or swallow Shame on you

Mel.

Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 1:29 am Post subject:

Hmmm...
My CPU fan seems to be "pulling" air down across the cooling fins.
I have no idea what I'm talking about.

Swish and puke?

Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 1:33 am Post subject:

Ok........... Lets put it this way, should I be sucking hot air away, as RD suggests, or blowing cooler air down onto the heat scource ?

My first thoughts were with RD, the fan should be sucking hot air away from the heat scource.

Mel.

Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 2:04 am Post subject:

It really depends on your case circulation, heatsink type, etc.

My new rig is actually pushing air into the cooling fins of the CPU. My old one was a "puller", as it had a shield around it to pull cooler air in, as close as possible to the CPU and heatsink rods.

If you can take a pic of your heatsink on the CPU, it will be easy to tell whether you should have a pusher or puller, sucker or blower.

RD

Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 2:13 am Post subject:

Again, fan blows INTO heatsink. If the heatsink is against the motherboard, fan blows towards the motherboard. If it is a tower heatsink, the fan BLOWS THROUGH the heatsink, it does not suck through the heatsink.

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Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 6:52 am Post subject:

Welcome to the real world called "REALITY". http://www.broadbandreports.com/forum/remark,8706632

I'm not trying to bust your balls, but not everything is as you read it.

RD

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