Which way should a CPU cooler fan face?

Generally, you want the case fans in front of the case drawing in air while the fans at the rear blow air out. If your case has vents at the top, they should be placed as exhaust fans because hot air will rise. Side-mounted fans should be used for intake, though they often don’t have air filters.

Does it matter which way you mount your CPU cooler?

The main reason for choosing the orientation of the cooler is the direction of airflow you want. This is as you said pretty much case specific as you said. There aren’t that many cases around with top exhaust fans that are positioned just right (concerning the cpu cooler).

How do you orient a CPU cooler fan?

It’s best generally to have the fan push air out of the back of the case and not the top, hot air rises and your video card would be directly below so it’ll be sucking in heat through the fins.

Which way should Hyper 212 Evo face?

fan should be blowing towards the exhaust (or pointed to the back of the case). so it should go [rear exhaust] [heatsink] [<—fan blowing this way]. The side with the shiny CM sticker is the intake side.

Which way should PSU fan face?

It is recommended to mount the power supply with its ventilation top cover facing DOWNWARD. The fan in the power supply will take in the warm air inside the computer case, and the power supply will exhaust the air through the back.

Which way should my CPU cooler face Reddit?

Air should blow out of the back, the fan should be towards the front of the case because the fan blows into the CPU cooler.

Should fans face in or out?

If the temperature outside is cooler than the temperature inside the room, face the fan in the window so that it blows air in, which can usually be done at night and in the early morning when the air outside is normally cooler.

How do you use a fan properly?

In the summer, make sure your fan is rotating counterclockwise. This will push the air straight down and create that wind chill effect. In winter, it’s best if your fan rotates the opposite direction: clockwise. That way, air is pushed upwards so heat can circulate and keep you warm.