Should I orient the CPU heatsink fan to blow air out of the case or blow air into the heat sink? I probably wont have any other case fans.
1490606
The type of CPU heat sink/fan used in this case should have the fan blow into the heat sink and not away from it. The nice thing about this case is that is is very well ventilated and heat can not build up inside of it. Try not to install the hard drive over the CPU fan if you can.
1490607
Makes no difference, all you need is movement of air around the heatsink fins.
1490608
The case is designed for air to easily flow through it. I recommend you point the fan to send hot air out, so that cooler air will be drawn across the case.
1490609
Always blow out. You don't want lint and gunk building on vital components.
1132048
In my experience AMDs run hotter. I had an aftermarket fan with a nice solid heatsink and larger fan that I used as the stock fan heat sink seemed a bit thin. I can't say it wouldn't be good enough my last 2 AMD cpus I used the stock fans and never had an issue.
2267145
It comes with the fans. Depending on your CPU heatsink fan you may want to remove the case fan that sits diagonally under it as it makes for a tight fit.
2098826
I am assuming you are referring to the heatsink between the I/O ports and the CPU. Any CPU cooler powered by fans will block them from my experience except for water cooling methods. Also, please refer to pcpartpicker.com to make sure the cpu cooler fits in your case. Cooler Master V8 is a lot bigger than it looks and may not fit in your case due to size.
850135
The best application method for most i7 processors is using a "thin, vertical line." You'll want to place the heatsink on the CPU without smudging/smearing this vertical line because the heat generated from the CPU will spread the compound across the heatsink without creating air bubbles. Increases in temperature might be due to air pockets that formed.
1887035
The stock heatsink and fan have never let me down, and I've been using AMD's for ages and ages. Granted, I don't bother overclocking my system. They are throttled based on temp. You can always change the fan if your setup runs so hot the fan can't keep up.
729913
If possible, you want a "chimney effect" where the hot air is "pulled" out. I prefer to have my fans on top. Most cases and components and cases are designed and positioned to take advantage of heat rising to help the airflow. If your equipment has any other fans, use the external to assist their flow, not compete against it.
945003
Oh, and do a push pull configuration with that hearsink and youll never have issues. I also recommend arctic silver thermal paste(one fan pushing over the heatsink, and one fan pulling and exhausting. Both fans will blow the same way)
1949742
I actually had mine in a pretty small, mini-itx build. It stayed reasonably cool during most day-to-day operations with the stock fan, between 35C and 50C--and that's without any other case fans. As long as you aren't doing anything too CPU-intensive, I'd consider the stock fan pretty adequate. Good luck with you build
2258147
I'm using it for basically the same thing, blowing down into the top of a power amp to cool the main heatsink. Works great and it's silent. Based on my experience with other similar fans and all the servers/workstations I've serviced I expect many years of use.
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Hi Red, I have mine mounted in the bottom of my Corsair case as there is a filter across the area and i draw the air in, but yes that's what its made for! !Just watch which direction the blades turn after you connect it to the MOBD. If its blowing the wrong way turn off the computer, remove the fan connection from the MOBD and turn it over and remount it and reconnect it to the motherboard! Be sure to ground yourself by touching the power supply case before you touch the Motherboard. That will remove any stactic charge that may have built up on your body! I tell you this as some forget and don't and mess up a part of the board. Simple Precaution ! Hi Red, I have mine mounted in the bottom of my Corsair case as there is a filter across the area and i draw the air in, but yes that's what its made for! !Just watch which direction the blades turn after you connect it to the MOBD. If its blowing the wrong way turn off the computer, remove the fan connection from the MOBD and turn it over and remount it and reconnect it to the motherboard! Be sure to ground yourself by touching the power supply case before you touch the Motherboard. That will remove any stactic charge that may have built up on your body! I tell you this as some forget and... » Read More Hi Red, I have mine mounted in the bottom of my Corsair case as there is a filter across the area and i draw the air in, but yes that's what its made for! !Just watch which direction the blades turn after you connect it to the MOBD. If its blowing the wrong way turn off the computer, remove the fan connection from the MOBD and turn it over and remount it and reconnect it to the motherboard! Be sure to ground yourself by touching the power supply case before you touch the Motherboard. That will remove any stactic charge that may have built up on your body! I tell you this as some forget and don't and mess up a part of the board. Simple Precaution ! « Show Less
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I personally am running low profile ram, so the height might be a problem for you or it will barely clear. To avoid that problem I would just stick the fan on the opposite side. There really isn't that much performance difference if that at all (2 degrees C max). Also it is only a 2 to 3 degrees C cooler running an extra fan (using 2 Noctha Fans) so running 2 fans isn't really worth it.
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Yes you should. The radiator should either be in front of an exhausting vent so hot air that comes off it is not trapped in the case. Or arguably using an incoming vent for more immediate cool air. Though you run into the dilemma that you are exhausting hot air in the case. That all said traditional heat sinks do the same thing pass hot case air across the heatsink dumping it into the case. So the point is ideally exhaust it out. If your can't, it still should be an improvement over stock heat sinks.
1232145
Fans are always better than just a heat sink. You just have to keep an eye on the dust collection of your unit. If the fan gets clogged, it will freeze up, and then burn up. It happened to me once...
860054
I assume you are asking about CPU fans, I had a 2U case so I bought the intel CPU fan.the model is BXSTS200C.
657925
negative. well. perhaps if you turn all the so that they blow air into the case it would be a positive pressure. I run the fans on the front pulling in air and the top fan and back fan so that they force the air out and my power supply sucks air in from the base and out the back independent of the case ventilation.I have two fans I planned on adding to the bottom forcing air into the case.at this point the motherboard temp cpu and memory are staying cool. I have have sabertooth mb that has thermal controls for the fan.
2180755
Well all fans blow air in one direction... It's how you install it. You can install them facing in or out this is a standard with computer case fans.