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View Poll Results: Should a CPU Fan be intake or exhuast?

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  • Intake

    14 87.50%

  • Exhuast

    2 12.50%
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  1. 546 Inspiron
    Posts : 99
    Windows 7 home premium with 64 bit
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    Product FRED said:
    546 Inspiron said:
    Phone Man said:
    Fascinating thread. I got curious so I opened my case and looked at my AMD CPU heat sink and the fan is blowing down toward the CPU. I then pulled a few copies of CPU and MaximumPC magazines and looked at the adds and pictures. In every case the fans were blowing toward the CPU or GPU on video cards. All the adds for after market HSF were setup the same way. So I have to believe that the manufactures have determined that blowing toward the chip is the best. It has been a good discussion and a lot better then "Which AV is Best????" Some disagreement but no one got shot
    Jim
    But how do you know which way they were spinning?
    Easy. Put your hand in front of them.
    In the pictures and magazines?
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  3. Product FRED
    Posts : 1,083
    Windows 7 Enterprise 64-bit
       New #142

    Woops, totally ignored the magazine part. Then just read any captions or articles associated with the pictures. You can also look at where the logo is on the fan, etc.
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  4. boohbah
    Posts : 14,606
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7600
       New #143

    excellent debate folks imo seekermeister wins. im going to refrain from commenting on what a lot of hot air.... Doh ! too late
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  6. Phone Man
    Posts : 2,686
    Windows 8.1 Pro w/Media Center 64bit, Windows 7 HP 64bit
       New #144

    546 Inspiron said:
    Product FRED said:
    546 Inspiron said:
    But how do you know which way they were spinning?
    Easy. Put your hand in front of them.
    In the pictures and magazines?
    If you look at the design of the fan blades you can tell. Look at this link for a picture of a fan. Notice on the right edge it shows counterclockwise rotation and air flow to the back. Notice the shape of the blade with a cup design to the rear.

    Newegg.com - Computer Parts, PC Components, Laptop Computers, LED LCD TV, Digital Cameras and more!

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  7. YTBOY83
    Posts : 617
    Windows 7 64Bit Ultimate Edition SP1
    Thread Starter
       New #145

    A CPU fan should be set as Intake.
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  8. pparks1
    Posts : 7,878
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       New #146

    I buy a retail CPU and install the stock heatsink/fan combo. It does whatever it does with the air. I assume those making the CPU know what works well for their product. Not very scientific, but it works for me.
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  10. linnemeyerhere
    Posts : 11,424
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64
       New #147

    I prefer push pull configuration with coolers that allow this. I find it interesting that all stock coolers are st up to exhaust over the radiator.
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