Can the HAF blowPost Date: 2009-02-02 |
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Sodius 
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 Topic: Can the HAF blowPosted: 02 Feb 2009 at 8:56pm |
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Question? The big fan on the side of the case, can it be turn to blow out. It had been mentioned that unplugging it made no difference in temps. Would turning in outwards screw up the flow of the air inside?
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Alex
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Posted: 02 Feb 2009 at 9:11pm |
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Not really, you can try that, but, you will need to totally invert the fan and re-mount it.
Warm Regards,
Alex
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DeathBringer666
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Posted: 02 Feb 2009 at 9:11pm |
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It would still be sucking in air somwhere else
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DST4ME
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Posted: 03 Feb 2009 at 1:20am |
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better to blow air on the mobo
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darkmanstud
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Posted: 03 Feb 2009 at 2:05am |
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Where are the immature comments when you need them? |
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DeathBringer666
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Posted: 03 Feb 2009 at 2:11am |
mobo= motha+hobo you sure are dirty.
 Or do you got wood and your board belongs to your mother. Edited by DeathBringer666 - 03 Feb 2009 at 2:13am |
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Sodius
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Posted: 03 Feb 2009 at 9:29am |
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The more air on the mobo the better. I was just wondering if there wasn't a change in temps with the big fan disconnected if blowing out would keep the dust down. It would be 1 less fan sucking in dust. Living in Utah during the summer dust is a real issue. As for the comment 2 post up? I say
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BillDempsey
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Posted: 04 Feb 2009 at 11:48am |
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The goal (according to an article I read on Anandtech or Toms Hardware) is higher positive air pressure inside the case, which increases heat transfer and forces the hot air out. So having the side fan facing inward should do more good than outward.On my current system, I verified this as being true. I also discovered that facing lower fans inward and top fans outward worked the best (which makes sense, since heat rises). I have 3 lower fans blowing inward and 2 near top blowing outward.
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Sodius
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Posted: 04 Feb 2009 at 12:05pm |
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Cool, I'll leave the side fan the way it is.
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DST4ME
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Posted: 04 Feb 2009 at 6:02pm |
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I think somebody had this discussion with Alex long time ago about the 950si, and they changed it too and as BD says the inward yields better results.
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