Antec case fan

[Blintok]

ok. stupid question maybe. but someone that has an
Antec TriCool 120mm Red LED case fan confirm the air flow direction?

i got one to add a 2nd front fan to my Antec 1100 case.
but for the life of me i cant find any direction arrows one usually sees
on these types of fans. I think i have it the right way, i want it to blow in to
the case. I have it installed so the label is facing outside.

 

[Doougin]

the side with the supports that hold the center is the side the air comes out. course u could also just turn the fan on and feel the direction its going.

 

[mfenn]

the side with the supports that hold the center is the side the air comes out. course u could also just turn the fan on and feel the direction its going.

:thumbsup: That's what I always do.

 

[Automaticman]

You can usually just tell by looking at the blades. Almost all fan blades these days are a curved design that "scoop" the air in the direction of flow. The concave side of the blades should face into the case to blow air into the case.

 

[Blintok]

Thanks gang. i did the "feel" test last night. Used a sheet of Kleenex across the 2 front fans. (2 fans lower front bottom of case) The top fan was blowing into the case. The newest one was blowing out. Turned it around and now both blowing in

Both fans were figuratively and literally opposite. The top fan had the label on centre of fan blades facing out (air blowing in) so figured the 2nd fan would be the same (label out) but as stated was blowing the wrong way

I also dropped the stock Intel cooler and installed a Corsair H80. CPU idle temps now ~15C

 

[mfenn]

15C? I knew Canada was cold, but you must live in an igloo!

In all seriousness, be careful because that is on the verge of "too cold".