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Question CPU cooler be horizontal or vertical ?

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retab12332

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Should the airflow be going from bottom to top, or front to back of the case ? Cooler is Be-Quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4
 
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I would argue that both are right. From bottom front to top back should normally be the main flow. In my situation, with the computer inside a desk cubby, it's even more important. 😛

edit: I'm not how sure your title matches your question though.
 
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retab12332 said:
Should the airflow be going from bottom to top, or front to back of the case ?
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As @Kenmitch said, front to back.

Depends on the case, but most commonly, front-to-back works best because there is typically a rear exhaust fan near the top of the back of the case. Installing the CPU cooler bottom to top in such a case would make airflow more turbulent, reducing cooler performance.

That changes for instance if you have a case with bottom intake fans, front intake fans, top exhaust fan(s), rear exhaust fan, in which case you could probably put the CPU cooler in whatever direction you wish!
 
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amrnuke said:
As @Kenmitch said, front to back.

Depends on the case, but most commonly, front-to-back works best because there is typically a rear exhaust fan near the top of the back of the case. Installing the CPU cooler bottom to top in such a case would make airflow more turbulent, reducing cooler performance.

That changes for instance if you have a case with bottom intake fans, front intake fans, top exhaust fan(s), rear exhaust fan, in which case you could probably put the CPU cooler in whatever direction you wish!
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No top nor bottom fans, just 1 mid-positioned front, 1 top-positioned back.
 
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What cooler is it? My Mugen 5 can only be mounted with air flowing front to back. I suppose I could put the fan on the other side for back to front, but no way to get bottom to top air flow.
 
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