Flipping CPU fan AMD Athlon 3200

[tail451]

I purchased a thermal vent and I want to exhaust the air. I started by hooking the tube up to my 80mm(exhausting air) and then I attempted flip around the CPU fan. When I try to screw the CPU fan back in, after flipping it, the screws don't reach. Here's the link to the thermal vent,

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16800888075

 

[Trippytiger]

I suspect that you'll get much better cooling performance if you use the duct as an intake rather than an exhaust. Most heatsinks work much, much better when the fan is blowing on them (of course, that depends on the heatsink - what kind do you have?), and drawing cool air directly onto the heatsink can make a big difference to CPU temps. I'd leave things like they are.

 

[tail451]

I have the stock heatsink, but I'm planning on getting a Thermalright XP-90 soon.

 

[Ping to the Pong]

Originally posted by: Trippytiger
I suspect that you'll get much better cooling performance if you use the duct as an intake rather than an exhaust. Most heatsinks work much, much better when the fan is blowing on them (of course, that depends on the heatsink - what kind do you have?), and drawing cool air directly onto the heatsink can make a big difference to CPU temps. I'd leave things like they are.

i agree with Trippytiger, just check out some of the Lian Li Plus cases that have the CPU duct, the fan is actually an intake fan blowing toward the CPU cooler. Hopefully the warm air will go out though the psu. But generally, blowing air toward the CPU is always better.

 

[tail451]

OK, thanks. I will flip the fans around. Plus, I have a 120mm and another 80mm exhausting so I think I'm gonna be pretty good. Thanks for the replies.

Edit: Now that I look at the pictures, it says hot air out:
http://images10.newegg.com/NeweggImage/productimage/00-888-075-04.JPG