Fan direction for Xigmatek HDT-S1283 and airflow...

[lolwatpear]

this is an image for how my fan is supposed to look . it's supposed to be parallel to the back exhaust. when I built this computer, I knew little to nothing about airflow, but now know a bit more.

but, the problem is that with this am3 socket board and heatsink/fan, the fan can never line up parallel to the back exhaust. so, it looks like this...

i'm guessing this is okay since the airflow goes to the psu, right?

can anyone give me any other tips on airflow? the gpu gets pretty hot, but it's a 4890. the airflow for this case (lancool PC-K7B) doesn't seem very good overall.

 

[popatim]

as long as the fan is blowing UP its ok. Many coolers have the option of rotating them so it blows rearwards.