Is my CPU fan facing the right way??

[709zzy]

Hi guys, the back of my computer only has 1 fan located under the PSU.
Currently, my t3 evo cooler fan is facing that fan in the back. Is that the right position?
Here is a picture of my computer:

 

[Gam3r01]

Look on the fan itself, there should be two arrows, one showing rotation, the other showing air flow. Most coolers have the fan setup to blow air across the heatsink, so yours is backwards. Flip it over so it intakes though the fan, and blows out of the case fan.

 

[709zzy]

Look on the fan itself, there should be two arrows, one showing rotation, the other showing air flow. Most coolers have the fan setup to blow air across the heatsink, so yours is backwards. Flip it over so it intakes though the fan, and blows out of the case fan.

But when I put my hand on the case fan, it feels very cool, doesn't that mean air is going in through that case fan?
Also, when I remove the heat sink, the thermal paste makes it sort of sticks to the cpu, should i twist it around or just pull it off by brute force?

 

[zachparr2442]

easy way to tell on 99% of fans is the open side draws air in and the side with the motor and the supports pushes out

 

[zachparr2442]

if you take the heatsink out you need to clean everything off and redo it usally how that is set up im guessing it looks like a tx3 is to have the fan push air towards the back of your case where the exhaust fan is

 

[709zzy]

if you take the heatsink out you need to clean everything off and redo it usally how that is set up im guessing it looks like a tx3 is to have the fan push air towards the back of your case where the exhaust fan is

So the fan on my tx3 should face the front of the computer instead of toward the back?
Sorry I don't even know if my case fan pushes air in or out of the computer so I am really confused.

 

[DonQuixoteMC]

Alternately, if you could add/move a fan at/to the top of your case, pointing the CPU cooler fan up towards that fan would help improve air-flow by taking advantage of convection. For your current setup though, you would want to do as Gamer said.

The most important thing when deciding fan setup is figuring out which direction fans blow. I'm never able to tell with my hand alone, I have to take a light material and hold it close to the fan and see which may it moves (like a piece of paper or string). You might be better at gauging this than me though 😛

Which way does your case and CPU fan blow?

 

[zachparr2442]

look at it and which way is the motor facing, if you see nothing but the fins and its open on that side, the air comes in that side, if you see the suports and the motor that side pushes the air out

 

[zachparr2442]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVAX9rtUfk8

 

[zachparr2442]

put the fan on the other side of that heat sink and make sure the air is blowing turns the back of your case and make sure the fan in the back of your case is blowing out the back, Make sense?

 

[709zzy]

Alternately, if you could add/move a fan at/to the top of your case, pointing the CPU cooler fan up towards that fan would help improve air-flow by taking advantage of convection. For your current setup though, you would want to do as Gamer said.

The most important thing when deciding fan setup is figuring out which direction fans blow. I'm never able to tell with my hand alone, I have to take a light material and hold it close to the fan and see which may it moves (like a piece of paper or string). You might be better at gauging this than me though 😛

Which way does your case and CPU fan blow?

Ok, I just tested the fan with a piece of paper.
The case fan in the back is definitely blowing air out of the case, and my CPU fan is blowing air toward the front of the case. Yeah, I gotta flip that around. Thanks guys!!! You all have been a great help.