Originally posted by: suszterpatt
Originally posted by: Tiamat
the direction that yeilds the best temperatures.
And usually that is... ?
Don't know how more simple this gets...
You try one way, play a game and check the temperature.
You try the other way, play a game, and check the temperature.
It all depends on the airflow in your case, location of the socket, turbulence, type of heatsink.
Generalizations don't work some of the times so the best way is to try for your specific system. I have the Thermalright SLK947U and in my computer, blowing air away from the cpu grants me a 6C advantage. I have the superlanboy case heavily modified.
My roommate has one of the old school Dragon type cases and with the 80mm exhausts, blowing air into the cpu is better for him.