Should the side fan blow in or out.
I have 2 fans in front blowing in, two blowing out the back, one power supply fan blowing out into the case facing down, and the power supply fan blowing out the back.
Most people I know have side fans positioned over the AGP slot, so they have the fan blowing in so it passes over the video card. If the fan is near the top of the case it might be better to have it blowing out, so the hot air is removed from the case.
snidy I have an Antec 1080 case and I also have two fans blowing in and two exhaust and power supply exhausting. I recently turned my side panel fan around and have it blowing out of the case but it is purely personal preference. I also get better results by blowing air off my heatsink where most people have their fan blowing on the heatsink so just depends on you. Try it both ways and keep it in the position that performs the best.
Originally posted by: farmercal
snidy I have an Antec 1080 case and I also have two fans blowing in and two exhaust and power supply exhausting. I recently turned my side panel fan around and have it blowing out of the case but it is purely personal preference. I also get better results by blowing air off my heatsink where most people have their fan blowing on the heatsink so just depends on you. Try it both ways and keep it in the position that performs the best.
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