CPU Cooler facing sideways

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Hi guys, i need little help because i don't know should i be worried or not. I bought new pc and everything works fine, and temperatures of cpu and gpu are perfect. After i tested everything i opened my case and i saw my CPU cooler is installed with "Intel" sign facing sideways [here is the example picture link: http://imgur.com/fMWlGBu ] . Just let me say again the temperature of CPU is perfect, but im still worried that my CPU is going to be damaged for some reason because of that fan position? Is that even possible?
 
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That's normal, nothing to worry about. The hole spacing for the CPU cooler on Intel motherboards is uniform in all directions. On LGA 775 it's 72mm, on LGA 1366 and LGA 2011 it's 80mm, and on LGA 1156/1155/1150 it's 75mm. Since they form a square, a cooler can be mounted along 90 degree angles. If it bothers you can can remove it and rotate it, but you'll have to replace the thermal paste; it's more effort than its worth.
 
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