Is CPU heatsink facing the right way?

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laurenb252

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I've just bought a new heatsink (Zalman CNPS7X) and I was wondering if the heatsink is placed around the right away? It's blowing towards my case's rear fan, which is blowing the air out the back
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See the arrows molded into the fan on the heatsink? They show the direction the fan spins, and the direction the air goes. It's a bit hard to see in the photo, but I think it shows that the CPU fan is pushing air forwards, away from your rear fan.

Turn either the whole heatsink around, or just the fan.
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See the arrows molded into the fan on the heatsink? They show the direction the fan spins, and the direction the air goes. It's a bit hard to see in the photo, but I think it shows that the CPU fan is pushing air forwards, away from your rear fan.

Turn either the whole heatsink around, or just the fan.
 
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Your eyes are better than mine :) :(
 
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I see them now, there's an arrow pointing upwards and an arrow pointing to the right just underneath it. I'll turn the heatsink around.

 
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