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right I was cleaning the dust of the CPU fan and I'm nervous if I but it back in the correct direction is this correct?

Most ofter you see the HSF blowing out the rear of the case through the rear case fan.

Reply to WR2

hi! in my case the cooler can either blow forwards or backwards- I was asking about the direction of the blades

Reply to yuriythebest

You're doing it wrong.

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Reply to WR2

WR2 wrote :

You're doing it wrong.

hmm I did a image search of my heat sync and in all images the blades are in the same direction as mine

Reply to yuriythebest

Airflow direction is away from the hub

Reply to jsc

It's not a tower model like I thought it was.
It's the only way you can orient a 'flower type' heat sink and you're doing it right.

Reply to WR2

splendid! now I can finally relax and not be afraid it'll blow up! have a good evening to y'all!~!

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