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To: j3pflynn who wrote (237408)	7/27/2007 11:45:51 AM
From: dougSF30	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

Paul, cut him some slack-- if he doesn't know that Ireland is in the EU, how much could he know about HSFs or anything else remotely technical, for that matter?

To: j3pflynn who wrote (237408)	7/27/2007 1:01:27 PM
From: pgerassi	Respond to of 275872

Dear JP: On my HSF, the fan can blow either way. I get my lowest CPU temps with it blowing out. If it is blowing in, then the CPU is even less likely to be overclocked. Pete

To: j3pflynn who wrote (237408)	7/27/2007 1:22:47 PM
From: Joe NYC	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 275872

Paul, ??? Apparently you haven't dealt much with HSFs. That fan blows down into the heatsink. Period. That's the case for vast majority of HSFs, but there are some oddball ones that recommend blowing up. I had Alpha heatsink some years ago that recommended blowing up, but the performance was similar to blowing down (virtually indistinguishable). Blowing down is generally preferable, because (especially the HSFs with oversize fans) you can cool the mobo surrounding the CPU, and get some air flow even on the memory. Joe