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buzzmong wrote:Is it me, or is that the wrong way around?

The CPU cooler looks to be.

FatherJack wrote: The CPU cooler looks to be.

I had a look at that case, the rear fan is an intake rather than an exhaust, so the cpu fan should be facing the rear fan so the air blows directly through.

Aha, cracked it.

Either the case is on it's head, or the mobo is upside down.

buzzmong wrote:Aha, cracked it.

Either the case is on it's head, or the mobo is upside down.

Yup, it's one of the cases that has the mobo tray in the other side and upside down, slightly better for gpu cooling etc (though not so great for some heatpiped mobos)

also makes sense in that the PSU and HDDs are isolated from the main machine.

The CPU fan seems to be blowing against a solid plate, though - or if there's a hole there, the PSU. Perhaps it's just the angle of the pic.

FatherJack wrote:The CPU fan seems to be blowing against a solid plate, though - or if there's a hole there, the PSU. Perhaps it's just the angle of the pic.

I reckon it's blowing against a solid plate. Not ideal but if the air flow is sufficient and the CPU is not overclocked the huge Zalman heatsink should be enough. Those Zalmans do a good job. Presumably the heatsink can't be rotated, that'd be ideal?

spoodie wrote: I reckon it's blowing against a solid plate. Not ideal but if the air flow is sufficient and the CPU is not overclocked the huge Zalman heatsink should be enough. Those Zalmans do a good job. Presumably the heatsink can't be rotated, that'd be ideal?

I've got the same one, but in black and it goes front-to-back. Maybe that's just how the fittings are in that case/mobo.

does look a bit iffy to me, but if it's running without fires, I wouldn't worry too much

Dr. kitteny berk wrote: does look a bit iffy to me, but if it's running without fires, I wouldn't worry too much

Yeah, the heat sink is quite holey, so I guess the fan just pushes the hot air out between the metal blades.

Dr. kitteny berk wrote: does look a bit iffy to me, but if it's running without fires, I wouldn't worry too much

it should be mounted the other way, but I doubt it's running too hot anyways.

It's mounted that way because it wouldn't fit using the "correct" orientation; there is about a 3/8 of an inch or so overhang pass the motherboard. The motherboard is more or less flush against that divider so either I returned it, or just mount the heatsink in that orientation.

Have you tried using jam?

tehspork wrote:It's mounted that way because it wouldn't fit using the "correct" orientation; there is about a 3/8 of an inch or so overhang pass the motherboard. The motherboard is more or less flush against that divider so either I returned it, or just mount the heatsink in that orientation.

Holesaw?

I was thinking more along the lines of switching to watercooling. That'll be in the next build. I originally had an Antec 900, so most of this is was brought along from that case.

tehspork wrote:I was thinking more along the lines of switching to watercooling. That'll be in the next build. I originally had an Antec 900, so most of this is was brought along from that case.

what is it with antec 900s and them looking like an electric crow has nested in them?

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FatherJack wrote:I've got the same one, but in black and it goes front-to-back. Maybe that's just how the fittings are in that case/mobo.

I've got one in the same colour, do I win? Thinking about I may have fitted mine the wrong way around. Not that it really matters as it doesn't get nearly hot enough to cause a problem whatever I'm running.

spoodie wrote:I've got one in the same colour, do I win?

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Those 24" OCUK specials might be cheapy, but mine's doing great. Unlike the Fujitsu Siemens replacement second monitor I bought after my rather good Philips went pop. Shite resolution and a stuck pixel.