Are my Noctua fans in the right direction?

[asim1999]

Is my Noctua nh-d14 cooler in the right orientation in my enthoo pro case?

[loccilucas]

Can't see what direction the fans are facing .

[79wjd]

Can't see what direction the fans are facing .

Looks backwards.

 

although its hard to tell. 

 

@asim1999 just power it up, see which way it blows. 

[WinNut]

Impossible to tell, please take clear pictures up-close of the cooler with good lighting.

[asim1999]

Sorry, here is a better pic, my cross trainer is blocki g some of it but u get the idea

[asim1999]

[79wjd]

@asim1999 

There should be two arrows on one of the sides of the fan. they point in the direct of spin and the direct of push. Make sure the push arrow is point to the back of your case. (Assuming you have a normal airflow set up--intake up front and exhaust out the top and back). 

 

The outer one looks backward though...not sure about the inner one. 

[Scouten]

 

if you are looking at a fan from the "front" most of the time if the fins curve left that means its the intake. usually the logo of the fan is also on the intake side

[Manny Calavera]

turn it 180°

[aidenrelkoff]

look at the fan, if you can see, the support brackets/motor, then it blows that way, if you look and its just the fan blades and the center spins with them, then thats the intake, btw you cooler is backwards, also most fans have a arrow on them showing the direnction that the air goes

[TyagoDani]

no. turn the outside fan arround and check if the inner one is pointing the same way. if not, turn it arround to

[Manny Calavera]

no. turn the outside fan arround and check if the inner one is pointing the same way. if not, turn it arround to

Then turn both fans because on picture you can see they both blow air toward front of the case.

[Trik'Stari]

Noctua fans tell you the correct direction, look at the side of the fans frame

[BaSkA]

Usually, if your fan does not have an arrow to help you(not the case, all Noctuas have), the direction the flan blows is the one with the wires(some few exceptions).

 

Your cooler orientation is not "wrong", it's just not ideal.

 

It's breathing fresh air from the rear(hopefully) and cooling the heatsink. That heat, however, is pushed to the front of the case. If you have top exhausting that hot air, then you're probably fine.

However, having the cooler positioned 180º will get the hot air out of the case right away.

 

off-topic: your way of taking pictures is really bad . case rocks though.

[Guest Kloaked]

The fans need to be in this orientation:

 

[brokencross]

The best way is the push-pull configuration. Which means you should just attach the first fan sucking air and the second fan doing the same thing. The air should be pulled by the outtake fan in the case which should be mounted in a way it's sucking air as well. 

Bonus if you have intake fans in the front. That way the air flow shouldn't be interrupted.