Help with basics of (CPU) air cooling?
1. A cooler takes air in and exhausts air out. This is usually done with fans and the direction the air goes usually depends on which direction the fans are facing.
2. The fans need power to spin, yes. Fan controllers can be used to manipulate the fan speed.
3. Most heatsinks just mount onto the motherboard--look at any heatsink installation. I'm not sure what you mean by sides.
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