CPU fan question (quick reply needed)

[SUPER_MOOSE93]

so, i am in the middle of installing my new GPU and RAM and i have hit a slight snag. I did have two fans on my cpu cooler but one of them has caused the casing around one of the ram cards to bend and come apart a little, so now i am left with 1 fan for the cpu. 

 

would it be best to rotate the remaining cpu fan to blow air through the cooling fins, or leave it and see if it pulls enough air through to keep it cool? if i rotate it, won't it jut blow hot air through the fins?

 

[BloodyWaters]

I’d put it on the CPU cooler to blow air thru it and out the back of the case. Maybe dust it a little too?

[JakeNTech]

I would want it pushing air through the cooler. You could always mount it so that the cooler is facing the other way up, so that the fan is pushing air up through the cooler to the top of the case. 

Only other thing I can suggest it modifying the RAM.

[SUPER_MOOSE93]

Just now, BloodyWaters said:

I’d put it on the CPU cooler to blow air thru it and out the back of the case. Maybe dust it a little too?

i cant put the fan on the other side of the cooler due to the ram getting in the way, i would have to blow to the front of the case the circulate back around unless i change to exhaust out the front of the case. 

 

I dusted it out last week, we have a big problem with dust in our house for some reason. there will be a thin layer of dust on anything in my room a couple of days after cleaning it all. 

[SUPER_MOOSE93]

1 minute ago, fixitnow said:

I would want it pushing air through the cooler. You could always mount it so that the cooler is facing the other way up, so that the fan is pushing air up through the cooler to the top of the case. 

Only other thing I can suggest it modifying the RAM.

do you think one stick would be okay without the casing?  it has already peeled apart and didnt seem to effect anything 

[seon123]

Just mount the fan higher up on the cooler, then. The Evolv ATX has plenty of room

[JakeNTech]

1 minute ago, SUPER_MOOSE93 said:

do you think one stick would be okay without the casing?  it has already peeled apart and didnt seem to effect anything 

Ignore what I just said, it looks like a 212 eve, so just mount the fan higher up like @seon123 suggested. 

[SUPER_MOOSE93]

4 minutes ago, seon123 said:

Just mount the fan higher up on the cooler, then. The Evolv ATX has plenty of room

2 minutes ago, fixitnow said:

Ignore what I just said, it looks like a 212 eve, so just mount the fan higher up like @seon123 suggested. 

 

yeah, i have done that. looks a bit odd but i wont be able to see it. thanks