Wraith Spire Fan Direction

[rev_dude]

I just have a quick but obscure question regarding the Wraith Spire cooler.

 

Does the fan blow air down towards the motherboard or up away from it?

 

I can't seem to find the answer anywhere and I don't have a ryzen to test it myself yet. I need to know if it will compete with my power supply for airflow in a sff system where the psu is directly above the socket.

 

Thanks!  

[Rainbow Dash]

It blows down on the motherboard. Unless you flip the fan upside down, then it will suck air from the motherboard.

[rev_dude]

Thanks!

 

looks like I'll be buying an after market cooler..

[Rainbow Dash]

No problem. But the stock Ryzen coolers are decent enough to cool the CPU at stock with a slight overclock. Unless you really want something more beefy.

[LogicalDrm]

4 hours ago, rev_dude said:

Thanks!

 

looks like I'll be buying an after market cooler..

 

Its working just like all other downdraft coolers. Even aftermarket ones. Its much more effective that way as it cools chipset at the same time. Plus, there isn't any fans directing air to that area so that fan would be effective when its other way.

[Pixel5]

On 16.8.2018 at 5:17 AM, rev_dude said:

 

I can't seem to find the answer anywhere and I don't have a ryzen to test it myself yet. I need to know if it will compete with my power supply for airflow in a sff system where the psu is directly above the socket.

 

there is no competing for airflow happening there, this setup used to be how every PC was running like a decade ago.