Poll: HSF push or pull?

[WackyComputer]

Hi all,

Does your HSF push the cool air on your CPU, or does it pull the hot air off?

[dicki]

i allways push, though i thouroughly recommend trying both because different heatsinks and case configurations can change what works best.

the old alpha 6035 had a shroud which meant pulling was often best for instance...

other tips for air cooling... make some kind of ducting to your case fans... i used to make a kind of hoover arrangement in the case and suck air out away from the motherboard around the cpu and this used to drastically reduce temps

dicki

[lechumbl]

Hi Wacky,

I am sorry, I misread your other thread on push/pull question.

When I had air, my HSF was stock at pulling off the heat.
I did not change it, so with the manufactorer pulling heat off, I would guess that is the most efficient, by their test methods.

Take care.......

[Cabal]

using my coolmaster hc-001 (think that the model, its the heat pipe one) and a 60 to 92mm adapter and a 92mm fan. I found it better to pull with the difference being about 4c at full load.

Now on my stock athlon cooling it worked better pushing.

[WackyComputer]

Hi all,

I have absolutely no idea why this has become two threads. I most certainly did not post two threads, I know better. The last time I checked the board at 10:00AM EST there was only one thread. Does anyone have any idea what happened?

[Farabomb]

It was like this either last night or this AM.

Can't remember. :confused:

[Cabal]

was like this in the AM didnt see this like this last night, not that it matters i guess :)