Computer fans - 3 tips on how to determine airflow direction - intake vs exhaust

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  • @ScottsPC
    @ScottsPC  Рік тому +5

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  • @dmitriymoisyeyvich2056
    @dmitriymoisyeyvich2056 3 роки тому +267

    x for "x"haust. that's the easiest eay to remember

  • @kevinhhn
    @kevinhhn 3 роки тому +103

    simple way to remember : back of the fan (exhaust) (air blowing out) , front of the fan (intake) (air blowing in) . The front of the fan should usually have a logo. Also fans mounted on the front of the case should always be intakes, fans mounted on the rear and on top of the case should always be exhaust.

    • @conget
      @conget 3 роки тому +1

      Thats how I remember as well. Factory always tries to put their 'fancy' logo on place where you can see it. That is indeed the front

    • @nightwing100T
      @nightwing100T 2 роки тому +1

      So if you have an aio on the top of the case you want the fans to have the logo?

    • @Hakaisuuu
      @Hakaisuuu 2 роки тому

      @@nightwing100T ye

    • @peterafilms
      @peterafilms 2 роки тому +1

      So basically the exhaust fans should be upside down (logo facing upwards) for top and rear same applies (logo facing outside the case)
      This correct?

    • @papaversomniferum5247
      @papaversomniferum5247 2 роки тому +1

      The top is not always exhaust fans..... sheesh you’ll have negative pressure, which in some cases (cases lol) is a good thing, however my pc I have equal intake and exhaust

  • @olix6240
    @olix6240 3 роки тому +70

    Scott my man, thank you so much for educating me on how to properly put on the fans, god bless

    • @ScottsPC
      @ScottsPC  3 роки тому +1

      Glad the video helped! ⚡️ Good luck to you! ⚡️

  • @hroy16231
    @hroy16231 3 роки тому +19

    Thanks man.. that "x" for exhaust helps a lot.

  • @_jeffrey_williams
    @_jeffrey_williams 3 роки тому +15

    To the point! Grill side blows air at you when facing it... can't believe how long it took me to figure this out.

    • @ScottsPC
      @ScottsPC  3 роки тому +2

      Yes...if you don't know....you don't know...computer fans work the opposite of a traditional house fan...thanks for the comment!

  • @ScottsPC
    @ScottsPC  3 роки тому +7

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  • @patdavbel3862
    @patdavbel3862 3 роки тому +6

    I build my pc.. This is the most simple and yet straight forwad. X for exhaust...amazing

    • @ScottsPC
      @ScottsPC  3 роки тому

      Thank you! May you pc build be AWESOME!!!

  • @gamanim
    @gamanim Місяць тому +1

    Im not trying to be toxic but the only tip that you can actually trust is the first one due to reverse blade fans wwhere everything it can change

  • @adposc9608
    @adposc9608 2 роки тому +1

    lmao no wonder why when i installed the fans i only got a -8 degree cooldown. turns out i set all three of my fans as exhaust lol

  • @Housestationlive
    @Housestationlive 2 роки тому +1

    merci beaucoup, merci beaucoup, scottinou.

  • @MenkoDany
    @MenkoDany 3 роки тому +6

    Ooooh that's what the other arrow means, thanks!

  • @Aurelloyell
    @Aurelloyell Рік тому +1

    you are absolute gigachad, thanks for the tips

  • @traveling8799
    @traveling8799 3 роки тому +3

    Very beautiful presentation with great information my friend 👍
    Have good day and see you around 👍

  • @tachometer-flac
    @tachometer-flac Рік тому +1

    Thanks a lot. Wasn't sure if my fans were facing the right way. They weren't.

  • @GoroCiel666
    @GoroCiel666 3 роки тому +1

    Wow..nice terima kasih sangat membantu untuk pemula 👍

  • @adamfink8730
    @adamfink8730 2 роки тому +4

    You explained this imba way that my 5 year old would know which way the air flows. Masterfully done. Thank you!

  • @lomein8505
    @lomein8505 2 роки тому +1

    so much easier all these other ones are lengthier for no damn reason and were more confusing😊

  • @thebuzz7282
    @thebuzz7282 3 роки тому +2

    X for exhaust is golden

    • @ScottsPC
      @ScottsPC  3 роки тому

      Glad the video helped some!!! Good luck to you!

  • @DSCREATIONSd
    @DSCREATIONSd 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks bro it helped me a lot

  • @MariusVanStraatenLovesH2O
    @MariusVanStraatenLovesH2O 2 роки тому +2

    awesome. thanks. You have a real talent for clear communication. much appreciated.

    • @ScottsPC
      @ScottsPC  2 роки тому

      Glad it was helpful!

  • @albertojimenez1247
    @albertojimenez1247 3 роки тому +3

    Thank you, I’m building my first pc and it’s really helpful

  • @carmenupthere5995
    @carmenupthere5995 2 роки тому +1

    Tysm good sir, you’re a lifesaver

  • @POKEGAMERZ-uy5lv
    @POKEGAMERZ-uy5lv 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks for this man.

  • @corupt9151
    @corupt9151 3 роки тому +1

    i need help
    i built my own pc recently and my cpu fan appears to be pushing air in towards the cpu if this i correct that’s ok but if it’s not can i change the rRotation bye switching the plug around for the CPU fan in my motherboard

    • @ScottsPC
      @ScottsPC  3 роки тому

      You are fine... That's what it's supposed to do.

  • @ferocity1054
    @ferocity1054 3 роки тому +4

    this helped me out i just bought some to add to my pc! tyvm i bought the exact same ones!

    • @ScottsPC
      @ScottsPC  3 роки тому

      Very cool George! Good luck to you!😎😎😎

  • @alvinestevez3203
    @alvinestevez3203 2 роки тому +1

    the helicopter really helps now if i forget

  • @maxbelair1473
    @maxbelair1473 2 роки тому +1

    Well, time to go turn all my fans around 🤣

  • @sfrjleon5075
    @sfrjleon5075 2 роки тому +1

    which way do i put it when installing it in my pc?

  • @Jok3rzGrinn
    @Jok3rzGrinn 3 роки тому +1

    Ok so go easy on me :) which way do I want my cpu fan to blow, I took mine off n I can't remember how it goes back on lol.

    • @ScottsPC
      @ScottsPC  3 роки тому

      No worries my friend! Check out this short video. Hopefully answers your question... -ua-cam.com/video/yc2c5ydgTro/v-deo.html

  • @OskarStensrud
    @OskarStensrud 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks this helps so much👍

  • @Chris_WG
    @Chris_WG 4 дні тому

    Great video brother. I am definitely one also LOVING the X means eXhaust! Fantastic and simple to remember. Cheers to you - I subbed and liked! Keep rocking it!
    😎👍🍻

  • @Extermin8er
    @Extermin8er 2 роки тому +1

    This was very helpful

  • @BigBassChasin
    @BigBassChasin 2 роки тому +4

    Such a simple thing you made it so easy to understand I don’t know why I was so stumped on this at first 😂

    • @ScottsPC
      @ScottsPC  2 роки тому

      Glad the video helped! ⚡️ Good luck to you! ⚡️

  • @digitalmagicAR
    @digitalmagicAR 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you!

  • @bikeboy6674
    @bikeboy6674 2 роки тому +1

    Great video - a big help...... so its a Thanks from me!

    • @ScottsPC
      @ScottsPC  2 роки тому

      Thanks!! Good luck to you! ⚡️

  • @kathijaibrahim9292
    @kathijaibrahim9292 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks this helped a lot

  • @TheGoodMorty
    @TheGoodMorty 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you

  • @advarkmerrygoround1425
    @advarkmerrygoround1425 2 роки тому +1

    Invaluable Sir, thank you so much for your description............Wishing you all the very best.................

  • @kanavgupta2816
    @kanavgupta2816 2 роки тому +1

    Great vid thanks

  • @alanday5255
    @alanday5255 3 роки тому +1

    thank you soo much.

  • @vladasblood6317
    @vladasblood6317 3 роки тому +1

    My side fans (120mm) is exhaust and my back (80mm) is also exhaust. Should I change?

    • @ScottsPC
      @ScottsPC  3 роки тому

      If your temps are good then i wouldn't... Depends on kind of case you have... Overclocking CPU? Have a GPU? Many variables to account for... Just ensure your case has decent airflow... Good luck to you! ⚡️

    • @vladasblood6317
      @vladasblood6317 3 роки тому

      @@ScottsPC Ryzen 3 3100 and GT 1030.

  • @hi-tk4hu
    @hi-tk4hu 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you man

  • @ケン-l5c
    @ケン-l5c 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks pops

  • @sadevanka8542
    @sadevanka8542 3 роки тому +1

    thank you for the information..

    • @ScottsPC
      @ScottsPC  3 роки тому

      Thanks for watching and good luck to you! ⚡️

  • @Secretoptiongaming
    @Secretoptiongaming 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks man

  • @sunnydeeliite
    @sunnydeeliite 2 роки тому +1

    Clutch!!

  • @ScottsPC
    @ScottsPC  3 роки тому +20

    For all of you getting into PC building - Check out this video on how to install a Ryzen cpu - bit.ly/3qepSts

  • @mememimobrasil
    @mememimobrasil 3 роки тому +1

    I think this explains why my fans were going crazy. I bought a pre-built computer and the top fans were had a dust filter on it. I guess that's unnecessary, right? I removed the top filter an the PC is running much quieter now.

    • @ScottsPC
      @ScottsPC  3 роки тому +1

      I removed my top filter as well a while ago for better airflow...

  • @MjollTheLioness-o4y
    @MjollTheLioness-o4y 2 роки тому +3

    Thank you. I just bought a pre-built and the fans in the front were set to exhaust. This helped me know the correct way to switch them around.

  • @richardchessman1466
    @richardchessman1466 3 роки тому +4

    Short, sweet and to the point! Thank-you for your clarity.

    • @ScottsPC
      @ScottsPC  3 роки тому +1

      Thanks and good luck to you! ⚡️

  • @everythingvideos24
    @everythingvideos24 2 роки тому

    I think I put my PSU fan in backwards because it was loud, and just a few mins ago I took the PSU apart took the fan back out it seems like it's more quit. I took it apart because of the dust, but afterwards I was paranoid. I bought another PSU just in case.

  • @djnes2k7
    @djnes2k7 3 місяці тому

    Bro wtf??? My mind is blown. So
    It’s the complete opposite of a normal fan? That is crazy I thought the logo would blow toward you like a desk or regular fan

  • @TheGuittoMan
    @TheGuittoMan 2 місяці тому

    But if i have the cross side inside my pc and the other side facing outisde, which way is the fan blowong air ??

  • @papaversomniferum5247
    @papaversomniferum5247 2 роки тому +1

    Ty sir

  • @bobbob123ful
    @bobbob123ful 3 роки тому +3

    Back at it again with a great video!
    Are there any ways to test fans without a motherboard?

    • @ScottsPC
      @ScottsPC  3 роки тому

      Not that I know of off the top of my head....Thanks for your support!!!😎😎😎

  • @joshuayangg
    @joshuayangg 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you so much, most pc builders assume you already know this but i was so confused which direction was intake and exhaust. This video helpoed me understand

  • @justnovu1821
    @justnovu1821 3 роки тому

    I'm gonna like this video because exhaust is spelled wrong

  • @hakami1426
    @hakami1426 3 роки тому +3

    Straight to the point and concise.

    • @ScottsPC
      @ScottsPC  3 роки тому +1

      Thank you my friend! ⚡️ Much appreciated! ⚡️

  • @zelrius8714
    @zelrius8714 2 роки тому

    I think I’m really dumb. So in a case the front is intake fans and the back and top is exhaust right? So does that mean in the front the blade(intake side) faces out or faces in the case? Same thing with the back, if airflow needs to go out does the X side (exhaust side) face inside the case or out??

  • @JimmyHendricks
    @JimmyHendricks 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks! Very helpful.

    • @ScottsPC
      @ScottsPC  2 роки тому

      Thanks for watching! ⚡️

  • @burke6943
    @burke6943 3 роки тому +12

    This helped a lot! Thank you.

    • @ScottsPC
      @ScottsPC  3 роки тому

      Thats AWESOME! Glad the video helped out! Good luck to you! ⚡️

  • @stirring7912
    @stirring7912 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks man This is really helpful

  • @mechiip
    @mechiip 2 роки тому

    I do not speak English, forgive me if you told him this information in the video, I can put the fans that are above my pc, one intake and another out take

  • @rogervaldez3401
    @rogervaldez3401 3 роки тому +4

    Why after watching this I look at my fans and look at my case and I'm still confused lol

  • @eddiegarcia8914
    @eddiegarcia8914 2 роки тому +1

    Your a champion thanks I was doing this all wrong

  • @Cypekeh
    @Cypekeh Рік тому

    The helicopter tip was very useful, thanks

  • @IvoCabrera
    @IvoCabrera 27 днів тому

    Thank you sir

  • @CasualGamerPlays
    @CasualGamerPlays Рік тому +9

    Best video i've found so far on UA-cam. No stupid background music, not too technical, and just the right amount of information/details on how to determine airflow direction. Thank you!

  • @colleenuchiyama4916
    @colleenuchiyama4916 3 роки тому +2

    This reminds me of the trick I used to use to put the servo in correctly on my diesel rabbit!

  • @thatdudenamedkevin5627
    @thatdudenamedkevin5627 Рік тому

    Clockwise = intake
    Counterclockwise = exhaust
    Thank you!

  • @ShailorShack
    @ShailorShack 2 роки тому

    Can anyone tell me why when I turn in my pc they blow fast to the right but then this number says A2 and then they stop and blow to left and go slower?

  • @Kazukamichan
    @Kazukamichan 3 роки тому

    Another tip if you have rgb fans and set them to rainbow they'll rotate the way the fan blade is spinning.

  • @BozZusk
    @BozZusk Рік тому

    "Face sucks".
    Solves all your problem remembering it.

  • @taras8504
    @taras8504 3 роки тому +1

    Best guide on YT!
    Tnx!

    • @ScottsPC
      @ScottsPC  3 роки тому +1

      Thank you! ⚡️ Much appreciated! ⚡️

  • @Lucas_mit
    @Lucas_mit 5 місяців тому

    I feel rlly stupid but in a fish take case for example like the h9. The fans of the right hand side parallel with them motherboard. If ur can see the x looking into the main chamber of the case, does that mean it is exhaust and visa versa

  • @arnaldoarcay1310
    @arnaldoarcay1310 2 роки тому

    Man, I wish you were my match teacher... I would be an engineer and not a lawyer 🙂. Thanks my friend.

  • @Roofinqs
    @Roofinqs Рік тому

    So if the x is facing inward its exhausting hot air out and if its not its taking cold air in

  • @danielplatts5936
    @danielplatts5936 3 роки тому +1

    not all fans have arrows

  • @opst1704
    @opst1704 Рік тому +1

    Short and easy to understand with explicit explanations and real life examples (like helicopter).
    Well done!

  • @user-bl4po5kv8d
    @user-bl4po5kv8d 2 роки тому

    it's good to point the direction the fan spin:
    blades downward angled on clockwise direction: the opposite showen in the video;
    blades downward angled on counter-clockwise: as said in the video the front blow in and the back blow out.
    that's it?

  • @armaghanmahboob6523
    @armaghanmahboob6523 3 роки тому +1

    Great work 👍.liked

    • @ScottsPC
      @ScottsPC  3 роки тому

      Thanks for watching! ⚡️

  • @BananaGusFringFan
    @BananaGusFringFan Рік тому

    Very helpful video, Im building my first pc in next week so thats very useful for me

  • @cookzir
    @cookzir 2 роки тому +1

    thank you for this, i put them in wrong and was wondering why my pc was so damn hot, runs beautifully now! lol

    • @ScottsPC
      @ScottsPC  2 роки тому +1

      Very nice! ⚡️

  • @WylunCustoms
    @WylunCustoms 2 роки тому

    tip 3 thanks. lol

  • @JustCurious-ne5sb
    @JustCurious-ne5sb Рік тому

    my computer came with the cpu fan blowing onto the cpu cooler. What is the recommended direction for a cpu fan?
    I turned mine around because it made more sense that way to me, so now it exhausts into the case.

  • @2142clonewars
    @2142clonewars 2 роки тому +1

    I love how the thumbnail has the answer. No bullshit, just answeres. Love it.

  • @all3ykat79
    @all3ykat79 2 роки тому +1

    You are awesome man... Short videos... to the point... non of that usual waffle on for ten minutes about nothing like most video (unless they're indian... those are short n on point too)... but with you there is the much appreciated added bonus of useful descriptive function. Thanks man.... I reckon I'm going to be watching ALL your vids till I've absorbed them all. Chur and Happy New Year from Alley Kat (New Zealand). :)

    • @ScottsPC
      @ScottsPC  2 роки тому +1

      I appreciate that!

  • @Skorch420
    @Skorch420 3 роки тому +2

    Short and to the point. Thanks chief.

    • @ScottsPC
      @ScottsPC  3 роки тому

      Appreciate it! ⚡️

  • @MrE1981
    @MrE1981 3 роки тому

    I don't understand why this is such a problem for anyone!?

  • @SSJGodJared
    @SSJGodJared Рік тому

    I have the nzxt h7 elite, the fans were pre installed. The rear is set to exhaust but the air is blowing inside my case.

  • @stupedcraig
    @stupedcraig 2 роки тому

    It would be easier if the front of the fan was the exhaust like every normal (non pc) fan.

  • @bijdehand6593
    @bijdehand6593 2 роки тому

    Question. Im planning to make replace my top radiator intake with a new fan, do i uninstall the radiator on the top mount and put the fan first and then the radiator or do i kust attach it like the old fan but backwards so its facing the right direction?

  • @tasissin
    @tasissin 5 місяців тому

    bonjour c quoi la différence entre forward et reverse

  • @birchyy_1467
    @birchyy_1467 Рік тому

    Wait so if you have fans inside the pc and they're facing as intake but they're going out does that not make it an exhaust fan ? This is confusing me

  • @pogtuber5146
    @pogtuber5146 2 роки тому +7

    I think it's important to think of it in terms of what the fan blades are doing. People might get confused that the sweeping curve (convex) rotates into the air in a sweeping motion, when in reality it's the concave side of the blades that rotate into the air in order to "scoop" the air and pull the air through.

  • @IvanLocs-i7z
    @IvanLocs-i7z 3 місяці тому

    So im still lost So the Face of thans As In Main sticker brings in air or sucks out air

  • @rudolphbarthurton
    @rudolphbarthurton 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you

  • @JohnPark-te7gr
    @JohnPark-te7gr 2 місяці тому

    very helpful, thank you sir!

  • @EricClapton1945
    @EricClapton1945 Рік тому

    Thanks man I second guess my self way too much when arranging fans