Message from @SmokyCopCar

Discord ID: 793150237111615539


2020-12-28 00:21:28 UTC  

I use Android now I will spend a thousand dollars on a computer but not a phone

2020-12-28 00:21:32 UTC  

Pretty sure that was back in the good ole days befpre the major update I think ios10? or 11? iOS used to actually be pretty stable back then

2020-12-28 00:21:35 UTC  

now it's riddled with bugs

2020-12-28 02:21:06 UTC  

I think iOS 10 was when SHTF

2020-12-28 07:07:39 UTC  

The fan on my computer is backwards what do i do

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/766007595881463879/793012266433118218/image0.jpg

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/766007595881463879/793012266760667136/image1.png

2020-12-28 08:17:05 UTC  

Flip it. Might have to remove the front case cover to get to the screws holding it in. The fan cable should not be in the way too

2020-12-28 13:14:54 UTC  

Is that how the stock heat sink and fan came for your cpu?

2020-12-28 13:42:37 UTC  

Should be able to just unscrew them and flip them around if you need to. You will more than likely have remove your front panel but idk your case

2020-12-28 13:43:00 UTC  

Also

2020-12-28 13:43:11 UTC  

Your CPU fan

2020-12-28 13:43:40 UTC  

Is not screwed in in all 4 corners

2020-12-28 15:08:04 UTC  

As in it's not screwed in at all

2020-12-28 15:10:12 UTC  

I looked closer and noticed 😂 mildly surprised that thing hasn’t vibrated its way off

2020-12-28 15:10:18 UTC  

And down to the bottom

2020-12-28 15:10:18 UTC  

Yeah haha

2020-12-28 15:11:07 UTC  

Actually no

2020-12-28 15:11:13 UTC  

It would land on the GPU

2020-12-28 16:12:31 UTC  

Oof

2020-12-28 16:14:26 UTC  

Actually I just checked and the cpu fan is screwed in

2020-12-28 16:15:20 UTC  

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/766007595881463879/793150100200882206/image0.png

2020-12-28 16:15:52 UTC  

On all 4 or just that one?

2020-12-28 16:16:03 UTC  

I have so many questions about that CPU fan rn

2020-12-28 16:16:34 UTC  

It’s screwed in tightly in all four places

2020-12-28 16:16:49 UTC  

The front fan is backwards tho

2020-12-28 16:18:20 UTC  

Still getting good FPS and it doesn’t seem to be throttling too much, but I’d still like to flip it. I held a paper up to the front, and instead of it pushing the paper, it sucked in on the paper

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/766007595881463879/793150854244466688/image0.jpg

2020-12-28 16:18:25 UTC  

Meaning it’s backwards

2020-12-28 16:19:02 UTC  

I’m just too nervous to flip it

2020-12-28 18:27:44 UTC  

it shouldn't be hard haha

2020-12-28 18:29:54 UTC  

Don't worry about it. Cases are meant to come apart, and require a bit of forceful coercion sometimes. Just remember plastic has it's limits tho

2020-12-28 18:40:39 UTC  

Ok, I’m a Mac guy tho, never owned a pc before in my life until now, but I’ll give it a go

2020-12-28 19:12:47 UTC  

In most cases the plastic front panel is held into the metal frame via tabs. Examine the front area of case from the inside and you may see some tabs you can bend slightly out to release the locking mechanism and then the front panel *should* slide out

2020-12-28 19:13:31 UTC  

case fans are almost always secured via self tapping screws (usually 4) undo them and flip it around and then rescrew, the self tapping screw should bit into the holes on the otherside

2020-12-28 19:45:38 UTC  

my case the front panel has tabs and you can just pop it off, but also has a screw you have to take out in the bottom

2020-12-28 20:05:28 UTC  

"In most cases" was this pun intended? xD

2020-12-28 20:10:33 UTC  

I wish I was that smart

2020-12-28 20:17:46 UTC  

lol

2020-12-28 20:17:51 UTC  

Thanks guys

2020-12-28 21:24:41 UTC  

Maybe I'm misunderstanding it, but most cases are configured with intake on the front and exhaust in the back with top being a wild card. Your description seems to imply it pull the paper toward the case which is traditional airflow. Others advice on how to reverse is correct but I'm just wondering if I miss understood your configuration or if your trying to do a different airflow.

2020-12-28 21:26:17 UTC  

Oh yeah I was wondering about that

2020-12-28 21:26:24 UTC  

One of my friends told me it was correct

2020-12-28 21:26:38 UTC  

But my other one told me it was wrong