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    Xigmatek fan

    Have just added a Xigmatek HDT-S1283 onto my Q6600. Now for the questions:

    Should the fan blow or suck air over the heatsink?
    In my instance I am sucking colder air from the outside across the heatsink.
    I also had the problem that in my case (Antec 300) there is a large top fan that exhausts the case.
    I removed this fan so that they were not fighting one another, did I do right?
    And finally if anybody has this heatsink what the hell is the deflector plate for?

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    Re: Xigmatek fan

    For the first bit, I believe that suck is more efficent. As for the second bit ( did you remove the top fan, as I think that it is best with it there).

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    Re: Xigmatek fan

    I think the opposite, if you have one fan it should be blowing air onto/over the heatsink. See the fan direction on attached picture (exposed blade side of the Fan means air flows towards it, and therefore its blowing air out of the back onto the heatsink)

    http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Xigma...0mm-LED-cooler

    Second bit is confusing it sound like you have set it up to suck air in from the top of the case. With that case I think it would be best to orient the heatsink so the hot air is being blown over the heatsink and out of the top of the case with the Top case fan installed and assisting this.

    With 90%+ of cases its cool air in through the front (and/or Side) and hot air out the back (and/or Top)
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    Re: Xigmatek fan

    I will change the fan over so it is blowing. I will though keep the top fan removed as this way cooler air from outside the case can be sucked down by this same fan. Then immediately after the heatsink there is a rear fan sucking out so that should help too.
    Thanks

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