Arctic 64 Pro cooler

[kalniel]

Nooooooo then the profile of the fan blades will be curved the wrong way and hence the fan will be much less effective.

Also, there is no fan shroud on the 64 Pro - the fan is attached by a point at the back of the axle - so it would not pull air through the cooler, but rather in from around the tips of the blades.

By reverse it I was actually meaning take it off and mount it reversed, so the blades would be correct (though it doesn't make all that much difference).

Despite the lack of shroud, it would move the general airflow in the correct direction to make use of the heatsink.

Yes, it might only be 80-90% as effective as using it correctly, but it's still good