Which way the air blows - Intake vs Exhaust - Computer fan tutorial

In this video I will show which way the air blows when it comes to your computer fans. Whether you fans are already installed or you're planning to install fans into a new build, it's EASY to determine airflow direction.

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[ghost_trapz]

This is literally the best way of remember this

[danacanastar]

I watched a half-dozen videos on installation, but it was your "X = exhaust" which made it clear for me-- well done on making that simple to understand!

[Danb]

This is the most straightforward information I have received while building my first pc. Thank you!!!

[josefranciscouzcateguiflor]

What a great guy and video. Exactly what I needed in just 95 secs. TYSM sir

[SpaceCadetJesus]

Another easy way is to look for the label with the fan part number and voltage details written in tiny print, that is the exhaust side. The wire can also be seen in the back.
And
Looking at this case fan front, it turns counterclockwise, whereas a CPU fan goes clockwise.
Otherwise, wet a finger or light a match to tell.

[kainslegacy]

Love the method to remember the orientation. Thank you for this.

[rayc]

Exhaustly what I wanted to know, thanks for the vid!

[SToad]

Thank you! Very useful explanation. That build is insane too, so many fans 😅 I guess cooling is great and silent while running more fans at lower speeds.

[WhizoRiz]

This was easy to understand thank you. And I'm actually looking to do something similar for the air cooler. I'll definitely go with the black chroma!

[jrno]

Beautiful video

No 30 min warmup sponsers or "Yo dis ya BOiii!!! please please PLEASE SUBSCRIBE AND LIKE 🙏 for additional content"

Straight forward and to the point

[Thewaterspirit]

Ok…. This is VERY helpful, because I had no idea since there aren’t arrows on a PSU fan or GPU fan

[sadcat]

Mine didn't have the arrows or information on the exhaust side but the X bracket makes perfect sense. TY

[keycoder]

That was a really easy explanation, than you so much

[yokoplayzgamez]

Thank you so much scott! Was cleaning my pc from dust and forgot which way my fan blew air as my fans didnt have any arrows

[beeurd]

I wish I'd found an explanation like this about 20 years so I didn't have to Google it every single time I changed anything. 😅

[BozZusk]

"Face sucks."
Forgot where I saw it but this way to remember the direction is legend

[jmal]

Incredibly helpful mnemonics! Thank you so much!

[coldb]

You are the man idk why that is the last thing think of. it's a also opposite to a traditional fan for a room which seems to throw me off everytime

[MaxxerOfPepsi]

Wait, is it just to flip the fans around for them to blow the other way?

[SG-sjcw]

The comments in here are wild. People don't understand airflow at all