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Old 07-27-09   #1 (permalink)
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Is it possible to flip the fan around on the heatsink to have it exhaust out the back?

Seems like it would work if the fan wire reached and if the fan cleared the back heatsink.
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why... you would just be dumbing the hot air into your case.

hahah my bad, though you wanted your video card to look like that.
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No I want to dump the hot air out of my case lol, it seems like it could work, with some small modding to hold the fan on(or maybe turn the entire heatsink around) and extend the fan wire it seems like a very feasible mod to me.
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