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UPDATE:

I did in fact choose to take a dremel to the heatsink and slice off about an inch worth of fins, just like in the picture above.

Reinstalled the card and it seems to be working just...

Meh, no biggie. I could always just hack off the standoffs and drill me some new holes, and thread some screws in that'a way.

Thanks guys!

*curses*

And the way those screw standoffs are made as part of the plastic grill itself, seems flipping the fan around wouldn't be such a simple exercise.

Thanks for the quick reply. Yeah, it would make sense that it exhausts, because the sticker on the fan itself (which generally indicates airflow exhaust direction) faces the grill-side, but I wasn't...

I'm looking at a monster fan for a new build, and I can't quite seem to discern whether it intakes air, or blows it out...

Here is the fan:
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No idea what kind of stores you have in Malaysia, but I know that here in the states Lowes and Home Depot sell different several types of acrylic sheeting and will even cut it to size for you.
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Well here's a curious thought....what if I took the portion(s) that I shave off, and soldered them to another location on the heatsink? Hmm, or would the solder melt and/or not conduct the heat...

Yes, exactly that...thank you for the photoshop that I was too lazy to do myself!

Although now that those slim scythe fans have been pointed out, I might try going with those. I MAY be able to...

I have built a new HTCP, and the case (Silverstone LC17) allows for two 92mm fans up front to cool the Hard drives...which is all well and good....but this pushes back the HHDs so much that they...