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Exactly how much cooling does a hard drive (or two) really need? Does it need any airflow at all? Wondering about hard drive location for custom case I'm thinking of building, hard drive I have right now is a Samsung SP2004C, will get a second one soon.
 
get a fan over it and you should be fine. if you already have an intake in front of your drive bay then its perfect
 
My 1 seagate ide drive gets a 120mm fan at 5v on it. Barely a breeze but it keeps it under 40*c
 
n00btard said:
Exactly how much cooling does a hard drive (or two) really need? Does it need any airflow at all? Wondering about hard drive location for custom case I'm thinking of building, hard drive I have right now is a Samsung SP2004C, will get a second one soon.
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Depends how many drives, how much you use them, and how long you want them to last.

I have four 7200rpm drives that I beat the shit out of, and have lasted me three years. They are clustered in front of two 80mm panaflo H1As.
 
i cant get my WD under 46 with a fan blowind sidewasy on it so the air run from side to side on it........it did used to run at 60'ish thogh.....

any advice?
 
bunnytrigger said:
i cant get my WD under 46 with a fan blowind sidewasy on it so the air run from side to side on it........it did used to run at 60'ish thogh.....

any advice?
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your fine, 46 is well under the rated spec of the harddrive...
 
thank you sir :)


was gettin worried since the seagates run at low 30'ish :) just wished the WD was that way
 
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