How to cool hard drives in NZXT Rogue

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I apologize for the mistake in the title of my other thread.
I'm trying to put together a sff using a NZXT Rogue sff case.
I haven't built a sff before and it looks interesting.
I'm hoping somebody can give me advise about the hard drives.
The Rogue has the hard drives in the front sides of the case. There are no fans there nor are there any fans in the front.
Case cooling is from side fans and a rear exhaust fan.
How do I cool the hard drives?
Thanks.
Hugger
 
Isn't that case aluminum? If so, shouldn't be necessary.

Also, FYI, you can edit thread titles IIRC first 10mins thread is posted.
 
AVT,
Yes, the case is aluminum. I just didn't know I could get away with passive cooling for a hard drive. Almost sounds too good to be true.
And I did try to edit the title but was too late. Also could not delete the thread.
Thanks for your help.
Hugger
 
You shouldn't have to worry about cooling hard drives anyway unless you have Raptors or SAS drives or something ridiculous.

Google did a huge study on the lifespans of their hard drives, and using the SMART monitoring on them (which they apparently log somewhere) the warmer hard drives almost always lasted longer than the "cold" ones. Their conclusion was that the lubricant inside the spindle must work better at a somewhat higher temp.

Granted really high temperatures are bad, but hard drives generally don't get that hot.

My laptop has a 7200rpm hard drive, and it only gets up to like 35-40C.
 
Also keep in mind you can always add 2 more 120mm fans for some added airflow inside the case, as if 3 120mm's arent enough already.
 
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