privateapples Posted December 16, 2007 Posted December 16, 2007 I'm looking for a good hard drive case that cools your HD and fits in your drive by. I've only seen 2 and they didnt look to great.... any ideas? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted December 16, 2007 Posted December 16, 2007 As long as the keep the drive either spinning constantly or never spin it down it really doesn't matter much how hot the drives get within reason. Google posted up their study a while ago (don't have the link ATM) but as long as the temps are reasonable and you don't subject them to constant temperature swings they'll last a very long time (the report showed that over-cooled drives tended to fail earlier too). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdingeling Posted December 16, 2007 Posted December 16, 2007 A simple 80mm fan blowing across the harddrive is all you need. I have a Chieftec DX-01B case, thish has a removable HDD bay, which has a 80mm fan slot in it, so my drives stay around 32-35 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
privateapples Posted December 16, 2007 Posted December 16, 2007 sounds good... Where can i get something to at least tell me the temp of the HD? I think its called a probe? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblivescence Posted December 16, 2007 Posted December 16, 2007 Most modern hard drives have a probe built in. A program called speedfan can probably read the temps, if not their are others. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdingeling Posted December 16, 2007 Posted December 16, 2007 Either speedfan, or everest will tell you that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardnrg Posted December 16, 2007 Posted December 16, 2007 I keep all my drives below 40 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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