Removing HDD Bays.....

SIMP · 05-11-2008, 07:31 PM

Hello all,
I saw this guy's case and noticed how clean it looked without the HDD bays. Couldn't help but think this would dramatically increase the air flow in the case.

http://www.techpowerup.com/gallery/1533/__1.jpg

What are your opinions? Also, what does this do to the HDDs without air moving across them? Thanks for your feedback!

Emperor_nero · 05-11-2008, 08:21 PM

HDDs don't get that hot so that shouldn't be a problem.

It does look nice, but what the heck is up with the foam?

ramodkk · 05-11-2008, 08:21 PM

I removed my HD cage from my NZXT Apollo to place a 120mm fan in the front. I thought I could have better airflow so I left the cage out and put the hard drive on one of the 3 1/2" bays.

Now my case looks more spacy and my CPU temps idling sometimes go 3C lower than normal.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Emperor_nero

It does look nice, but what the heck is up with the foam?

I guess it's just to hide some really messy cables down there

SIMP · 05-11-2008, 10:55 PM

The foam was for sound proofing purposes but it does hide messy wires too. What is required to mount hdds in 5" bays?

ramodkk · 05-12-2008, 12:38 AM

A 5 1/4" to 3 /12" adapter

SIMP · 05-12-2008, 02:03 PM

Wow, these brackets are $10.00 at newegg.

csmdew · 05-12-2008, 03:45 PM

buy removable racks from geeks; I never install anything other than racks

CPTMuller · 05-12-2008, 04:59 PM

It would increase airflow in the case, but it might be less than you think especially if you only have one drive and it isn't covering the width of the front of your case.

05-11-2008, 07:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
SIMP Silver Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Mississippi Posts: 221	Removing HDD Bays..... Hello all, I saw this guy's case and noticed how clean it looked without the HDD bays. Couldn't help but think this would dramatically increase the air flow in the case. http://www.techpowerup.com/gallery/1533/__1.jpg What are your opinions? Also, what does this do to the HDDs without air moving across them? Thanks for your feedback! __________________ Main PC (Custom Build): E2160 @ 2.8GHz / MSI Neo2-FR / 7800 GTX / 4GB DDR2-800 / Vista Ultimate x64 Guest PC (Compaq Presario): AMD 64 3800+ / Stock Mobo / 6150SE / 2GB DDR2-667 / Vista Home Basic

05-11-2008, 08:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
Emperor_nero Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: 127.0.0.1 Posts: 2,301	HDDs don't get that hot so that shouldn't be a problem. It does look nice, but what the heck is up with the foam? __________________ I play Rugby, and no its not like it's sissy cousin with the pads.

05-11-2008, 10:55 PM	#4 (permalink)
SIMP Silver Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Mississippi Posts: 221	The foam was for sound proofing purposes but it does hide messy wires too. What is required to mount hdds in 5" bays? __________________ Main PC (Custom Build): E2160 @ 2.8GHz / MSI Neo2-FR / 7800 GTX / 4GB DDR2-800 / Vista Ultimate x64 Guest PC (Compaq Presario): AMD 64 3800+ / Stock Mobo / 6150SE / 2GB DDR2-667 / Vista Home Basic Last edited by SIMP; 05-12-2008 at 12:19 AM.

05-12-2008, 12:38 AM	#5 (permalink)
ramodkk Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: There > Age: 16 Posts: 4,010	A 5 1/4" to 3 /12" adapter __________________ "If at first you don't succeed, you're not Chuck Norris" E2160 @ 2.7GHz AC Freezer 7 Pro Gigabyte P35-DS3L 2GB BallistiX Tracers DDR2-1000 Sapphire HD3870 Rosewill RD500 500W Rosewill Modded Case 3DMark06: 10,017 Winner of Photo Tourney: What were they thinking? & Grass

05-12-2008, 02:03 PM	#6 (permalink)
SIMP Silver Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Mississippi Posts: 221	Wow, these brackets are $10.00 at newegg. __________________ Main PC (Custom Build): E2160 @ 2.8GHz / MSI Neo2-FR / 7800 GTX / 4GB DDR2-800 / Vista Ultimate x64 Guest PC (Compaq Presario): AMD 64 3800+ / Stock Mobo / 6150SE / 2GB DDR2-667 / Vista Home Basic

05-12-2008, 03:45 PM	#7 (permalink)
csmdew Silver Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 124	buy removable racks from geeks; I never install anything other than racks __________________ MB--Gigabyte MA770 DS3 CPU--Amd 5000 Black Edition Mem--4GB Crucial PC2-6400 GPU--XFC GeForce 8600GT Case--Black Smilodon w/5 fans

05-12-2008, 04:59 PM	#8 (permalink)
CPTMuller Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Not there. Posts: 731	It would increase airflow in the case, but it might be less than you think especially if you only have one drive and it isn't covering the width of the front of your case. __________________ Specs of my main PC:Laptop (Thinkpad X61) C2D e6320, NVIDIA 7950GT (Factory OC) : C2D T7100, Intel GMA 965 Express 2gb ram 533mhz DDR2, 320GB 7200RPM : 1gb ra, 80gb 5400RPM Soundblaster X-FI Xtreme Audio, Linksys 10/100 Ethernet Card : on board Audio, on board Ethernet

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