Hard drive fan?

BobbyWhiskey · 09-28-2005, 08:48 PM

hello
Im soon gonna get a new harddrive
my last one died
Does HD fans will it extends hard drive life?
and my maxtor didnt last long...
what brand should i choose?

LlamaTronics · 09-28-2005, 09:08 PM

I like Maxtor drives... I've had an 80 GB Maxtor for like 5 years now... its been a very good reliable drive.. As far as a HDD fan... thats up to you, personally, as long as your case has good airflow, I don't know if it makes a difference.

MatrixEVO · 09-28-2005, 09:26 PM

I don't think it makes a difference either. I have Hitachi and it works flawlessly, that's what I always use, and they usually have the best specs.

[-0MEGA-] · 09-28-2005, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by BobbyWhiskey

hello
Im soon gonna get a new harddrive
my last one died
Does HD fans will it extends hard drive life?
and my maxtor didnt last long...
what brand should i choose?

i like Maxtor also, the only brand that i've worked with that i havent liked was a Seagate. And hard drives dont get too hot, so a decent cooling system on the case will keep it cool.

Johnnyboy0056 · 09-29-2005, 12:33 AM

I have a seagate hd and i have had no probs with it. I have it running in a cool drive 3 and its great. no necessary for the cooling of it, as they run pretty cool anyway, i just got it cuz it went well with the computer. anyway, seagate is good, i personally would not recommend western digital, but this is from personal experience. Maxtor i would also recommend.

BobbyWhiskey · 09-29-2005, 01:52 AM

i already broke 2 maxtor.... so i was only wondering if there was another better brand...
My last maxtor lasted 2 years and had 1 year warrenty :S
it sucked...
So HD fans don't really help?
i only have one fan on mycomp... si do you think its better to get one?

elmarcorulz · 09-29-2005, 01:55 AM

if you want a good bran, go with Western Digital

Johnnyboy0056 · 09-29-2005, 01:54 AM

cant hurt to get one....especially if u only have 1 case fan.

09-28-2005, 08:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
BobbyWhiskey Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 95	Hard drive fan? hello Im soon gonna get a new harddrive my last one died Does HD fans will it extends hard drive life? and my maxtor didnt last long... what brand should i choose?

09-28-2005, 09:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
LlamaTronics Silver Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Land of the cheese Age: 26 Posts: 127	I like Maxtor drives... I've had an 80 GB Maxtor for like 5 years now... its been a very good reliable drive.. As far as a HDD fan... thats up to you, personally, as long as your case has good airflow, I don't know if it makes a difference. __________________ LlamaTronics - Technology Forums -- Computer help, Programming, Gaming, and general tech chat! 100+ members 5000+ posts and still growing

09-28-2005, 09:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
MatrixEVO Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Concord, NH Age: 21 Posts: 1,371	I don't think it makes a difference either. I have Hitachi and it works flawlessly, that's what I always use, and they usually have the best specs. __________________ Git-R-Done!!!

09-29-2005, 12:33 AM	#5 (permalink)
Johnnyboy0056 Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Miami, Florida Age: 24 Posts: 666	I have a seagate hd and i have had no probs with it. I have it running in a cool drive 3 and its great. no necessary for the cooling of it, as they run pretty cool anyway, i just got it cuz it went well with the computer. anyway, seagate is good, i personally would not recommend western digital, but this is from personal experience. Maxtor i would also recommend. __________________ John G. :rolleyes: Sweet Ride- By Me, For Me :) ____________________________________________ ATX Clear Side Tower with 500 Watt Power Supply EPoX 5NVA+sli Motherboard Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.40 GHz 1 GB DDR2 RAM (2 x 512 MB) Seagate 160 GB HDD w/ SATA Connection ATI Radeon X700 PCI Express Video Card

09-29-2005, 01:54 AM	#8 (permalink)
Johnnyboy0056 Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Miami, Florida Age: 24 Posts: 666	cant hurt to get one....especially if u only have 1 case fan. __________________ John G. :rolleyes: Sweet Ride- By Me, For Me :) ____________________________________________ ATX Clear Side Tower with 500 Watt Power Supply EPoX 5NVA+sli Motherboard Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.40 GHz 1 GB DDR2 RAM (2 x 512 MB) Seagate 160 GB HDD w/ SATA Connection ATI Radeon X700 PCI Express Video Card

09-29-2005, 01:52 AM	#6 (permalink)
BobbyWhiskey Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 95	i already broke 2 maxtor.... so i was only wondering if there was another better brand... My last maxtor lasted 2 years and had 1 year warrenty :S it sucked... So HD fans don't really help? i only have one fan on mycomp... si do you think its better to get one?

09-29-2005, 01:55 AM	#7 (permalink)
elmarcorulz VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: UK Age: 23 Posts: 6,033	if you want a good bran, go with Western Digital

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