Are Hard Drive Coolers Worth It?

**oscaryu1** · 04-20-2007, 02:40 AM

are the hard drive coolers and stuff worth it? i saw one on ebay, http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Dual-Fans-Al...QQcmdZViewItem

looked pretty good, but are they worth it? do they remove heat efficiently? 32.8 CFM is pretty good... but is it worth the 5 bucks? and what type of heatsink would yall recommend for a socket 478 computer 2.8GHz ? a good one that i can OC with plese

INTELCRAZY · 04-20-2007, 03:03 AM

My WD SE16 runs at 32C.....I don't think it needs it

hells3000 · 04-20-2007, 03:34 AM

I think it would matter but if you plan to get the max out of ocing as possible...

[-0MEGA-] · 04-20-2007, 03:34 AM

It's not really worth it, generally as long as you have decent case circulation, hard drive coolers arent necessary.

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I think it would matter but if you plan to get the max out of ocing as possible...

You can't overclock hard drives

PC eye · 04-20-2007, 03:36 AM

The four hard drives installed in the case here have something to say about cooling when they are facing the 140mm front intake fan. The following are seen with SpeedFan 4.31 in Vista.
IDE HD0 = 25C XP Home
IDE HD1 = 31C Vista Home Premium
SATA 1 = 29C XP Pro
SATA 2 = 28C Vista Backup and possible Linux/Solaris

If your case lacks the amount of good air flow where temps are higher then the addon cooler can be a good thing. The highest temp there is the drive that Vista is currently running from. For 40C and higher temps you will want something to bring temps down.

**oscaryu1** · 04-20-2007, 01:21 PM

is SPIRE Blackfin 3 a good case? good air flow? and what type of HSF would yall recommend? and how do i chekc my HD temps?

PohTayToez · 04-20-2007, 01:31 PM

I would say it really depends on what drive you have... right now, all of my drives stay nice and cool, but was using a Western Digital 250GB IDE that would get very hot to the touch, and heat decreases the lifespan of your drive, so I bought a hard drive HSF (something like $8.00)... it looks nice, and my hard drive was definitely much cooler, not to mention it adds airflow to your case, so I would say that my investment was worth it, but if your hard drive does not run hot, then I do not see why you would need one.

**oscaryu1** · 04-20-2007, 01:34 PM

WD 200GB (2.8ghz), Seagate 320GB(sempron), WD40GB(400MHz) , WD20GB1.3GHz)

**oscaryu1** · 04-20-2007, 01:41 PM

oh yeah... when you put it on... you attach it to it, do yoy have to install the HDD upside down

PohTayToez · 04-20-2007, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by oscaryu1

WD 200GB (2.8ghz), Seagate 320GB(sempron), WD40GB(400MHz) , WD20GB1.3GHz)

The hard drive itself doesn't really matter (unless you have a 10,000+ RPM HDD, then it would probably be worth it in any situation), it only if you notice if it is running hot.

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Originally Posted by oscaryu1

oh yeah... when you put it on... you attach it to it, do yoy have to install the HDD upside down

I've never heard of that... I don't think that would even work. Depending on the HSF and the case, you might have to bend some tabs to get the hard drive + cooler in, I did.

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PohTayToez Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Illinois Age: 19 Posts: 2,592	I would say it really depends on what drive you have... right now, all of my drives stay nice and cool, but was using a Western Digital 250GB IDE that would get very hot to the touch, and heat decreases the lifespan of your drive, so I bought a hard drive HSF (something like $8.00)... it looks nice, and my hard drive was definitely much cooler, not to mention it adds airflow to your case, so I would say that my investment was worth it, but if your hard drive does not run hot, then I do not see why you would need one. __________________ Desktop / Laptop ASUS A8N-E / Compaq Presario v6420us AMD Athlon 3200+ @ 2.50Ghz / AMD Athlon X2 TK-53 @ 1.70Ghz MSI GeForce 7800GT / GeForce Go 6150 2 x 512MB DDR / 2 x 1GB DDR2 250GB SATA II / 80GB 5400RPM SATA 2 x DVD Burner / 8X DVD±R/RW

04-20-2007, 03:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
INTELCRAZY banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 6,060	My WD SE16 runs at 32C.....I don't think it needs it

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