Are Hard Drive Coolers Worth It?
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footballstevo75
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I have 6 hd coolers, only use 3 of them, got them for 70% off at the closing compusa 
they do keep the temps down for my hds, and yes they increase the general airflow of the case
they do keep the temps down for my hds, and yes they increase the general airflow of the case
The_Other_One
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I had some on my raptors, but ended up ditching them as they made some rattlely noises. I forget what temps I got before and after, but I'd say they weren't worth it...
When you first start any system the demand for power is the greatest as all hardwares installed go through the testing stages at post and the demand on the supply is increased for loading the OS as well. A slow access time can also be due to having a higher level of fragmentation of data or the sudden demand on power when more then one drive is installed. I know that one here!
Gee? I wish I did spend the extra on the Antec 900 case since I am still thinking about adding two more satas! The twin front 120mm fans look better then one 140mm while the two ides and two satas are well within a normal temp range. With the older style or compact cases like mini towers not having vents or front intake bringing in cooler air then the thought of hd coolers has some place there. But a well cooled case shouldn't have any need. If you see high temps in an air conditioned case for drives... ?
Zalman and Artic Cooling are the prize winners for cpu cooling!
In fact the same Zalman CNPS 9500 used on the AMD64 3500+ cpu will also go well on a Socket 478 model as well. http://www.xoxide.com/zalman-cnps9500-led-cooler.htmlFor a lower cost model if you are on a budget Zalman offers another model with the blue led lighted fan seen at http://www.xoxide.com/zalman-7000b-cu-led-cpu-cooler.html
You can price these models at the vendors you usually go to.