Anyone water cool their Hardrives?

[Loomen]

Just wondering if you think this is effective, as mine get damn hot, and I would love to cool them more efficiently.

Any opinions?

Thanks!

 

[imported_Kensai]

It's actually quite a good idea. I've tested a few watercooling kits and attached a HDsink and it kept my test drive, nice and cool.

 

[Loomen]

Is your HD sink one of that flat pancake ones or the ones with tubular rails on either side?

Thanks

 

[Loomen]

Anybody else think this is important?

 

[Waylay00]

Well from what I have read, it seems to not really have an effect at all, besides adding more tubing that your pump has to push water through. :disgust:

 

[lobadobadingdong]

it can help, with stability I would guess. less crc errors from hot control logic boards, mostly it would just let your hdd last longer, as the bearings oil wouldn't have to work as hard.

 

[HardWarrior]

It's important if you feel you're justified in doing it. If I decided to WC my HD's I'd plan it around a second loop though.

 

[Loomen]

You think adding a second loop cause the added heat would detract from cooling the CPU?

 

[FiberoN]

I dont think it really matters....

 

[HardWarrior]

Originally posted by: Loomen
You think adding a second loop cause the added heat would detract from cooling the CPU?

I've yet to see a HDD cooler that wasn't restrictive as hell. Since I have 4 HD's in my box it would be logical to have their 4-blocks isolated, with a high-flow NB block before them perhaps. Two rads would make it even easier.

 

[Mucker]

As long as you have good airflow over the drive, there is really nothing to worry about. The manufactureres don't seem to mind slapping a large paper label on the drive face which clearly inhibits heat transfer. And no consumer drive that I've seen has a stock cooling fin arrangement. I think that it's another way for the cooling gimmickers to make a buck. I have been a PC owner since 1987 and have never had a hard drive failure. However, I usually only use my drives about 4 years tops. If you are doing it for the cool look factor, that's another matter entirely, but harddrives are pretty bulletproof as long as you have good airflow over the drive. My 10,000 rpm Raptor idles at 27C, I've never seen it above 37C. It's rated for 55C max. It is a non-issue for me.....

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[nvbtye]

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[Mucker]

Originally posted by: bpm3k

Originally posted by: MuckerMy 10,000 rpm Raptor idles at 27C, I've never seen it above 37C. It's rated for 55C max. It is a non-issue for me.....
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How do you know the temperature of your drives?

The Raptor as well as my Seagate 7200rpm drive are both SATA drives that have embedded sensors in them and can be read in software apps such as the freewares Everest and/or Speedfan.

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