cooling for 75 gxp

[Wuming]

is it necessary to get hdd cooling for the ibm 75 gxp hdd? if so are there any recommendations?

thanks!

 

[Zipperhead]

you don't need to.

 

[bacillus]

on the whole,those drives tend to run cool making extra cooling unecessary.

 

[DoctorBooze]

Yeah, IBM is cool. Seagate are pretty hot though.

 

[Wuming]

hmm.. thanks! is this true even if my hdd is stacked quite closely together in the 3.5" bays?

 

[Jalapeno]

They will still be cool...

 

[rmd2001]

Run defrag on your computer, then open case and touch the drive. If it's hot, then you better get cooling.

 

[Wuming]

rmd2001: hm...thanks. any recommendations if i really do need to get one? i have space constraint in that my hdd is stacked real close in the 3.5" bays.

 

[AMDfreak]

I have 2 IBM's and 2 Maxtor's all stacked upwith no problem. Of course my case does have a 92mm fan blowing on them........

 

[Maverick2002]

If you have space, the HDDho from 3Dfxcool is nice, although the GXP doesn't really get hot (you can see a full review of the cooler along with temperature readings at my site HERE). Hope that clears up any misconceptions 😛

 

[Compuguru]

Simply to add another opinion, GXP75s are cool, you wont have any problems. Cooling isnt needed.

 

[Wuming]

great. thanks for the reassurances guys!