Do WD SE's run hot?

[Motero]

I'm looking at an 80 gb WD SE for a new system and was wondering if I would need a hard drive cooler for it. If I do, I need one that is pretty quiet. Any suggestions? The case I'm looking at is an Antec SLK3700AMB and adding an extra internal fan.

Thanks.

 

[cmdrdredd]

no not hot at all...I have a WD 200GB SE 8MB and use it as a backup/fileserver HD and it's fine without a cooler

 

[m1ke101]

yup <FONT face=Verdana size=1>cmdrdredd is right, no extra cooling is needed. Had a 80 gig and it ran fine on its own.</FONT>

 

[erikiksaz]

Buying a quiet hd cooler would be pointless, as the drive would make more noise anyhow.

 

[Motero]

Thanks for the replies.

 

[ElFenix]

no hard drive needs a cooler running by itself. now if you had 3 drives next to each other you would probably need a fan on them

 

[clicknext]

Nope, not hot at all. Though I do have a bit of airflow going on the drive.

 

[Corporate Thug]

WD runs fine

 

[GnomeCop]

I have mine inside some sound dampening enclosures because they developed the high pitched sound. They seem to survive just fine without much cooling

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
no hard drive needs a cooler running by itself. now if you had 3 drives next to each other you would probably need a fan on them

What he said.

Never hurts to keep em cool though.

/has two front-mounted 80mm with filter

- M4H

 

[Paulson]

Mine doesn't really run that hot I guess...