watercooling hardrive

[homucidul]

hello, i am new to watercooling and i plan on watercooling my next custom pc...can i watercool my hardrives? is this possible? and what products do u reccomend?

 

[EnDaRi]

whats the point? its not gonna go faster jsut because its cooler

 

[homucidul]

i dont care if its faster i just want to know if its possible and how much it would cost

 

[sparkyclarky]

Yes, you can. It's not worth it unless you have very hot running drives. It would be much easier and cheaper to put a simple low RPM fan in front of them. I also wouldn't do it for fear of springing a leak. While a leak anywhere in a system can be damaging, having water leak onto a running drive would be particularly dangerous-hardware can be purchased again, your data cannot.

 

[iamtrout]

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[HardWarrior]

Originally posted by: EnDaRi
whats the point? its not gonna go faster jsut because its cooler

This is a fairly limited way of viewing the situtation. In general, cooler running devices last longer and are more stabile during routine operation. If one so chooses, HD WC is viable and indeed useful. THAT'S the "point."

For the initial poster.

 

[HardWarrior]

Originally posted by: sparkyclarky
Yes, you can. It's not worth it unless you have very hot running drives. It would be much easier and cheaper to put a simple low RPM fan in front of them. I also wouldn't do it for fear of springing a leak. While a leak anywhere in a system can be damaging, having water leak onto a running drive would be particularly dangerous-hardware can be purchased again, your data cannot.

If "springing a leak" is a major concern, why water-cool in the first place? For the life of me I can't quite understand why some people spend so much time trying to impart irrational fear to others. With correct assembly, testing and maintenance, water-cooling is a superior and stable way of managing thermal energy compared to forced-air. But if one can't\won't invest the time and energy needed to MAKE it safe, air is a better option. Plain and simple.

 

[akira34]

Some HDD liquid cooling items/options and prices

 

[Tyson82]

I had thought about this myself. But was worried that it wouldnt be worth dumping the extra heat into my system, or adding the extra head to my pump.

So if you do do this, let us know how it works out.

 

[HardWarrior]

Originally posted by: Tyson82
I had thought about this myself. But was worried that it wouldnt be worth dumping the extra heat into my system, or adding the extra head to my pump.

A large, well-blown rad\core will fix the former, a powerful pump (or dual-pumps in parallel) the latter. Two independent loops (one for say, the CPU-GPU and another for the NB-HDD's) would be good too. Maybe I'll try one of these options when I'm rich! 😉

 

[Tyson82]

Originally posted by: HardWarrior

Originally posted by: Tyson82
I had thought about this myself. But was worried that it wouldnt be worth dumping the extra heat into my system, or adding the extra head to my pump.

A large, well-blown rad\core will fix the former, a powerful pump (or dual-pumps in parallel) the latter. Two independent loops (one for say, the CPU-GPU and another for the NB-HDD's) would be good too. Maybe I'll try one of these options when I'm rich! 😉

2 pumps in parallel? Hadnt seen that.

 

[iamtrout]

Parallel pumps are a good way to get some extra head. Pumps in series is a bad idea. Series is pretty much worthless unless you have a really, really long loop and you actually need a second pump somewhere along the line just to rejuvenate the water velocity. Also keep in mind that some waterblocks, like the MCW6002, actually work better in a low flow system than a high flow one.

 

[PumpActionWalrus]

You are looking at about a 3c - 4c drop on the hard drive itself, also, you may be adding more heat with a parallel pump than you will be getting rid of from those drives.

 

[HardWarrior]

Originally posted by: iamtrout
Series is pretty much worthless unless you have a really, really long loop and you actually need a second pump somewhere along the line just to rejuvenate the water velocity. Also keep in mind that some waterblocks, like the MCW6002, actually work better in a low flow system than a high flow one.

Dual in-series pumps are good if you have more than one high-impingment block. In-series would also work well if you have a TDX\RBX and want to use one of the more restrictive nozzles and have a 3-block (or more) loop. I've only heard of series or paralell configurations with the CSP 750 pumps.

 

[HardWarrior]

Originally posted by: PumpActionWalrus
You are looking at about a 3c - 4c drop on the hard drive itself, also, you may be adding more heat with a parallel pump than you will be getting rid of from those drives.

That sort of decrease in spindle temp is nothing to sneaze at. If you select the right pump(s) to start with that isn't an issue.