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Kaz

Oct 5, 2003, 12:41 PM

Do I need a cooling device for a hard drive that spins at 7200 rpm?

The board is about 26.3/79.3 Degrees right now.
The Power Supply 40.4/104.7
The CPU 46.9/116.4.

Teej a.k.a T-Dj

Oct 5, 2003, 03:34 PM

I have two drives in my case that run at 7200RPM, along with plenty of other things inside that run hot. Just make sure you have good ventilation in the case/around the drives, and you should be fine.

Link

Oct 5, 2003, 04:21 PM

Probably not. Having a cooling device will probably not dramatically increase the performance, but it may increase the life of your drives.

Some cases have a spot for a fan right in front of the drives. If this is the case, just get a fan (cheap) and pop it in (the air should be flowing toward the drives). If there is no spot for a fan, you would need a cooling thing that fits in a hard drive bay (these are more expensive).