Some of us have cases that do not have ideal hard drive cooling. My hard drive idled about 40C and when under load for long periods of time (formatting, unrarring 1080p files stuff) it would sometimes reach 45C-46C. Now, these are perfectly safe temperatures for drives, but as far as I'm aware the MTBF is rated at 40C, so for peace of mind if for nothing else I would like it to stay under that.
My solution? Well I had some spare ramsinks hanging around and figured if they each dissipated a Watt or a fraction of a Watt of heat then surely when added up they should dissipate at least some of the heat the HD was creating.
My results? My drive now idles at 34C, that's a 6C drop and when unrarring a 1080P mkv file it fluctuates between 38-39C....that's a 6-8C drop under load.
It's a bit ghetto, but it's entirely silent and it works! I just stuck them on both sides where the drive seemed hottest.
My solution? Well I had some spare ramsinks hanging around and figured if they each dissipated a Watt or a fraction of a Watt of heat then surely when added up they should dissipate at least some of the heat the HD was creating.
My results? My drive now idles at 34C, that's a 6C drop and when unrarring a 1080P mkv file it fluctuates between 38-39C....that's a 6-8C drop under load.
It's a bit ghetto, but it's entirely silent and it works! I just stuck them on both sides where the drive seemed hottest.
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