What's too hot for a internal HDD?

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Currently installed a fourth drive in my Thermaltake Shark and the 120mm fan blowin' on it seems to not be up to the job anymore.

HD4 - 64C
HD3 - 54C
HD2 - 53C
HD1 - 39C

As you can see HD1 is the lowest temp due to being at the bottom (heat rises as you know). So basically, is the HD4 too hot?
 
Yeah, they are stacked up on one another, but are spaced out as much as possible. Is there a HDD stacker I could possibly buy or a HDD cooler?
 
Installed a 120mm fan and swapped the drives about a bit and voila, everything is 40C max.

Thanks for the help guys, much appreciated. (ByteJuggler especially for the lengthy and informative reply :D)
 
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