StrongmanSal

I was wondering what you guys use for cooling the HDDs? Shoudl I even worry about cooling them?

DuckieHo

Not really... A Google study found that they last the longest at 35-45C.

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rsolmn

I wouldn't bother usually cases come with fans in the front that can air cool them. In all the years of running my pc's and servers i never had a hdd die because of heat.

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JorgyBaby

I don't use any HDD Cooling. I have a fan on the front of my case which blows through the HD Bays but thats about it :P

You can get HDD cooling fans which clip onto your HDD's. Something like this...

Fan HDD Cooler

or this...

Heatpipe HDD Cooler

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Deviance

I'm not too worried about my drives, they're both cool to the touch (I have both of them in my 5.25" bays), if I were ever to buy some kind of cooling for them, I'd use something cheap and effect, something like this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...ake-_-11999152

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StrongmanSal

+ rep thanks guys

Powelly

Just make sure you've got some air flowing through your case, maybe install a fan in front of your drive bay if your case allows to make sure they stay dust free. There's not much point in getting a cooler specifically designed for the HDD (I've seen people attach waterblocks to a HDD to water cool it - what a waste of cash ).

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epitek

These help with vibration and cooling: http://www.silenx.com/luxuraehdss.asp?sku=lx-hdss

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candy_van

OP what kind of drives / case do you have? Even without a fan blowing directly over your drives they should be within normal operating temps, I wouldn't worry about it too much.

I did use a few Scythe ITA-KAZEs a while back, they work pretty well; may resurrect them for the heck of it as I'll be stuffing a few drives into bottom 5.25" bays of a P180 Mini

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SniperXX

I had mine sitting on a table when running caseless and they got hot to the touch after awhile of drive copying. I usually keep a fan blowing air over them when they are on my workbench caseless.

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