Originally Posted by HaYChE i used one but they kinda **** lol u want a good 1 not jus a cheap on that goes under the screws |
Originally Posted by ATVkid*AFZ* anyone use hard drive coolers, like not just blowing air accross, but something that attaches to the hard drive? i haven't ever used them, and i'd like to know if they warrant getting. |
Originally Posted by HaYChE nah i wont go with a harddrive cooler unless u get a really good expensive one lol but its not worth it coz its not that much of a performace gain. |
Originally Posted by Veto1024 Its more of a safety issue then a performance issue. If your CPU or GPU overheats or gets hot, an alarm goes off or things slow down. If your hard drive overheats, you might corrupt/ruin your hard drive. |
Originally Posted by adas123 well, since my 36gig raptors get hot becasue of the obuse, i do use coolers. i have 2 fasn flowing air by, but also both have vantec harddrive coolers with the 2 40mm fans and blue heatsink.....they work great, keep the drives at about 27* and arent loud either |
Originally Posted by ATVkid*AFZ* i have no way to monitor temps at all, so i have no idea what my temp is... just got finished installing a rounded ide cable i made in 10 mins thanks to archer's guide and it looks great! |