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I ordered a 500 GB Velociraptor Enterprise drive from Newegg. When the drive arrived it had no heatsink. Newegg assured me I received exactly what I ordered, i.e., nothing was missing. I called Western Digital support, gave them the WD product number and was told "that drive should have had a heatsink". Western Digital support was great in sending the exact same model number Velociraptor, WD5000BHTZ three times; all 3 with no heat sink. Yesterday WD Support informed me the Velociraptor with a heatsink had HHTZ in the model number. Two of the three drives are on their way back to WD. I am doing a swap for the remaining Velociraptor.
WD Support informed me the Velociraptor Enterprise drive is used in servers. I am building my first PC using a Cooler Master HAF 932 case, and Hyper 212 fan heatsink assembly. Browsing tom's Hardware forums I saw a number of posts saying the velociraptor's heatsink (ice pack) increased its noise level much more than decreasing its temperature.
Could I install a WD 500 GB Velociraptor with no heatsink in my HAF 932 case without "frying" the drive? Thanks in advance for any insights or suggestions.
WD Support informed me the Velociraptor Enterprise drive is used in servers. I am building my first PC using a Cooler Master HAF 932 case, and Hyper 212 fan heatsink assembly. Browsing tom's Hardware forums I saw a number of posts saying the velociraptor's heatsink (ice pack) increased its noise level much more than decreasing its temperature.
Could I install a WD 500 GB Velociraptor with no heatsink in my HAF 932 case without "frying" the drive? Thanks in advance for any insights or suggestions.
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