Do I need more case fans?

BothBrothers

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I am getting the Cooler Master Storm Enforcer, and someone told me that I need to get another case fan because my HDD needs to cool down because I will be recording, is this true?
 
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The front fan will cool the HDD. The case is fine. If you add another fan, which is not really needed, make it a top exhaust.

It should be noted it is VERY hard to overheat a HDD. It will be perfectly fine.

pyr0_m4n

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I used a green WD, which is only meant for a backup drive, as a screen capture drive. It ran for months without an issue, even though it's not meant to run constantly. It'd have to be really hot in your room to cook a HDD. As long as there's at least some air flow, you're good.