Tom's Hardware > Forum > Homebuilt Systems > General Homebuilt > What is an acceptable temperature for an aircooled HDD?

What is an acceptable temperature for an aircooled HDD?

Forum Homebuilt Systems : General Homebuilt - What is an acceptable temperature for an aircooled HDD?

Tom's Hardware: Over 1.4 million members in 6 different countries available to answer all your high-tech questions. Sign up now! Its free!
Ask the community Add a reply
Word :    Username :           
 
reddragon0321   03-04-2006 at 10:14:37 AM

I was playing some games today and I noticed that my HDD temperature was at 37C. I haven't seen it at this temperature before and was wondering if it was running too hot. The HDD has an 80mm fan in front of it, blowing directly on it in my Aspire X-Navigator case. If it is running too hot, can i get some suggestions for cooling w/o going to watercooled?

Add a reply
Sponsored Links
Register or log in to remove.
chuckshissle   03-04-2006 at 11:21:16 AM
- 0 +

For your hard drive, an air cooling would be sufficient enough for cooling. Your temps 37c* is normal. Hard drive coolers are mostly used for servers and alike since they work 24/7 most of the time. With a desktop, your hard drive should be okay when running games and other software.

Reply to chuckshissle
reddragon0321   03-04-2006 at 06:56:53 PM
- 0 +

Cool, thanks... I was a little worried there.

Reply to reddragon0321
gersson   03-04-2006 at 07:44:33 PM
- 0 +

who are you people? worried about an electronic device being about 80*F...

Comeone :-D

Reply to gersson
clue69less   03-04-2006 at 10:08:44 PM
- 0 +

Quote :

who are you people? worried about an electronic device being about 80*F...

Comeone :-D



I would not personally worry at all about a 37C HD, but I'd freak if I had to rely on you to do my C-to-F conversions, dude...

Reply to clue69less
Ask the community Add a reply
Tom's Hardware > Forum > Homebuilt Systems > General Homebuilt > What is an acceptable temperature for an aircooled HDD?
Go to:

There are 1347 identified and unidentified users. To see the list of identified users, Click here.

Forum map
Bestofmedia Forum ©
2000-2009 Bestofmedia Group
Page generated in 0.339 seconds
Please mind

You are about to answer a thread that has been inactive for more than 6 months.
If you still wish to proceed, please ensure that your posting is original and does not duplicate or overlap any prior responses to this thread.

Add a reply Cancel
Sponsored links
  • Ask the community now
  • Publish
Ad
Related Topics
See all relatives topics
They won a badge
Join us in greeting them
How do I win badges?