Hard-Drive coolers

[Andrewxcav]

Hey, can anyone reccomend soem hard-drive coolers that go in the 5 1/2 inch bays, im looking for somehting under 20 bucks.
thanks

[not important]

I use one that attaches to the bottom of the hard drive. It does a very good job of cooling. There about $14.

[Andrewxcav]

does it come with brackets for 5 1/2 inch bays?

[Joeberg]

This one does the job in the 51/2 inch bay :

Speeze Hard Disk Drive Cooler Model # 4020S1H4 - Contains HDD cooler with 4 pin power conector. 12 pcs screw and HDD bracket. 4 pcs screws for HDD cooler. 2 pc bracket.
Features:
Provides cooler environment.
Extends the life of your HDD
Suitable for 3.5" or 5.25" HDD
Provides unique design and performance Model#: 4020S1H4 Special FedEx

Hope that Helps,
-Joe

[not important]

The type that Joeberg mentions is an enclosure for the HDD.
http://www.newegg.com/app/Showimage.asp?image=35-888-201-07.jpg/35-888-201-06.jpg/35-888-201-04.jpg


The type I mentioned attaches to the bottom of the HDD with 4 screws. It has two fans.
http://www.newegg.com/app/Showimage.asp?image=35-150-005-05.jpg/35-150-005-03.JPG/35-150-005-01.JPG

[Cricket]

I used to use these Vantec Drive Bay Coolers (http://2cooltek.safeshopper.com/45/30.htm?530) when I was in my crazy cooling phase. The fans are good quality units that move quite a bit of air. The front fan filter is removable for easy cleaning. And it's not too noisy. It's a nice unit for $10.

:) Cricket

[FLG]

I use the same one not important uses, it keeps the HDD nice and cool and is very simple to install.

[Andrewxcav]

thanks guys, i think ill go with the one cricket posted, its the most liek what i ahd in mind, and its only 10 bucks, ive seen similiar things go for 20, although I dontk now if that comes iwth the appropriiate brackets

[Cricket]

Originally posted by Andrewxcav
thanks guys, i think ill go with the one cricket posted, its the most liek what i ahd in mind, and its only 10 bucks, ive seen similiar things go for 20, although I dontk now if that comes iwth the appropriiate brackets The Vantec hard drive cooler fits into the 5.25" drive bay and it screws into the drive mounting holes in the bay...but if your case uses drive rails, it won't work unless you make some modifications (I tried it with my Antec SX830...didn't work out).

:) Cricket

[Joeberg]

Originally posted by FLG
I use the same one not important uses, it keeps the HDD nice and cool and is very simple to install.

Just wondering, does it make any noticible difference in performace?

[Cricket]

Originally posted by Joeberg
Just wondering, does it make any noticible difference in performace? Cooling the hard drive won't improve it's performance...the reason to cool it is to avoid heat related failures or to try and prolong it's lifespan. But I used drive coolers on five 7200 RPM IBM Deathstars and all of them died prematurely anyway.

:) Cricket

[Joeberg]

Thanks Cricket :D

[oddjob]

I know you've made your decision, but I thought I'd throw something at you. If you want to break the bank, take a look at the Zalman passive hdd coolers. They're kinda cool looking, and only 3x the price of the Vantecs (lol). :D

[Joeberg]

:)

Thanks for the suggestion, Oddjob, but for the price and the little difference it will make in my system doesn't validate the purchase.

[Floppyman]

I'm using a pair of these (http://www.coolermaster.com/index.php?LT=english&Language_s=2&url_place=product&p_serial=DCD-4002&other_title=+DCD-4002+Cool%20Drive%202) in my linux box to cool my SCSI drives. They work out real nice, and are pretty quiet. HTH

[Andrewxcav]

hmm... my case does have rails... ill have to take that under consideration.