• Some users have recently had their accounts hijacked. It seems that the now defunct EVGA forums might have compromised your password there and seems many are using the same PW here. We would suggest you UPDATE YOUR PASSWORD and TURN ON 2FA for your account here to further secure it. None of the compromised accounts had 2FA turned on.
    Once you have enabled 2FA, your account will be updated soon to show a badge, letting other members know that you use 2FA to protect your account. This should be beneficial for everyone that uses FSFT.

HDD temps

I would say up to 38 C. Anything over is pretty life threatening for the hard drive. A *sweet* temperature would be around the lower 30's.

-J.
 
na... depends on the type of drive. 20 sounds reasonable for an IDE but for SCSI 30-35 is the norm...
 
20 degrees is normal? What planet are you living on?

Most modern IDE and SATA drives run pretty toasty, especially if they aren't actively cooled. I would say most drives will hit 35c very easily, in most cases.

The old SCSI vs. IDE argument for temps doesn't hold water, either. My brand new WD 120gb 7200rpm SATA drives run WAY WAY hotter than my Seagate 147gb 10,000rpm SCSI drives. It all comes down to the manufacturer, the number of spindles, the cooling design built into the drive chassis, and the rotation speed of the drives. I would guess that my WD drives will break 40c when not actively cooled.
 
I don't know much about water cooling.. but is there a such thing as a harddrive water cooling block??
 
My old Maxtor 40gig 5400rpm has been running at a roasty 120F for 4 years now without a hitch.

Also the Western digital 120gig 7200rpm has been running at 95F for 4 months without a problem.
 
i got a 10 gig scsi drive that you could cook eggs on at home... i don't care if it dies, so i just let it be...

i don't know if eggs could really be cooked on it, but if i touch the sides it is hot enough that i would probably burn my fingers if i left them there for more than a few seconds..
 
I had this Maxtor harddrive that was dying on me.. and i remember touchign it, that thing was hot as hell.. so i think the heat did it in.. that's why i put a HDD cooler on my new harddrive. I'm not sure how effective it is.. but it makes me feel a bit more comfortable
 
well a HDD that has a bearing going bad will heat the hell out of the casing
in that case its the effect not the cause

yes they make water blocks for HDDs
typically theyd be used in ambient H2O systems
in a phasechange or chipchiller setup however
there is a temperature range the drive should operate within,
(you can look that up at the manufacturers site)
and too cold isnt good but being in the lower range will make the HDD last longer all else being equal,
in addition, I wouldnt want to put any HDD through too large or frequent a thermal cycle
I try to keep mine as stable as possible, if you where to employ a waterblock and phasechange\chipchiller, likely youd run the coolant through the CPU(s) first as a preheater and possibly through an incase rad or something to bring the temperature up a bit then the HDD Block, but it would really depend on alot of variables

here is a real nice "made" one
http://www.themodfathers.jolt.co.uk/?page=&action=show&id=9490

all mechanical devices (and semiconductors) benefit from cooling (within reason)
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=761614

the Arrhenius equation

roughly translating to this rule of thumb
Each 10°C (18°F) temperature rise reduces component life by 50%*.
Conversely, each 10°C (18°F) temperature reduction increases component life by 100%.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top