Raptor and Heat...

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MaXXimus

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I was planning on 4 Raptors and wondered if there will be a heat issue with 4 of them installed... wasnt planning on using RAID if that makes a differance or not.
 
Were I you, I'd probably at least make sure you have a fan blowing over them.

The Raptors can get pretty warm with frequent use.
 
You will indeed want a fan, I have 4 in close proximity and they get quite warm without a fan.
 
I think "quite warm" is an understatement. Airflow should be a requirement for those drives.
 
I have four of them in RAID5. You really need to have some kind of cooling on them. They get nearly hot enough to burn the shit out of you if you don't cool them.
 
My 4 raptors would have serious problems if the hotswap bay didn't have a fan onit.
 
:confused:

my 36gb raptors r cool to the touch and they only have 2 80mm low flow fans blowing on them
 
ALL4AMD said:
:confused:

my 36gb raptors r cool to the touch and they only have 2 80mm low flow fans blowing on them
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It doesn't take much air to cool them in order to be effective. You do however need some air on them otherwise they will be too hot to touch.
 
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