koss20100 said:
Can some one PLEASE explain to my why on earth would you even "cool" espically water cool a hdd ?? u dont overclock it and it jus dosent get hot .... maybe im lost or missed about 5 stickies on ocin the hdd
http://storagereview.com/php/benchmark/bench_sort.php
select "Net Drive Temperature" in the drop downlist and hit sort.
Yeah if have anything above (when sorted lowest to highest starting at the top) the 7200.7 20c above ambient is fine.
Anything below the Atlas 10k III you better cool it else it will die.
And even then, you have to be careful how you cool it. Some IDE drives Ive had (some crappy IBM drive and a few maxtors) the actual PCB gets VERY hot. Some of the ICs on there must move a lot of current because they get very hot. None of the water cooling blocks for HDDs address this. They either cool the top or the sides.
None of the SCSI drives Ive had (every 15k drive seagate has ever made, 10k II, III, and IV) ever have though. The sides and the top are always what gets hot. Maybe whatever transistor that powers the motor is soldered to the HDD case much like the mosfets on a mobo are soldered to the PCB to disappate heat that way...
Just run your HDD outside of your case with no fan and finger it
see if there are any hot spots on the PCB. If not Im sure you'd be fine.
As for a reason? Why do you need a reason to get rid of another fan if your pump and radiator can more than handle the additional restriction and heat? Only reason I can think not to is being lazy. This is assuming your hd needs cooling one way or another though...