I only have two seagate 7200s, but it cuts the temp down by about 7c over just an intake fan blowing on them. The hard drives are not going to spin any faster, but especially with raptors, it will substantially cut down on their temps.
The acrylic is something I did as it goes with my case.
The hard drive block doesn't cover the entire side of the drives, but it doesn't need in order to work well. Asetek makes a cooler that mounts onto the underside of the drive, but it requires the heat transfer pad to work well, is more expensive, and doesn't work any better than a side type cooler. In their own testing from what i read, Asetek's side mounted cooler performed a bit better than the underside cooler. And their side mounted cooler only cools one drive, not two.
And yes, the DD uses 1/2" barbs. I also bought mine as i got it for only $60 slightly used on the forums when I got it, and it has churned away flawlessly for about 1 1/2" years now.
I honestly know nothing about the hard drive rack in your U2 Myco.
aaronjb said:
I love that wood case! I remember that thread, tons of effort on your part to put that together.
Are there any 4-bay HDD blocks out there?
Thanks. I still like my case, which for me is amazing given that I am a hopeless perfectionist. I made one in the exact same style as mine but aircooled and and smaller for my daughter. I will have to take pics and post them. She really likes it and was asking me for some time after I made mine to make her one like it.
There are no 4 hdd blocks that I am aware of.