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G33k · 03-24-2004, 07:23 AM

I'd say ditch the heatsink idea - using a heatercore or whatever is a much better solution to cool your water. I run 2x7200 RPM disks cooled by their sides only using water-cooling. When my temperature software / hardware was working, I was only getting a few degrees above water temperature - measurements taken from on the drive surface.

So basically, if you want to air cool them, you don't need heatsinks - just a fan works fine. If you want quieter operation, go for water-cooling in a foam-lined box.

If you want to cool two drives, get a bigger fan / make a duct to direct the air. Most disks are fine without any active cooling anyway (unless they're tightly packed together / in a confined space).

03-24-2004, 07:23 AM	#6
G33k Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Bristol [UK] Posts: 73	I'd say ditch the heatsink idea - using a heatercore or whatever is a much better solution to cool your water. I run 2x7200 RPM disks cooled by their sides only using water-cooling. When my temperature software / hardware was working, I was only getting a few degrees above water temperature - measurements taken from on the drive surface. So basically, if you want to air cool them, you don't need heatsinks - just a fan works fine. If you want quieter operation, go for water-cooling in a foam-lined box. If you want to cool two drives, get a bigger fan / make a duct to direct the air. Most disks are fine without any active cooling anyway (unless they're tightly packed together / in a confined space). __________________ "Success is 99% Failure"