3.5 Bay [needing an answer quickly]

[phucng_10]

Alright, so I just seated my HDD on the 3.5 Bay instead of the HDD bay because I wanted my 120mm fan to have a good airflow. I was just wondering what happens if I seated my HDD in the 3.5 Bay? Will it get overheated due to not being cooled down by the intake fan? Should I even put it there? Or should I move it back to the HDD Bay?

 

[dashogun]

I have computers with hard drives by the fan as well as hard drives completely away from the fan. I would say that having the hard drive away from the fan won't impact it harmfully in any way. Unless you live somewhere that is terribly hot.

 

[phucng_10]

Nope, I live in California just like you do! San Jose by the way. It's not that hot here. So I guess leaving it in the 3.5 bay is fine?

 

[wrestlingnrj]

I had my secondary HDD sitting in a 3.5" bay for about a year without having a fan on it before I gave it to my brother and it is still running just fine (HDD is now about 18 months old).

 

[QuaziBee]

Hard drives perform better when warmer, B1g could tell you the optimal temp I'm sure. As long as it's not a raptor drive or you try to cool your CPU with it you will be fine.

 

[phucng_10]

Yeah, it's running around 38C idle and 40-42C load.

 

[Raze664]

Yeah, it's running around 38C idle and 40-42C load.

thats about mine when cooled =/