And the cpu used also matters. That config
usually does work fine with Celerons which
dont get anything like as hot as the AMD cpus.
There is not really much airflow by these,
Yes, but it can be enough, particularly with lower
power dissipation drives like the Samsungs.
And the other big variable is the room temp.
Whats adequate with room temps that dont
ever get out of the high 20Cs is quite different
to a situation where the room temp can be
well over 40C on the hottest days.
I think conduction is what is dissipating the heat.
Yes, particularly with the Barracudas. You can trivially
prove that by running the drive loose on the desktop.
Some drives get stinking hot very quickly in that situation.
Drives mount in a sort of cage or box that consists of four
3.5" bays, that affixes onto the main frame of the tower..
Thats a very common config indeed.
Like:
| |
_________________________| |
|_________________________| |
|_________________________| |
|_______FUJITSU___________| |
|______W DIG HDD_________| |
| |
| |
| |
Top one is Fujitsu, bottom Western Digital "Caviar".
I actually run that particular config myself and it works fine.
I've not seen any general advice that says
don't put two HDDs adjacent in drive bays.
It is undesirable in the worst situation, say a pair
of Barracudas, 40C room temp etc, AMD cpu.
Which is basically why I prefer not
to use Barracudas and AMD cpus.
I'd like to think if a HDD got too hot it would shut itself down.
Fraid not.
And with most modern drives except the WDs you
can monitor the drive temp using the SMART system.
There's a couple of obvious approaches that can be
used. One is to add a case fan that does increase the
airflow over the drives, or get a new case that allows that.
The other approach is to put one of the drives
in a bay kit and put it in one of the 5" bays.
