im building a small lan rig and i have a few velociraptors i want to use. does anyone have any experience with using these without the heatsink? i have already taken them off the heatsink for mock up but i havent tested how hot it operates.
my main question is do you think i will be safe running them with out a heatsink, its going to be mounted to a piece of aluminum so ill put some thermal pads on the bottom to help dissipate heat and there will be good air flow.
thanks in advanced.
u can check this out,
they basically say there is another version for the VR in 2.5" coming without heatsink and sold by WD.
and this guy says he has tested it and the drive didn't get that hot.
you've got software like active@disk monitor & hard disk sentinel which monitor u'r HDD temps.
activate them and play with u'r drive a bit to get the maximum temps it gets after u check with u'r drive specs.
Last edited by onex; 02-24-2010 at 11:40 AM.
im betting its probably fine as long as its got some air running across it...
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With good airflow, I'd be amazed if it had trouble.
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great, all good news. thanks all
The VR's don't need heatsinks. Without any TIM or thermal pads there, heat transfer from the drive to the larger heatsink is very limited anyway - the main reason they come in that ginormous caddy thing is so they're the same size as regular 3.5" drives, and can be mounted as such.
As an added bonus, the drives are significantly quieter without being strapped into those giant thingummies. Much less resonance.
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