Ultimate HARD DRIVE Cooler
To Install:-1. Unscrew the case
2. Remove HARD DRIVE
3. Screw down the metal screws
4. Place HARD DRIVE in, and screw up
5. Replace in to case
6. Screw the case back together and your done
The white front panel there is a large cylinder shaped fan, this moves the slowest
out of all the coolers which we tested today but it was
one of the most efficient. It was very quiet, the fan pushes a lot of air over
the drive keeping it cool, it pushes a lot of air even thought the fan
is not very powerful. The only issue with this drive is that it sticks out from
the front of the PC a fair distance.
Specifications:-
- Two 45mm x 20mm ball bearing fans
- Large Blue Heat sink
- Will fit any 3.5 Drive and double sized drives it works,the grill on this cooler (which you can install or not I decided not to due to
it failing to align properly) are 2 x 45mm sq fans, they are very
powerful and they push air over the drive and also the heat sink.
The white front panel there is a large cylinder shaped fan, this moves the slowest
out of all the coolers which we tested today but it was
one of the most efficient. It was very quiet, the fan pushes a lot of air over
the drive keeping it cool, it pushes a lot of air even thought the fan
is not very powerful. The only issue with this drive is that it sticks out from
the front of the PC a fair distance.
Which is in
total contact with the top of the drive, the user could put some thermal
paste here, but I didnt see the need for it as the drives were extremely cool
after testing.
The cooler comes with one off the nicest heat sinks Ive ever seen and fits perfectly
onto most hard drives, also some double size drives.
The cooler also comes with 2 high powered fans which are fitted onto the front
of the heat sink and blow air onto the hard drive and heat sink.
There is also a grill included. I managed to get hold of another one of these
coolers and they didnt align properly which I was not happy about ;(
While a cooler wont make the drive any faster, it will make the drive last longer
and generally stay healthy by removing some of the heat that builds up on it.
the white front panel there is a large cylinder shaped fan, this moves the slowest
out of all the coolers which we tested today but it was
one of the most efficient. It was very quiet, the fan pushes a lot of air over
the drive keeping it cool, it pushes a lot of air even thought the fan
is not very powerful. The only issue with this drive is that it sticks out from
the front of the PC a fair distance.
Ultimate hard drive cooler Testing
I installed this on the Viking 2, which I am using for all of the hard drive coolers
in the shoot out, It was slightly louder than the IStorm but,
But I was again impressed, I again ran the HARD DRIVE doing a defrag and scan
disk of windows then in to 4GBs roughly of mp3s being
copied across, It performed brilliantly here are the results:- My tests showed
excellent cooling performance. The cooler will definitely be
sufficient to cool even the fastest drives. I tested it with my Viking LVD drive
(it gets VERY HOT!), and the temperature (measured on the
bottom of the hard drive cooler) never exceeded 30°C.
To increase the performance of the cooler you could try putting some thermal grease
in-between the heat sink and the top of the hard
drive to try to help the heat transfer.
This cooler is a mere $22 the Ultimate hard drive cooler is a small price to help
your hard drive last longer. If you have just spent vast
amounts of money on your new top of the line Hard drive
Pros:
- Great cooling
- Looks cool
- low noise fans
Cons
- Takes up a 5.25 Drive bay
