HDD mounting problem... 450D

WhiteSkyMage · August 7, 2014

Hey guys,

You are probably familiar with that case from Corsair, so i just wanna ask about the hard drive installation.

In my case it is a difficult situation. I wanna watercool a CPU and a GPU, and for that i need 2 dual 240 or 280 radiators. In order to have a 280mm rad on the front, I've got to remove the drive cage, leaving me with 2, 2.5-inch SSD mounts on the back of the motherboard tray. I will easily put 1 ssd and 1 2.5" hard drive in them, but:

1. There will almost be NO airflow passing through them

2. HDD will be mounted vertically, which i dont usually see them around that way...

In that case, will the hdd performance or lifespan be affected by this?

Is there another case where i can mount that hdd to get somekind of airflow?

LogicalDrm · August 8, 2014

For SSDs there is almost no need for airflow as they don't have anything to generate heat. As for HDDs, you can easily fit 2 or even 3 3.5'' HDDs to 5.25 mounts. Just get converters or converter box for them.