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I like to draw the line around 40C, but all of my stuff runs nice and cool as it is.

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around 35-40C, mine runs at 25C so its alright

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Run CrystalDiskInfo. It will give you the temps of each drive and will tell you whether that's a good temp or not. A well built system will generally be in the green all of the time. Only externals get warm.

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Okay thank you for your help, will the SSD not run a little hotter?

 

HDD runs hotter because of the spinning platter. SSD heat is just from the electronics. My Intel 520 SSD does not even have a temperature sensor, so it might not be an important metric.

 

My comfort zone is also maxed out at 40°C, including externals. I even have a case fan dedicated to keeping my external drives cool during operation.

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HDD runs hotter because of the spinning platter. SSD heat is just from the electronics. My Intel 520 SSD does not even have a temperature sensor, so it might not be an important metric.

My comfort zone is also maxed out at 40°C, including externals. I even have a case fan dedicated to keeping my external drives cool during operation.

Oh right good, thank you for such a developed answer for me hahah, it helped a lot, i appreciate it

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A case with proper intake fans blowing over HDDs isn't going to make them hotter than 47-42C. Mine has been active about 4 hours while writing this. Highest temp for primary HDD is 33C, 10C above room temp, and it has been in use more than idle. I have 1 200mm fan keeping air flowing in.

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