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Do hard drives need cooling?

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I live in a hot country, in summer temperatures reach up to 114 F (45C), and I just ordered the corsair air 740. Which to my understanding, the hard drives, ssd, and the power supply are at the back.

 

I read on tomshardware that if they reach temperatures like 50-55C they will have a higher chance of failing sooner. That got me worried. Because at the back will be no airflow or fans at all. Should I be worried? 

 

Maybe I can just leave the hard drive freely at the bottom of the case next to one of the fans. 

 

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I've never had an issue. From what I notice with a lot of cases is that the HDD is either in its own shroud, or it sits right next to the front case fans.

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Damn that is a neat looking case, just make sure it has good air flow from the fans and you will be fine.

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it's passively cooled obviously.

unless it's in an airtight place, it should be fine. it really only matters for data centers and stuff like that.

 

 

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The hard drives will not overheat unless they are in a closed compartment with no airflow.

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Nah not really. If you have like 6 drives sandwiched together, it might be wise to have a dedicated fan. But so long as the air in the case is replaced it'll be fine. People don't realise that direct airflow isn't everything, the total air of the case will be replaced with fresh air constantly, so you're fine.

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