P180/P182 owners, bottom chamber heat

mystique1 · 26th February 2010, 7:54 PM

Hey, anyone that owns a P180 or P182, how are you finding heat in the bottom chamber?
I cannot mount a fan due to space restrictions (not modding at the moment) and i'm planning on putting 4 hard drives in there (green or eco), the only thing that moves air down there is my Corsair HX620, is this a good/bad idea?

HUMMER · 26th February 2010, 8:01 PM

isnt there a place to put a fan at the front of the HDD bays?

MR CHILLED · 26th February 2010, 8:17 PM

I would think the psu would do a reasonable job of venting air out of the bottom chamber. You could always try it and monitor hdd temps.

chainbolt · 26th February 2010, 11:01 PM

Usually the psu helps to suck air out of the chamber.

phantom220 · 26th February 2010, 11:49 PM

What on earth size PSU have you got in there to stop you putting a fan in?

I tried running the HX-620 by itself but found temps to be around 50C on a 20C ambient, so in went an 800rpm SlipStream. Now all HDD are between 28-31C. In short, find a way to put a fan in!

NormM · 27th February 2010, 9:21 AM

I've got 4 HDDs in the bottom chamber, a HX520 (same size as the HX620) and just a standard tri-cool fan mounted in it's built in bracket. Fits easily??

Make sure you use those right angle sata cables for the drive connections though.

Haven't been monitoring temps, but I've never found the drives to be overly warm to touch when I''ve been in there... The tri-cool is on low.

Oblong Cheese · 27th February 2010, 10:13 AM

My single WD 7200RPM "Black" disk is 34 degrees in a P182. I have no front-mounted fan, but one mounted in the middle, and my large PSU (CoolerMaster 850W) fan.

MR CHILLED · 27th February 2010, 8:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phantom220

What on earth size PSU have you got in there to stop you putting a fan in?

I would say it's just your regular psu size.

26th February 2010, 7:54 PM	#1
mystique1 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: 2162 Posts: 104	P180/P182 owners, bottom chamber heat Hey, anyone that owns a P180 or P182, how are you finding heat in the bottom chamber? I cannot mount a fan due to space restrictions (not modding at the moment) and i'm planning on putting 4 hard drives in there (green or eco), the only thing that moves air down there is my Corsair HX620, is this a good/bad idea?

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26th February 2010, 11:49 PM	#5
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NormM Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Yagoona, Sydney, NSW Posts: 1,826	I've got 4 HDDs in the bottom chamber, a HX520 (same size as the HX620) and just a standard tri-cool fan mounted in it's built in bracket. Fits easily?? Make sure you use those right angle sata cables for the drive connections though. Haven't been monitoring temps, but I've never found the drives to be overly warm to touch when I''ve been in there... The tri-cool is on low. __________________ \| Asus Rampage Formula X48 \| Q9550 @ 3825Mhz \| Ultra 120 eXtreme \| Antec P180B B \| Corsair HX520 \| 4GB Corsair XMS2 \| Gigabyte N98TOC \| Seagate 160GB x 1 \| Seagate 7200.12 1TB x 2 \| WD 1TB WD10EADDS x 2 \| WD 640GB x 1 \| Asus DRW-1814BLT \| DNTV Live! Dual Hybrid PCI-E S2 \| BenQ E2420HD \| Dell 1907FP \| Last edited by NormM; 27th February 2010 at 9:24 AM.

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