HDD Temperature issue

Getting up to 50'C is cutting it close, it could be the graphics card dumping heat into the PC, not sure what your PC specs are. If you remove your side window, does the issue go away? We can help adjust airflow for you, even send you a side window with a vented hole design as well.

Feel free to contact our team directly for help.

60c is your max temp for that drive, above that you are over manufacturer's max operating temp.

What Alex is telling you is that the gpu gets warmer during gaming, which then its fan pumps up and throws the air out of the gpu into your case, that heat could be responsible for your hdd getting to 55c.

Now for as long as you are within manufacturer limits on hdd you are ok, needless to say we want lower temps, what is your case and give us a pic of your system and hdd.

btw your game is on the ssd or the hdd? I assume its on the hdd?

Don't worry about where the hdd is, remove the side window and see if the max temps do the same again, remember we only care about max temps and want them to be under 60c, lower the better. then lets us know the results and the pics please.

it is normal for your temps to go up if you are gaming off of that drive.

Edited by DST4ME - 12 Aug 2016 at 4:05pm

On the positive side, your graphics card is the reference single fan type, where most of the heat is blown out the back. It's the multi fan types that dump heat into the case.

That said, graphics cards can still radiate heat off the pcb side of the card, the unseen side that faces the HDD.

My only suggestion would be to remove the right side panel and see if it helps. You might need to leave it off or have DS or someone mod the panel to accept a 120mm fan , maybe a smaller one, just to keep the heat moving.

I don't see the CPU cooler, the other source of heat, causing the issue.

Work with DS for a fix.   Your present temp is still good, but lower would be better for sure.

Hope this helps.

   Forgot about that fan mount location.   How's it line up with the HDD?

Hi guys!

I did some tests : I removed both side pannels (the window and the other one) and temperatures while playing decreased a little, from 50C° to 45-47C° (it's more 47C° then 45C°)

Here's a photo of the opened right side : https://postimg.org/image/a4w82wpa3/ (I drew on it where's moreless the fan mount location).

The answer to DST4ME's question is : No, there's no fan there, as you can see in the pic
The answer to bprat22's question is : I think the HDD doesn't not line up at all with the fan mount location as you can see in the pic, so maybe that's the problem :/

What do you think about? A pannel with a new fan is the only possible solution or not? I have to mount the fan only on the window side, only on the other pannel or on both? It's safe to keep the PC without window and without the other pannel? (Sorry if I did a lot of question, but I want to understand the situation :/ )

Thanks for your time!

Cheers!

2. I would install a 140mm fan in the back side either way, its only gonna help the airflow be better, and it should not cost much at all, any good 140mm fan will do, so go to your nearest pc shop or order online.

3. You have to ask Alex if they can do that for the window on the bolt if not you may have to find a local shop that does do it for you.

While you are at it, ask them how much for a side panel incase you need to replace the one you have.

Your temps of 45c-47c are very normal for game use.

there is nothing wrong with leaving the panels off but you will get much more dust in the system depending.

Edited by DST4ME - 13 Aug 2016 at 6:40pm

Ok a few things:

1. keep in mind you have a closed loop cooler cooling the cpu and the gpu has its own fan inside of it keeping it cool, you hdd has got diddly keeping it cool, so its temps are going to be different of course.

2. only modify and add a 140mm fan to the window side, the back side already has a spot for a fan, no need to modify that one.

3. Before you modify the window find out where you can get a replacement and how much it would cost first. You don't want to get into a position where something goes wrong and you can't find a replacement window or the price is too high, find out now and not later.

4. I think the window is acrylic, so you need to find a good shop that has a good reputation for cutting acrylic so that they don't messup your window. If you are not asking DS that means you have to explain to the shop exactly what you want.

5. You need to explain to the shop that you need a hole in the window in the size of the fan but only its opening, in other word, the red circle on the fan is the size of the hole you want, plus the 4 small holes for the screws:



Make sure you pay attention and install the fan on the ouside of the window but the wire for it needs to come thru to the inside of the case, so make sure that can be done or you may need an opening for the wire too on the window.

The best idea is to get the 140mm fan you want and then take the fan and the window to the shop so they can see and measure what you need right there.

I would still think if you can ask DS to do it, its your best route as they do this all the time and know the measurements and etc.

6. your temps look fine but I like to do a different test if you will, Have a look here and get hwmonitor, install it and run it, let it run in the background while you game and then give us a screen shot of the hwmonitor so that we can see all your temps in it.

7. you are not bothering anyone, we are here to help so ask as many questions as you like.


Edited by DST4ME - 14 Aug 2016 at 5:14am

After looking at the back side of your pc in your pic, let me as you something, is the red square where the 140mm fan in the back goes?

If yes, I think just adding that fan may solve your problem.

If no, then cutting a spot for a 140mm fan over(infront) or close to the hdd on the back side is the way to go, you gonna want it so that it blows in to the case.

Again just make sure you can get a replacement back cover incase this idea does not pan out so great, and the rest of the stuff we went over the window part, no just apply it to the back cover.

Edited by DST4ME - 14 Aug 2016 at 7:16am

sounds good

Hi guys!
Here're the pictures : First part without gaming https://postimg.org/image/qjnmypz1b/
Second part without gaming https://postimg.org/image/5o1cnh2u7/
First part while gaming Fallout 4 https://postimg.org/image/93tgx102n/
Second part while gaming Fallout 4 https://postimg.org/image/nbj5locrj/

hoserator, what you told me is not a bad idea, I'll keep in in mind!
Can you,please,guys tell me what do you think about temperatures checked via HWMonitor?

Thanks in advance!

@LowRoid99, hwmonitor is showing your hdd underload at 33c, so there is no problem there, was this with the window and pack panel on or off?

For temps I would go with hwmonitor which is why I asked to run that one.

If I'm not mistaken DS has their own sensors.

Edited by DST4ME - 14 Aug 2016 at 6:57pm

If you do decide to get another 140 mm Fan, in my opinion you cannot find better than Noctua.

It doesn't look like you need it though at this point.

Our pleasure and Enjoy .