I recently purchased an LSI MegaRAID 9361-8i controller card for my desktop computer. I have it connected to (8) 6TB internal hard drives in RAID 5 configuration. My concern is the temperature of the onboard processor, which starts at 44 Celsius upon boot up and quickly rises to 74 Celsius when in operation. Is 74 Celsius a stable operating temperature for this card?
I've read numerous product reviews that describe this overly-hot chip. It has a low-profile aluminum heat sink that doesn't seem to help. Virtually every product review recommends placing a small fan next to the card to cool it. I have two problems with this solution:
1. I don't have a spare PCIe slot next to the card for a fan.
2. Shouldn't the card be engineered to handle the heat it generates?
Does anyone else have a hot RAID card like this and what were your solutions for the heat?
My plan is to put some new Thermal Compound (Arctic MX-2) between the chip & heat sink. Also I am replacing the 500RPM case fan on the side wall next to the controller cards with a 1000RPM fan. I am hoping that these two modifications will lower the high temperature of the chip during operation.
Does anyone have any other ideas about this?
I've read numerous product reviews that describe this overly-hot chip. It has a low-profile aluminum heat sink that doesn't seem to help. Virtually every product review recommends placing a small fan next to the card to cool it. I have two problems with this solution:
1. I don't have a spare PCIe slot next to the card for a fan.
2. Shouldn't the card be engineered to handle the heat it generates?
Does anyone else have a hot RAID card like this and what were your solutions for the heat?
My plan is to put some new Thermal Compound (Arctic MX-2) between the chip & heat sink. Also I am replacing the 500RPM case fan on the side wall next to the controller cards with a 1000RPM fan. I am hoping that these two modifications will lower the high temperature of the chip during operation.
Does anyone have any other ideas about this?