Moving HDD to 5.25 bay, should I be worried about cooling?

[hysteria357]

Hi everyone,

In my case (Define R4), I have an SSD mounted behind the motherboard, and currently my HDD is sitting in the drive cages. I was considering moving it to the empty 5.25 bay below my DVD drive, and removing the lower drive cage for increased airflow. I know they aren't hot running components, but I just wanted to be sure that I wouldn't be causing it to overheat. I already have 2 intake fans, a rear exhaust, and 2 top fans as exhaust mounted on my h100i, so airflow isn't a problem. Do I need to be concerned about my HDD not having access to direct intake air?

Thanks.

 

[KNARF XD]

no it will be fine

 

[Slavegamer]

Hard drives usually don't get to hot unless they under constant load. I have a Fractal Design arc and had considered moving my hdd to the same place under my dvd drive. They make hard drive adapters,( hard drive caddy )some have fans built in if you wanted something like that to use for a 5.25 bay . make sure you get the right dimension's

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=hard+drive+caddy&N=-1&isNodeId=1