I've got one of those AthenaPower 1x5.25 to 8x2.5 drive racks installed into a Silverstone GD09, I've installed a 40mm noctua fan on it but not really having great temperatures, or, at least what I consider to be great. 8 S3700 400GBs all idle around 31-33c, and during use they climb up to 35-36c and some even hitting 37.
I want the drives to last as long as possible so for me proper cooling is tantamount. The problem with these things is that there isn't much room for airflow in the actual enclosure itself and one of the backplanes blocks off like half of the hole. Maybe I need to get a SuperMicro 40x28mm fan that can pull higher RPMs? The Noctua basically maxes out at around 4.5-5k rpm.
Would it be worth drilling holes into the side of the enclosure? Just curious if anyone's tackled a similar issue.
Athena Power BP-15827SAC an 1 x 5.25" External Drive Bay to 8 x 2.5" SSD / HDD Hot-Swap SAS / SATA Backplane Module - Transfer Rate Up to 6 Gbps SAS (I, II) / SATA (I, II, III) - OEM - Newegg.com
Maybe I should swap the drive rack out for an IcyDock cage that uses 2 fans instead of just 1?
I want the drives to last as long as possible so for me proper cooling is tantamount. The problem with these things is that there isn't much room for airflow in the actual enclosure itself and one of the backplanes blocks off like half of the hole. Maybe I need to get a SuperMicro 40x28mm fan that can pull higher RPMs? The Noctua basically maxes out at around 4.5-5k rpm.
Would it be worth drilling holes into the side of the enclosure? Just curious if anyone's tackled a similar issue.
Athena Power BP-15827SAC an 1 x 5.25" External Drive Bay to 8 x 2.5" SSD / HDD Hot-Swap SAS / SATA Backplane Module - Transfer Rate Up to 6 Gbps SAS (I, II) / SATA (I, II, III) - OEM - Newegg.com
Maybe I should swap the drive rack out for an IcyDock cage that uses 2 fans instead of just 1?