Scythe Launches Himuro Hard Disk Cooler

Jimmy 2004 · Apr 5, 2008

Scythe today announced a new all-aluminum hard disk cooler called "Himuro". The product name "Himuro" comes from the old time preservation storage for snow and ice. Hard disks are often neglected for cooling compared to other components inside the computer system, yet it is also important to cool the data storage to prolong its life. The flexible mounting system is built-in for this product to allow the user to mount the hard disk cooler in various ways (bezel hidden or exposed on 5.25inch bays). Compatible with either parallel or serial ATA 3.5inch hard disks up to 10,000rpm. Anti-vibration mounting legs are included to further contribute to silence!

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Saakki · Apr 5, 2008

havent rly ever looked for these..my HDDs run pretty cool without stuff like these ( 25C & 28 C)..but these are handy maybe if u cant put a fan in front of ur HDDs or u want to put one in your mediapc or something

tkpenalty · Apr 5, 2008

Well I'd want one to shut up the bloody clicking HDDs make... The system is silent until I start torrenting/defragging.

WarEagleAU · Apr 5, 2008

Yeah wouldnt mind having one myself. However, with my case, I have a 120mm (12cm) fan blowing right across my lone HDD (for now its lone). Its right in the middle of the airflow so it gets good all around coverage.

mcloughj · Apr 5, 2008

Any chance of a review soon? I'm looking for something to silence my 3 hdds. Its amazing how much vibration noise drives make. Has anyone any recommendations?

ShadowFold · Apr 5, 2008

Uhh usually when a HDD starts clicking that means its dieing lol... I might get one of these if there cheap. I'd rather fill up my 5'' drive bay because my 3.5's have fans :eek:

riptor3086 · Apr 6, 2008

Yeah me neither, cant tell when last i put a fan on my HD, its a Samsung Spinpoint T1 F1, 3 platers so it runs extremely cool, boot it up just now and got 17c, 20-24c under load.

Nicksterr · Apr 6, 2008

riptor3086 said:
Yeah me neither, cant tell when last i put a fan on my HD, its a Samsung Spinpoint T1 F1, 3 platers so it runs extremely cool, boot it up just now and got 17c, 20-24c under load.

That's pretty hard to believe, unless your ambient is below 17C. The newer hdds do typically run cooler though, just the flow of newer and better tech.

riptor3086 · Apr 6, 2008

Nicksterr said:
That's pretty hard to believe, unless your ambient is below 17C. The newer hdds do typically run cooler though, just the flow of newer and better tech.

http://img259.imageshack.us/my.php?image=samscreenkj8.jpg
and that Sir, is temps after running Crysh*t while downloading @ 1.4mb on utorrent, i live in Stamford Connecticut, right now its 70c room temp.

No Fans on the HD, Let me know if you want more screens after a shut down for 15min.

http://img502.imageshack.us/my.php?image=samscreenrx3.jpg
Planet Earth 1080p playing in the back ground.

largon · Apr 6, 2008

riptor3086 said:
(...) right now its 70c room temp. (...)

70ºC (158ºF) seems a bit nasty room temp so I guess you meant 70ºF (21ºC).

beyond_amusia · Apr 6, 2008

Do the coolers even help performance that much? I've even heard of ppl putting heatsinks onto chips on the HDD circute boards... It seems a little extreme to me.

largon · Apr 6, 2008

Ummm. Cooling a chip never increases performance.

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