5.25 Bay Coolers
Global Win
Global Win is involved in the hard drive cooling area, of course. They have a few products to meet those hot hard drive cooling needs.
I-Storm
This thing certainly looks cool. The hard drive "sits" inside an enclosure, and air is blown all around it. The I-Storm utilizes a different kind of blower that is more efficient in getting airflow across a wide area.
![FS HD and Case Cooling Guide [ Global Win's I-Storm @ 201 x 77 ] > View Full-Size in another window.](images/istorm.JPG) Global Win's I-Storm
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This allows it to move ~40 CFM of air, although the actual speed of the fan mechanism is only rated around ~2000 RPM by Global Win. The I-Storm fits both 3.5 and 5.25 inch hard drives. Additionally, this unit is pretty quiet. The downside? It costs a bit, and might be difficult to locate. It does, however, come in black or white, something cases should have done a long time ago. Computernerd has it marked as the FAB1HD I-Storm for a not-so-cool $39.95 U.S., and ChipCool has it for $32.95 U.S.
![FS HD and Case Cooling Guide [ What the I-Storm is made of @ 640 x 480 ] > View Full-Size in another window.](images/istormcomponents-s.JPG) What the I-Storm is made of
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FAH20
The other hard drive cooler by Global Win is a less exotic, but equally functional unit known as FAH20. This unit is less enclosed than the I-Storm. It fits both 3.5inch hard drives. The FAH20 has three fans in the front of the mounting bracket which blow around the hard drive.
![FS HD and Case Cooling Guide [ Computernerd FAH20 @ 480 x 264 ] > View Full-Size in another window.](images/fah20-s.JPG) Computernerd FAH20
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The mounting bracket then attaches in one of the bays of your computer. The 3 fans spin at about 4500 RPM, and move about 4.9 CFM. I believe the FAH20 to be the unit sold at ChipCool that is called the "King Kong hard drive cooler" for $21.95 U.S. Also, it seems to be the FA3HD sold by Computernerd, but I have not been able to verify this yet. The FA3HD runs for $29.95 U.S.
![FS HD and Case Cooling Guide [ King Kong strikes again @ 500 x 229 ] > View Full-Size in another window.](images/kingkong-s.JPG) King Kong strikes again
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