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btarunr Jul 21, 2009 05:48 PM

Evercool Intros Armor HDD Cooler
 
Evercool unveiled its newest hard drive cooler, the Armor HDD Cooling Box. The cooler serves as a sub-enclosure for 3.5 inch hard drives, and fits into two 5.25 inch drive bays. The 2U design allows users to stack up three 3.5 inch drives which are actively cooled by the air-flow of an 80 mm fan that pulls in fresh air from the outside, passed through dust-filters, which are removable and can be cleaned. The fan spins at 1200 rpm, with a noise level of less than 26 dBA. The body is made of coated iron and plastic. It is also available in silver colour. The company is yet to commence shipping of the Armor HDD Cooling Box.

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Fx Jul 21, 2009 06:04 PM

simple design and looks good. would be nice to have the sound around 20-24dBa though

good ol' noctua can fix that

jamesrt2004 Jul 21, 2009 06:07 PM

cool im looking for something like this atm! so i can start watercooling

a111087 Jul 21, 2009 06:24 PM

those drives seem to be a little too close

Dimi Jul 21, 2009 06:27 PM

Why buy this if you can get a Lian Li HDD-Kit EX-34NB that holds 4 hdd's and a 120mm Fan AND made out of aluminium instead of cheap plastic? For not even 25 euro's (around $30)?

Mistral Jul 21, 2009 06:35 PM

Maybe my understanding is a bit outdated but... isn't the fan being that close to the drives a bit adverse to their longevity, with the fan generating a weak magnetic field and all..?

Fx Jul 21, 2009 06:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dimi (Post 1484745)
Why buy this if you can get a Lian Li HDD-Kit EX-34NB that holds 4 hdd's and a 120mm Fan AND made out of aluminium instead of cheap plastic? For not even 25 euro's (around $30)?

that seems nice as well. the difference is that people might only want to utilize 2 bays instead of 3. they also might not want to advertise for LL with the name directly in the center ;o

Hunt3r Jul 21, 2009 07:03 PM

fantastic
no have price??

Static~Charge Jul 21, 2009 07:21 PM

Did anyone take a close look at that stack of hard drives? The top one says "IBM Deskstar, May 2001". So that's what happened to the infamous "Deathstar" drives after they croaked - they ended up as props for product announcement photos. :laugh:

Fx Jul 21, 2009 07:29 PM

lol, nice catch

Dimi Jul 21, 2009 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fx (Post 1484781)
that seems nice as well. the difference is that people might only want to utilize 2 bays instead of 3. they also might not want to advertise for LL with the name directly in the center ;o

They also have a Lian Li EX-23NB with an 80mm fan. Holds 3hdd's in a fully aluminium casing.

Why would u not want a LL name on your case? :p i love mine

AsRock Jul 21, 2009 08:15 PM

Looks like the iStarUSA one

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16856999209

EDITED: Looked like the same one at 1st lol. And it' only good for 2 HDD's as there real close to each other.


Quote:

Originally Posted by Dimi (Post 1484745)
Why buy this if you can get a Lian Li HDD-Kit EX-34NB that holds 4 hdd's and a 120mm Fan AND made out of aluminium instead of cheap plastic? For not even 25 euro's (around $30)?

I like the icage more even more so with a few mods done to it. Thing is either one takes more space than the one in the original post. And to fit 4 HHD would have the HDD's real close to each other still.

Hunt3r Jul 21, 2009 08:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AsRock (Post 1484959)
Looks like the iStarUSA one

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16856999209

EDITED: Looked like the same one at 1st lol. And it' only good for 2 HDD's as there real close to each other.

Ok Already of the for me have a base of the price

AsRock Jul 21, 2009 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hunt3r (Post 1484970)
Ok Already of the for me have a base of the price


?..

The iStarUSA one used to be sold for $26. Not sure if you can get them now though.

Mussels Jul 22, 2009 02:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mistral (Post 1484765)
Maybe my understanding is a bit outdated but... isn't the fan being that close to the drives a bit adverse to their longevity, with the fan generating a weak magnetic field and all..?

far too weak to do anything. try putting a pin next to a fan motor, it wont even stick. If its too weak to affect a pin, its too weak to affect a hard drive by far.

KainXS Jul 22, 2009 04:30 AM

I bet you could ghetto up one of these yourself and make it look just as good lol

AsRock Jul 22, 2009 05:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KainXS (Post 1485549)
I bet you could ghetto up one of these yourself and make it look just as good lol

Well with the front of my case already being filtered i was able to take the front plastic part off and just screw mine in behind the default case filters.

TheSheriff Jul 23, 2009 02:29 PM

splendid news. I really needed that. I was looking for one that occupies only 2 bays. hope it arrives soon in Europe


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