Vantec Vortex

Some of today's large hard drives tend to run hot, which can shorten their life span. It's fine if you have a case with front fans housed in front of the drive bays but if you have a standard case then the hard drive is usually mounted in a dead spot, where the circulating air never reaches.

Enter the hard drive cooler. Vantec's Vortex cooler is a well designed, well built unit that fits into a spare 5.25in drive bay. You mount the drive inside the cooler on special mounts that help to absorb any vibration and the heat sensor is then attached to the drive.

The Vortex will take any 3.5in drive - Serial ATA, ATA or SCSI. Cooling is provided by an adjustable cross-flow blower, which is surprisingly quiet. Even at its highest setting you would only notice the noise in a very quiet system.

The front of the unit contains a drop down door, behind which sits a replaceable filter to help reduce dust buildup; Vantec supply three spare filters with the Vortex.

The rest of the front panel is made up of a display that shows the drive's temperature and a three-way switch to control the fan. The unit comes with additional filters, screws and a user guide.

Contact: Perfex (0870) 874 0074
www.overclock.co.uk

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