Seagate Momentus & WD Scorpio Blue.. Avoiding HDD heat issues (M860TU)

So has it been proven that both the Seagate Momentus and Western Digital Scorpio Blue produce lower temperatures in the M860TU than other hard drives?

I am looking into purchasing an M860TU, and these HDD heat issues are really turning me off.. Don't like the sound of my laptop constantly scalding my lap like my current one tends too under stress..

If I do purchase one of these drives, it will most likely be 500GB 7200 RPM, or 5400 RPM, depending what the temps are on both and what the performance loss is, especially during high performance gaming..

So can someone please shed some light on this? Do these HDD's not overheat like many others do?

 

I can help ya out a bit, although, I still have some questions of my own before I buy my 8662.

First of all, from what I"ve read, 7200RPM drives are actually COOLER (In the 8662's case) than 5400's, perhaps because, while they spin faster, they don't need to spin as much.

And yes, I believe that the Seagate drives negate any possibly HDD issues, although you'll wanna get some moar feedback on that.

 

Seagate 7200.4s are the way to go, period. Choose the 250GB OR 500GB.

Also, you'd be stupid to game with one of these on your lap. In that case, the overheating would be your fault.

 

That's not really true when I use it on my lap I put both rubber feet on my knee and this way there is much more airflow to the fan than on a desk although it burns my nuts

 

I hate the idea of toasting my hard drive. However, if it is for amusement, I have no problem with it. Anyone put a Velociraptor in and see how cool it runs?

On a more serious note, I heard some people were drilling holes for their hard drive compartments, dramatically lowering temps. Is this true, or are they trying to get you to ruin your laptop by drilling holes in your case?
I also heard the problem was that the hard drive is completely isolated from anything, which would validate the idea of drilling holes. If I am going to buy one of these babies I want to make sure that all my components are going to last a looooong time, because I will not be so spoiled in choosing my next laptop.

 

Drilling will help only in case if you are using coolerpad all time. I've tried without backpannel at all. Must tell you that I wasn't impressed with temperatures at all, it was almost the same, and in the idle even higher then with backpannel modded with proper airflow.

 

So you mean that drilling does not lower temps significantly? Perhaps your idle temps were bad because the back panel didn't direct any air at all over the HD?
Is there any room for a very small fan? I could hijack a power supply line possibly, I don't think the system would be missing .1A on a 12v line.... I know they sell fans as small as 25mmx25mm and can be as thin as 10mm or 8mm...

 

You can put your hdd instead of optical device. The coolest place in the laptop. Who need Optical Device today.

 

You mean instead of a DVD drive? That could be a bit of a problem for me

 

This do the trick?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-203-SE&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=896

 

Yes sir, that's the way to go.

 

Many were saying that a 5400 RPM drive would run cooler than a 7200 RPM in the NP8662 but that for the most part, was just a logical assumption.

I have used two 7200 RPM drives, both Seagate Momentus and both of them ran cooler under load and idle than the two 5400 RPM WD drives that I tried.

I wouldn't bother going for an SSD since they are too expensive. I have seen people paying almost the same that their laptop cost just to get an SSD drive that they can't even test the idle or load temperatures of.

It is another logical assumption that these drives run cooler in the NP8662 but who really knows. The SSD drives could still be running close to their maximum recommended temps.

I recommend nothing less tan a 7200 RPM Seagate Momentus HDD for this laptop.

 

What are your temps with the Seagate Momentus?