Cooler Xtreme : Coolers
: Bay / HDD Cooler : The Global WIN IStrom / IStorm II
The Global WIN IStorm / IStorm II
The cooling
performance
My tests showed
an excellent cooling performance. The cooler will be sufficient to cool
even the hottest 10000rpm drives. I tested it with my Barracuda drive (it
gets really hot!), and the temperature (measured on the side of the Barracuda)
never exceeded 30°C.
Installation
Installation
is really easy! If your hard drive is already installed in your system,
then you don't even need to uninstall it in order to use the I-Storm. You
just open your case, remove the drive bay cover, insert the I-Storm, and
fix it using the included screws.
If your hard
drive isn't installed yet, then you can use the brackets included with the
I-Storm to mount your 3.5" drive in a 5.25" drive bay. The I-Storm - unlike
many other HDD coolers - is also suitable for 5.25" drives, as long as they
are not too high.
Unfortunately,
on some cases, the I-Storm is not as easy as on others; e.g. on the Elan
Vital T10AB, the drive bay openings are a bit smaller than on other cases,
and it requires a little maneuvering to make it fit.
