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SilverStone SST-FP53 Hard Drive Cooler

Provided by: SilverStone
Estimated Retail: $29.00
Review Date: July 25th, 2004
Written By: Daniel W.

By now I am sure you know the importance of hard drive cooling. After all, if the hard drive goes, all of your precious data goes with it. Then there are the hours spent getting another drive and reinstalling everything to get the system back up. Though a hard drive will eventually fail no matter what you do, proper cooling will help prolong that dreadful day. Hard drive cooling, like CPU cooling, can range from advanced, water and heatpipes, to simple, a fan. This review will look at a simple fan oriented hard drive cooler from SilverStone, the SST-FP53.

SilverStone SST-FP53 Hard Drive Cooler
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Packaging:

SilverStone SST-FP53 Hard Drive Cooler
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The SST-FP53 is packaged in a full colored glossy retail box. The front of the box has a picture of the product along with a brief listing of its features. The top and bottom of the box have the same picture and an icon list of the SST-FP53’s features.

SilverStone SST-FP53 Hard Drive Cooler
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Inside, the drive cooler is enclosed in a plastic bag to protect it from scratches and dust.

Contents:

  • SST-FP53 hard drive cooler
  • Installation guide
  • Mounting screws and washers

Features:

  • Reduces hard drive surface temperature
  • Anti-vibration design reduces noise
  • Extrusion aluminum bezel
  • Special dual oval intake grille design

Specifications:

  • Material: Aluminum
  • Color: Silver or Black
  • Fan: 40 x 40 x 20mm Sleeve bearing
  • Noise level: 25.6 dBA
  • Fan Speed: 5000RPM
  • Fan air flow: 6.24 CFM
  • Power Source: 4 pin connectors
  • Rate Voltage: 12V
  • Dimensions: 198 (L) x 148 (W) x 42 (H) mm

Description:

SilverStone SST-FP53 Hard Drive Cooler
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Silverstone's SST-FP53 looks like an exotic CD-ROM drive. The entire cooler is made of aluminum with the top, left, and right sides about 3mm thick. Mounting holes are on the left and right sides. The bottom is about 1mm thick. It features eight 12mm circle cutouts that allow access to four screws that hold the two halves together and four screws that secure a hard drive to the cooler.

SilverStone SST-FP53 Hard Drive Cooler
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The front of the SST-FP53 features a brushed aluminum bezel with an infinity shaped cutout in the middle. Behind the cutout is an aluminum perforated grill. SilverStone's company logo is printed in black across the top left corner.

SilverStone SST-FP53 Hard Drive Cooler
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Unscrewing the four outer screws on the bottom allows the SST-FP53 to be opened. At the front of the top half is a 40mm 3 blade intake fan. The top side of the cooler can be seen through the top side of the SST-FP53. Though not easily visible, between the fan and the front perforated grill is a black foam filter.

SilverStone SST-FP53 Hard Drive Cooler
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The bottom half (base) of the SST-FP53 features four blue rubber washers, which SilverStone refers to as vibration dampening pads. These pads have little pill shaped bumps on them. They are designed to minimize vibrations from a hard drive; thus, reducing the hard drive's noise.

SilverStone SST-FP53 Hard Drive Cooler
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