Why do HDDs run so hot?

>>57727505
Why is the Sun so hot?

Nice gaming-enabled space heater you have there.

It's multiple platters spinning at 7200rpm, of course it's going to be hot senpai

>>57727579
>he doesnt run furmark on his PC in the winter as a cheap alternative to a heater

pleb

>>57727505
Imaging how hot you'd get spinning 7200 times a minute in your closet with no lube

>>57728431
>spinning
>no lube

what did he mean by this?

>>57727505
You shouldn't overclock your hard drive.

>>57728439
try spinning your hand around your dick as possible and see how warm it gets when the lube isnt used for once expeciallyin a closed closet space

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They don't, they generate heat as a byproduct of power consumption.

The only difference between your HDD and mine is airflow, but my case runs passive. Optimal for HDD is between 35-50, less isn't so bad but more is worse.

>>57728439
Why don't you just ask me instead of sounding like a brain damaged child?

>>57728439
He doesn't know, he has no idea how bearings work.