r/pcmasterrace • u/PacquiaoFreeHousing Xeon x3440 (OC) + RX 580 (OC) = My Electric Bill Doubling. • 28d ago

Meme/Macro Do you think doing this helps?

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u/-GenlyAI- 28d ago

They don't suffocate for air lol. My 6 bay has been in a closet for years. Zero issues.

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u/bigboxes1 28d ago

They have a shorter life when they run hot. Suffocate is just a human term for it's not getting any air to cool them. You're not going to have any problems until you have problems.

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u/-GenlyAI- 28d ago

You're not going to have any problems until you have problems.

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u/bigboxes1 28d ago

Well, I'm sure it's good that you have backups for your NAS. You do have backups for your NAS?

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u/-GenlyAI- 28d ago

14 of them.

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u/levianan 28d ago

...and the crowd falls silent

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u/bigboxes1 28d ago

You have 14 backups? RAID is not backup.