Anandtech roundup http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2825 is it just me, or is the MSI NX7600GS really interesting for a quiet non-gaming rig? 8) Ah, I see one more to consider. I didn't realize the GT was available silent: GIGABYTE GV-NX76T256D-RH GeForce 7600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI ...

Anandtech roundup http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2825 is it just me, or is the MSI NX7600GS really interesting for a quiet non-gaming rig? 8) Things about this card that jumped out in this review: * 512MB at stock speed (the Asus card also has 512MB, but at reduced speed) * dual DVI ...

davidstone28 wrote:Anandtech roundup
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2825

good info. Thanks, david.

A new card to consider, priced just under 100. HIS Hightech H160PRH256N-R Radeon X1600PRO 256MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Silence CrossFire Ready Video Card Probably now, we can forget lists, and just read the latest reviews to see what a reasonable prices for various levels of performance, and ...

The sound has mostly gone away and is only present sometimes (not always) at cold boot (after computer has cooled below 65 degrees), but goes away in maybe 15 minutes after it warms. Another update in a few days. Otherwise this 250 Gig Seagate 7200.8 SATA performs well, and has relatively soft yet a...

Well, my new 7200.8 has, as Tom's Hardware review notes, a relatively slower access time. But... the same drive is the top performer on level loads of games, where it is loading a large data file. This is almost certainly due to the high data density of the 133G platters on the 7200.8. Access time m...

Well, it ran all day long and the high pitched whistling noise never came back after the brief time near bootup. Blissful quiet. I like this 7200.8 sata drive.

Well, there was only a very little of the high-pitched whistle today, and I had to turn off the A/C to check, since it's never been loud. It was different today, a kinda double pulse and quicker, and then faded. Right now, and for a good while (an hour), there is no such sound at all, and so it is d...

Ridgid aluminum case even with slightly loose side and front panel connections so that any vibration becomes amplified, and sounds are not muffled more than a slight amount by closing the case. No rubber gaskets, no modifications of any kind. So my computer is like a test bed for components: if they...

This is the 40Gig 7200.7, for $53 at Newegg. I thought this needed posting since there are various results with the 7200.7s of various models, but this particular model seems special. The ST340014A (same as -RK which is boxed retail version) I've had for around 14 months as my main desktop system di...

at Newegg. ST340014A I've had a year or more and can never hear is also reported by others to be near silent. So quiet in fact, you can't tell when it's busy without putting your ear against the case. Performance is still within 5-30% of the new 7200 drives of various make depending on application, ...

well unless you are suspending the seagates (or some other form of dampening) they will be noisy From memory the samsungs have a decent warrenty so they are also a good option. Of course it all depends if you will be doing any modifications to your case (i.e suspension) Ya'll can read my topic thre...

And.,... my case is like a guitar sounding board almost. Ridgid aluminum and even slightly loose joints for the front and side panels. If there is a vibration, even a little, it will show up dramatically for me.

This 7200.8 Sata has zero vibration. No suspending of drive will be needed here.

This high pitched pure tone, near the top of human hearing range, near but below a silent (to humans) dog whistle to try to describe it. It is not loud. All other non-computer noises need to be off to hear it. It is repeating right now (I turned everything off in my very quiet room so that I could m...

Yeah, it looks like there are varied results for 7200.7s, and it's interesting to hear the 40G version of the 7200.7 ( ST340014A) I have is also confirmed virtually silent by someone else. Guess I got lucky. I presumed since I had read reviews back then (more than a year ago) that Seagates were just...

A lot of people, having enjoyed their very quiet Seagates and looking to upgrade for performance or video storage, will wonder about the 7200.8 large drives, and especially about the SATA. As some may already know, Seagate apparently ships the SATAs in a higher performance seek mode which makes some...

My sweet seagate 7200.7 P-ATA is about 1.5 years old, 40Gig, a ST340014A, and basically you can't hear it without considerable efforts. I originally wrote the remainder of this post at storagereview.net, about the 7200.8.... About the noise level and performance of the 7200.8 SATA I spent a lot of t...