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by TheDuck
Thu Oct 24, 2013 3:19 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: My Seagate HDD is just to loud
Replies: 10
Views: 14470

Re: My Seagate HDD is just to loud

Yeah, feel no vibration at all and it is quieter then before. Got version two rolling around in my head and as soon as I get around to getting that set up ill give this thread an update. Also plan on wrapping the cage its self in that foam to see if I cant take the noise down another notch or two.
by TheDuck
Tue Oct 22, 2013 1:10 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: My Seagate HDD is just to loud
Replies: 10
Views: 14470

Re: My Seagate HDD is just to loud

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/1530/fikh.jpg Ok heres take 2 on hard drives. Its a little messy but it seems to work. I put sound dampening foam from Silverstone on the top of one of the drives to keep em from hitting one another as they are very very close. I have it in the case now and while its ...
by TheDuck
Wed Oct 16, 2013 12:09 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: My Seagate HDD is just to loud
Replies: 10
Views: 14470

Re: My Seagate HDD is just to loud

Maybe a tad longer loading times with a 5400RPM drive, but nothing dramatic. 4k video without an issue, yes. Consider WD Red, they are a bit more expensive than the Greens, but have longer warranty. I thought the red drives where for raid? I thought the green was as quiet as WD makes? It doesn't su...
by TheDuck
Sun Oct 13, 2013 8:14 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: My Seagate HDD is just to loud
Replies: 10
Views: 14470

My Seagate HDD is just to loud

I've gotten the rest of my computer so quiet at this point my 2 7200 RPM HDD are the loudest thing in my case. I run an SSD for boot, a 2tb Seagate for steam, and a 3tb Seagate as a media/dump drive. It's that 3tb drive that's the loudest. I've poked around here and it seems that WD green drive is t...