I'm considering one of these:
http://store.antec.com/Product/accessor ... 752-9.aspx
I'm sure putting an open hole in the front of a case would have an impact on sound though! It would also let in dust. The sound effect might be mitigated somewhat with a closed, dampened door in front of it like the one on the Fractal Design R4.
Does anyone have experience with things like these? Is the impact on sound with a dampened door closed still all that substantial?
Thank you.
How much of an impact on sound would a hotswap bay have?
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Re: How much of an impact on sound would a hotswap bay have?
If it's behind the R4's door, I don't you'll notice it. However, when in use, you'd have to keep the door open as a 2.5" HDD will stick out a bit. That'll be noisy. Go to ~ 5:30 in this video.
Re: How much of an impact on sound would a hotswap bay have?
I wouldn't mind keeping the door open and the temporary noise - it would be for weekly backups and only for about 20 minutes at a time. I could then do away with picky USB 3.0 controllers, slow USB 2.0 interfaces and all those cables...CA_Steve wrote:If it's behind the R4's door, I don't you'll notice it. However, when in use, you'd have to keep the door open as a 2.5" HDD will stick out a bit. That'll be noisy. Go to ~ 5:30 in this video.
Yet another computer toy to consider.
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Re: How much of an impact on sound would a hotswap bay have?
How about one of these hotswap bays, where the 3.5" drive is kept flush with the front of the case?
http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=305
http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=305
Re: How much of an impact on sound would a hotswap bay have?
Very nice...flush front, drive access light, no gaping hole, filtered air intake...thank you for the suggestion.flemeister wrote:How about one of these hotswap bays, where the 3.5" drive is kept flush with the front of the case?
http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=305
Re: How much of an impact on sound would a hotswap bay have?
Never really tried a hotswapable hdd on my R4, but i do have a 2.5 7200rpm on the 5.25 bays and i cant hear it.
There was a guy that was building a very quiet PS07 which doesnt have a door on the top, he installed noise dampening all over the case, and at the end used a Icybox MB153SP-B "FatCage" 3 in 2 SATA Internal Backplane Module in 2x 5.25 bays, not sure how it turn out in hdd noise, but he defently builded for a very quiet setup.... again not sure how it ended on hdd noise. In case you are interested, ill leave you the link, Post 5265
There was a guy that was building a very quiet PS07 which doesnt have a door on the top, he installed noise dampening all over the case, and at the end used a Icybox MB153SP-B "FatCage" 3 in 2 SATA Internal Backplane Module in 2x 5.25 bays, not sure how it turn out in hdd noise, but he defently builded for a very quiet setup.... again not sure how it ended on hdd noise. In case you are interested, ill leave you the link, Post 5265
Re: How much of an impact on sound would a hotswap bay have?
You could also use one of these - they have 2.5 adapters as well for them. They don't stick out from the bays.
http://www.addonics.com/products/aesnmrs.php
- Tim
http://www.addonics.com/products/aesnmrs.php
- Tim