Should I return my 80Gb cuda 7200.7 for a 80Gb cuda IV?
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Should I return my 80Gb cuda 7200.7 for a 80Gb cuda IV?
Hi,
Recently ordered a 80gb cuda IV and got sent a 80gb cuda 7200.7 instead, spoke with the supplier and they will either let me keep the current drive or replace it for a cuda IV.
The 7200.7 seems pretty good, it quiet, but not as quiet as I was hoping for, plus it's making a ticking noise on idle. Should I return it, will I notice any difference in real world performance, and will the trade off in speed be worth the noise reduction I get?
So far I've come from a Maxtor raid 0 (quick but far too loud), gonna swap all case fans for Panaflows,will also swap out my enermax fans for Panaflows (where can I buy them cheap in the Uk?), and that will just leave a passive Zalman for my 9700 Pro. Hopefully then I'll have a fast and quiet PC, that's the plan at least, although I'm finding out as you reduce the noise in one component it just makes the others sound louder!
G
Recently ordered a 80gb cuda IV and got sent a 80gb cuda 7200.7 instead, spoke with the supplier and they will either let me keep the current drive or replace it for a cuda IV.
The 7200.7 seems pretty good, it quiet, but not as quiet as I was hoping for, plus it's making a ticking noise on idle. Should I return it, will I notice any difference in real world performance, and will the trade off in speed be worth the noise reduction I get?
So far I've come from a Maxtor raid 0 (quick but far too loud), gonna swap all case fans for Panaflows,will also swap out my enermax fans for Panaflows (where can I buy them cheap in the Uk?), and that will just leave a passive Zalman for my 9700 Pro. Hopefully then I'll have a fast and quiet PC, that's the plan at least, although I'm finding out as you reduce the noise in one component it just makes the others sound louder!
G
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i just got a 7200.7 instead of a cuda 4
ebugger by any chance?:)
ive yet to try it but ive got high hopes
if the cuda 4 is quieter i rekon its close, because its got 2 platters vs the 1 of the 7200.7
u could try www.theoverclockingstore.co.uk and www.chillblast.co.uk
for fans
ebugger by any chance?:)
ive yet to try it but ive got high hopes
if the cuda 4 is quieter i rekon its close, because its got 2 platters vs the 1 of the 7200.7
u could try www.theoverclockingstore.co.uk and www.chillblast.co.uk
for fans
Yeah pingu, got ebugger, still trying to decide if I should return it for cuda IV. Spoke with Seagate, they said I could rma for a replacement, so I might do that rather than swap it for a cuda IV, like you say with 1 platter vs. 2, it’s going to be close.
Let me know if your cuda 7200.7 makes an intermittent clicking noise on idle.
G
Let me know if your cuda 7200.7 makes an intermittent clicking noise on idle.
G
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i know
its replaced a old maxtor 13gig hd
massivly quieter, its pretty much silent at idle
its quieter without all the soundproofing to, by a loooong way
only fan thats turned on in the case is a 12cfm papst, at 7v
got to 2d 80gig drives in pc thats right next to it, very noisy in conparison
that box is going tobe watercooled tho . if i cant quiet the wds ill swap em for seagates, there in a raid 0 tho :\
its replaced a old maxtor 13gig hd
massivly quieter, its pretty much silent at idle
its quieter without all the soundproofing to, by a loooong way
only fan thats turned on in the case is a 12cfm papst, at 7v
got to 2d 80gig drives in pc thats right next to it, very noisy in conparison
that box is going tobe watercooled tho . if i cant quiet the wds ill swap em for seagates, there in a raid 0 tho :\