Should I return my 80Gb cuda 7200.7 for a 80Gb cuda IV?

elitezoid · Post by **elitezoid** » Tue Apr 15, 2003 6:31 am

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!

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pingu666 · Post by **pingu666** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 10:58 am

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

pingu666 · Post by **pingu666** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 11:00 am

oh the cuda dont have the clicky noise i belive
i dont own one tho so

elitezoid · Post by **elitezoid** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 11:38 am

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.

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gksam · Post by **gksam** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 11:38 am

the CUDA clicking noise tends to go away after 24-48 hours. hehe. it was driving me nuts on my new IV 80gig (i have 6 of them).. tried to figure out whats wrong.. but it went away after a day or two (its on 24/7).

pingu666 · Post by **pingu666** » Fri Apr 18, 2003 12:07 pm

yeah ive had the clicking noise a few times, ive suspened mine, its now very very quiet. im very happy with it

theres a quiet high pitched noise, and loading noise is there but mutted

pingu666 · Post by **pingu666** » Fri Apr 18, 2003 1:24 pm

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

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