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by casebuyer
Wed Oct 05, 2016 2:02 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: 6TB WD Red drives make squealing noise at power off?
Replies: 6
Views: 9406

Re: 6TB WD Red drives make squealing noise at power off?

have this sound time to time as well
is this dangerous
by casebuyer
Wed Oct 05, 2016 2:01 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: WD Green vs. WD Red for quietness?
Replies: 61
Views: 84049

Re: WD Green vs. WD Red for quietness?

they say new 2016 wd series are noisier than 2014 ones
by casebuyer
Wed Oct 05, 2016 1:56 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Seagate Archive 8TB HD quiet?
Replies: 22
Views: 66104

Re: Seagate Archive 8TB HD quiet?

up
8tb sg is 25/26 db idle/seek and wd 8 tb red is 20/29 db
can anyone compare with their own drive
by casebuyer
Tue Sep 06, 2011 11:45 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: 2 TB 5k rpm, Samsung F4 HD204UI or Seagate ST2000DL003 Green
Replies: 8
Views: 7022

Re: 2 TB 5k rpm, Samsung F4 HD204UI or Seagate ST2000DL003 G

I will ask the dealer then, thanks for your help

suppose this time i might buy seagate instead samsung
by casebuyer
Tue Aug 23, 2011 12:33 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: 2 TB 5k rpm, Samsung F4 HD204UI or Seagate ST2000DL003 Green
Replies: 8
Views: 7022

Re: 2 TB 5k rpm, Samsung F4 HD204UI or Seagate ST2000DL003 G

hitachi is not available at my retail store, seagate is 5 USD cheaper than samsung, I use XP currently, I will use mainly for storage I have older 7200 drive for OS already Go with whatever you like or have available to you, but cross check about advance format and win xp, so you know what you will...
by casebuyer
Tue Aug 23, 2011 10:42 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: 2 TB 5k rpm, Samsung F4 HD204UI or Seagate ST2000DL003 Green
Replies: 8
Views: 7022

Re: 2 TB 5k rpm, Samsung F4 HD204UI or Seagate ST2000DL003 G

One drive missing in your list is the just reviews and editor choice award Hitachi Deskstar 5K3000 2TB 5940RPM Hard Drive , this drive and samsung f4 are the choices for cheap storage or the favorites among the people building storage servers. Personally i own 4 5k3000 and fairly happy with them, g...
by casebuyer
Tue Aug 23, 2011 8:37 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: 2 TB 5k rpm, Samsung F4 HD204UI or Seagate ST2000DL003 Green
Replies: 8
Views: 7022

Re: 2 TB 5k rpm, Samsung F4 HD204UI or Seagate ST2000DL003 G

well seagate 5900 rpm 64 MB cache SATA III (tough it doesn't matter SATA III bandwidth speeds not reachable anyway) 5 USD cheaper, specs in bel in storagereview tells seagate is quiter, yet spcreview says samsung is quiter samsung 5400 rpm 32 MB cache SATA II uses less power but doesn't matter to th...
by casebuyer
Tue Aug 23, 2011 7:22 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Most reliable 2TB drive...
Replies: 23
Views: 14085

Re: Most reliable 2TB drive...

hard to tell, samsung never crashed on me, seagate did, but seagate is best i suppose according to reviews, wd is expensive and worse than the other 2 for features
by casebuyer
Tue Aug 23, 2011 6:23 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: 2 TB 5k rpm, Samsung F4 HD204UI or Seagate ST2000DL003 Green
Replies: 8
Views: 7022

2 TB 5k rpm, Samsung F4 HD204UI or Seagate ST2000DL003 Green

I want a fast at read/write bulk big/small files, economic (prices are similar to each other), reliable (cannot afford another crash) and silent 2 TB HDD at (at 5k segment for price) for constant use At real time conditions they say 7200 rpm harddisks are already %30 faster than 5k rpm harddisks (do...
by casebuyer
Tue Sep 29, 2009 2:20 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Antec Three Hundred mini-review and dampening mods
Replies: 15
Views: 18489

nice mod
by casebuyer
Tue Sep 29, 2009 2:18 am
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: Machines of the Tortuga (56K Warning update: 21.08.2011)
Replies: 21
Views: 28103

thanks for sharing
by casebuyer
Tue Sep 29, 2009 2:01 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Newbie with Antec 300 case info please
Replies: 32
Views: 20330

thanks for sharing

so does antec 300 is quiet now
by casebuyer
Tue Sep 29, 2009 1:48 am
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: Budget game PC in Antec 300
Replies: 13
Views: 10388

nice try thanks for sharing
by casebuyer
Fri Jul 03, 2009 3:53 pm
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Is it possible to silently cool a Q6700?
Replies: 3
Views: 2422

I have a similar question

viewtopic.php?p=470182#470182
by casebuyer
Wed Jun 24, 2009 2:31 am
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: For Overclocked Q6600 which cooler is best [from the list]
Replies: 1
Views: 2142

For Overclocked Q6600 which cooler is best [from the list]

Which Cooler [Available in My Country] for Intel Q6600 Enermax Modu826 ATI Radeon 3870 System For Q6600 that I overclock time to time for gfx/render [which means 100 percent CPU load , faster better] yet rest of the time I need silence [the more the better] Case: Antec P182 case with 3 Tricool fans...
by casebuyer
Wed Jun 24, 2009 2:11 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: 1 TB roundup at X-bit labs
Replies: 5
Views: 4481

as a comparison, 1 TB + 500 GB Sata Samsung is significantly quiter than 750 GB SATA + 250 GB IDE + 200 GB IDE Samsung
by casebuyer
Wed Jun 24, 2009 2:01 am
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: The future of air cooling? New radical heatsink design
Replies: 14
Views: 10639

nice share
by casebuyer
Wed Jun 24, 2009 1:57 am
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Which Xigmatek based cooler has the best\quiet stock fan?
Replies: 4
Views: 3120

NeilBlanchard wrote:Hi,

If any of the fans are made from opaque plastic, then those will be quieter than the transparent ones (if the RPM's are the same) -- the clear plastic is much more brittle and it resonates more.
thanks
by casebuyer
Tue Mar 31, 2009 9:59 am
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Which Coolers for P182 Q6600 Modu826 3870 System
Replies: 2
Views: 2730

Basically not all models can be found in my country
So only if my friends or family goes abroad they can buy items outside this list
You may also recommend some brands but they are only available if someone I know goes abroad
by casebuyer
Tue Mar 31, 2009 1:21 am
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Which Coolers for P182 Q6600 Modu826 3870 System
Replies: 2
Views: 2730

Which Coolers for P182 Q6600 Modu826 3870 System

Which Cooler Available in My Country for Q6600 Modu826 3870 System I have a Q6600 which I may like to overclock time to time while I do rendering and graphics job [means 100 percent load on CPU and faster The CPU shorter the time required] yet rest of the time I need silence [the more the better] M...
by casebuyer
Fri Mar 27, 2009 6:37 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Is there a problem with head parks on WD Green HDDs?
Replies: 296
Views: 457502

if this is the case simply I won't even consider buying WD Green Series at all in my next purchase
Either samsung f1 1 TB or seagate 1.5 TB

So did seagate firmware update solved the issue on 1.5 TB or is it still buggy drive with freezing issues
by casebuyer
Fri Mar 27, 2009 5:38 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: 1 TB roundup at X-bit labs
Replies: 5
Views: 4481

same here Samsung F1 1 TB reliable to me and get good review yet some people complaining noise in 1 f1 WD Green Power 1 TB series have 5400 speed yet quietest drive in the segment Seagate 1.5 TB offers 1.5 TB but not sure about seagate since i came to happen 1 dead disk and my friend 2 dead disk so ...
by casebuyer
Fri Mar 27, 2009 5:34 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: HD103UJ noise
Replies: 4
Views: 4304

so seagate 7200 1.5 TB WD green 1 TB 5400 other alternatives
which one you people recommend instead

http://techreport.com/articles.x/16221/2
by casebuyer
Fri Mar 27, 2009 5:27 am
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: Samsung F1 750GB & 1TB Drives: Fast... and Silent?
Replies: 26
Views: 25314

YMMV, of course... there are lots of reports of problems with Samsung F1s all around the net. However, it's also true that Samsung were first off the block with a high performance, 7200rpm 1TB drive at an affordable price, so there are probably lots of drives sold and people only ever complain if t...
by casebuyer
Fri Mar 27, 2009 5:19 am
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Madshrimps - 120mm Fan Roundup - 35 Models Compared
Replies: 59
Views: 67156

thanks for the share
by casebuyer
Fri Mar 27, 2009 3:40 am
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: Samsung F1 750GB & 1TB Drives: Fast... and Silent?
Replies: 26
Views: 25314

so new Samsung Spinpoint F1 750 GB series only audible within 20-30 cm in air

How about new Samsung 1 TB against WD Caviar Green 1 TB and Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5 TB

I may buy one of these which one you recommend for silence/performance ratio
by casebuyer
Mon Feb 23, 2009 6:57 pm
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: Recommended Heatsinks updated
Replies: 158
Views: 255625

this article doesnt even have thermalright ifx-14
by casebuyer
Wed Jul 30, 2008 11:29 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Help IRQ conflict
Replies: 7
Views: 7239

thanks for the reply the drive was in ultradma mod
ide was in slave mod after I changed it to master the issue solved and copying 40 MB took 2 seconds
yet I am not sure if I put on another ide drive as slave will the same issue appear again and why even in slave mod the harddisk was that slow anyway
by casebuyer
Mon Jul 28, 2008 11:44 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Help IRQ conflict
Replies: 7
Views: 7239

my harddisk is a new kind samsung ide how much does its speed I turned off some devices still there is conflict why there are lots of PCI Express Roots what does that even mean and how to turn them off IRQ 0 High precision event timer OK IRQ 1 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard ...
by casebuyer
Mon Jul 28, 2008 1:55 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Help IRQ conflict
Replies: 7
Views: 7239

Help IRQ conflict

35 MB file can be copied from my sata drive to other sata in 2 seconds while from my sata to ide drive it takes more than 15 seconds Might there be an irq conflict problem or with my updated jmicron ide controller the copying speed is 2 mb per second which I assume it might be at least 10-50 MB befo...