frozencpu's hdd noise reduction system?

m_yates · Post by **m_yates** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 6:35 am

See here:

http://www.frozencpu.com/cgi-bin/frozencpu/noi-05.html

At only $11, it beats the "no-vibes" and zalman's hdd heat pipes in terms of cost. Does anyone know how it performs?

freak_in_cage · Post by **freak_in_cage** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 2:27 pm

doesn;t look much good to me, reduces drive vibration, but nothing like as much as suspending it would, basically the same as using rubber grommets. no cooling aid etc, and wouldn;t reduce clicking noises etc cos the rubber doesn;t cover the whole drive.

cheaper to suspend drive and add a few heatsinks, or if you get clicking noises buy/make a decent enclosure.

mathias · Post by **mathias** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 5:44 pm

freak_in_cage wrote:doesn;t look much good to me, reduces drive vibration, but nothing like as much as suspending it would, basically the same as using rubber grommets.

No way, rubber grommets are tiny, in the sticky they're ranked below the zalman heatpipe & rubber thing, and that's supposed to have too hard rubber. This has more rubber than anything else I can think of, although I'd expect that the nexus twindisk will still be better, and not just at cooling.