new drive or enclosure?
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new drive or enclosure?
hi guys, i need help.
my new samsung HD160JJ ( nidec FDB ) whines like a pig, ( constant high pitched noise) i cant stand it anymore ( earplugs is the only solution)
I have 2 options (75$ budget)
A) samsung ide SP1604N ( and prey)
http://articulo.mercadolibre.com.ar/MLA ... a-fact-_JM
B) Scythe Quiet Drive ( bottom of the case)
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/ ... s_id=20484
im shure the noise comes from the platters (spinning) so its mechanical noise and not electronic.
what should i do?
my new samsung HD160JJ ( nidec FDB ) whines like a pig, ( constant high pitched noise) i cant stand it anymore ( earplugs is the only solution)
I have 2 options (75$ budget)
A) samsung ide SP1604N ( and prey)
http://articulo.mercadolibre.com.ar/MLA ... a-fact-_JM
B) Scythe Quiet Drive ( bottom of the case)
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/ ... s_id=20484
im shure the noise comes from the platters (spinning) so its mechanical noise and not electronic.
what should i do?
I've never used one of those Scythe enclosures, so I can't say how good they are. As far as I'm concerned, I don't think any drive is quiet enough without an enclosure. The advantages of an enclosure are that you're not restricted to any particular HDD manufacturer/model, and you can reuse it when you upgrade.
I havent heard your disk, but the Scythe Quiet Drive definately lowered the noise level from my Hitachi 7K250 160 GB, while maintaining the same temperatures as before the SQD.
So I would go with the SQD
But you can read more about it here: http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=32220
So I would go with the SQD
But you can read more about it here: http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=32220
I notice Alleycat is being a little modest here and not mentioning the Alleycat homebrew enclosure...
This would be my first port of call.. Its very quiet, cheaper than the comercial offerings and by many accounts more effective at reducing noise.
I was inspired to try it and it changed my life.... Well it made my livingroom pc silent.
If it doesn't work then change the drive. But still put the new one in the enclosure
This would be my first port of call.. Its very quiet, cheaper than the comercial offerings and by many accounts more effective at reducing noise.
I was inspired to try it and it changed my life.... Well it made my livingroom pc silent.
If it doesn't work then change the drive. But still put the new one in the enclosure
I spent....
£17.80 for the Hammond enclosure, and a couple of pounds for the gel packs. So the whole thing cost me less than £20, a few pence more if you add in the elastic that I used to suspend it. Thats quite a bit cheaper than I see hd enclosures going for in the UK at the moment.
To top that, in a recent user review here on the SPCR forums the homebrew enclosure outperformed the manufacturers offerings in terms of noise. This I can believe, for all practical purposes my homebrew is silent. I use it in an entirely passive system and I have to get within 20cm of the drive before I can discern any noise at all from it. I use it with a cuda V drive (ok a quiet drive to begin with) and the temps are in the higher 30's bearing in mind that I have no forced airflow whatsoever in my system. My case though is mostly alu mesh.
£17.80 for the Hammond enclosure, and a couple of pounds for the gel packs. So the whole thing cost me less than £20, a few pence more if you add in the elastic that I used to suspend it. Thats quite a bit cheaper than I see hd enclosures going for in the UK at the moment.
To top that, in a recent user review here on the SPCR forums the homebrew enclosure outperformed the manufacturers offerings in terms of noise. This I can believe, for all practical purposes my homebrew is silent. I use it in an entirely passive system and I have to get within 20cm of the drive before I can discern any noise at all from it. I use it with a cuda V drive (ok a quiet drive to begin with) and the temps are in the higher 30's bearing in mind that I have no forced airflow whatsoever in my system. My case though is mostly alu mesh.
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here in the states, the difference isn't so profound. Shipped, I can get the parts for a DIY enclosure for $40. I can, and just bought a Quiet Drive for $42. Depending on how it performs, I might buy another, or, build my own for my second drive.justblair wrote:I spent....
£17.80 for the Hammond enclosure, and a couple of pounds for the gel packs. So the whole thing cost me less than £20, a few pence more if you add in the elastic that I used to suspend it. Thats quite a bit cheaper than I see hd enclosures going for in the UK at the moment.