HDD is the noisiest thing in my system?
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HDD is the noisiest thing in my system?
Hallo
ive been trying to make my pc quiet.
I have:
a case with NMB30 120mm fans front and back
enermax FMA 431 powersupply (turned right down)
asus a7nx8 m/b
amd 2500 barton
zalman cu CPU cooler with NMB 92mm fan
sapphire 9800 pro ultimate 128 with panaflo L1A 80mm fan on zalman bracket
zalman multi fan controller for cpu, graphics and 120mm case fan control.
westren digital 40gb SE hd
LG dvd player
i have a high pitched sound coming from the case.
i think its from the hdd.
the 92 mm fan does give out a slight click or ticking noise
but the noise that annoys me is kinda whiney yet cycles too...
almost as if something wasnt centred correctly.
i disconnected the HDD and it seemed to go away
so is this an exceptionally noisy hd?
if so - what new SATA one (seeing as i have the capability on the MB) should i get in the UK?
i got it for speed without knowing that it may be noisy
ta
Phil
ive been trying to make my pc quiet.
I have:
a case with NMB30 120mm fans front and back
enermax FMA 431 powersupply (turned right down)
asus a7nx8 m/b
amd 2500 barton
zalman cu CPU cooler with NMB 92mm fan
sapphire 9800 pro ultimate 128 with panaflo L1A 80mm fan on zalman bracket
zalman multi fan controller for cpu, graphics and 120mm case fan control.
westren digital 40gb SE hd
LG dvd player
i have a high pitched sound coming from the case.
i think its from the hdd.
the 92 mm fan does give out a slight click or ticking noise
but the noise that annoys me is kinda whiney yet cycles too...
almost as if something wasnt centred correctly.
i disconnected the HDD and it seemed to go away
so is this an exceptionally noisy hd?
if so - what new SATA one (seeing as i have the capability on the MB) should i get in the UK?
i got it for speed without knowing that it may be noisy
ta
Phil
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I've just finished swapping all of my Maxtor drives for Seagates. If you care about noise, Segate is the way to go.
The Spinpoints don't really exist yet, in my world. I asked several vendors but couldn't find any stock. Of course, that was about eight weeks ago. The Seagates are excellent.
My Maxtors made a high pitch whine. This could very easily be the noise you identify. The Seagates make a very gentle whirring sound but you have to lean in to hear it, even in an extremely quiet room.
-- Tom
The Spinpoints don't really exist yet, in my world. I asked several vendors but couldn't find any stock. Of course, that was about eight weeks ago. The Seagates are excellent.
My Maxtors made a high pitch whine. This could very easily be the noise you identify. The Seagates make a very gentle whirring sound but you have to lean in to hear it, even in an extremely quiet room.
-- Tom
Yeah i have exactly the same mobo and am still waiting for the samsung sata 160gb's to come out, i want to get 2 to put in a raid0 configuration.
if it dosent come out soon in england i will get seagate, i already have an 80gb seagate and its pretty quiet although i can hear mine a fair bit because the rest of my computer is very quiet. (im watercooled - lucky me:) )
p.s. i have emailed overclockers.co.uk about getting those drives in and they said:
Dear Sir,
Thank you for your e mail,
Sorry, we do not stock those drives, but we may do in the future.
I will forward the suggestion to our purchasing dept.
Regards,
Gavin Meldrum
Overclockers UK - Customer Services
Web: http://www.overclockers.co.uk
if it dosent come out soon in england i will get seagate, i already have an 80gb seagate and its pretty quiet although i can hear mine a fair bit because the rest of my computer is very quiet. (im watercooled - lucky me:) )
p.s. i have emailed overclockers.co.uk about getting those drives in and they said:
Dear Sir,
Thank you for your e mail,
Sorry, we do not stock those drives, but we may do in the future.
I will forward the suggestion to our purchasing dept.
Regards,
Gavin Meldrum
Overclockers UK - Customer Services
Web: http://www.overclockers.co.uk