Yes it's some kind of plastic netting but nothing I can find in a hardware store.

I will also look into the speaker covering thing.

Anyone knows where to buy the material they use to make the front filter on the Antec Sonata 2 and quite possibily others Antec cases?

Here is a recording of the noise, discard the obvious seek.

Link

Sorry to bring back this old thread. I think I have the same problem with a new WD3200JD.

It emits a faint whining noise, different from a standard idle bearing noise. The sound changes every second or so and I just can't stand it.

Any solutions or ideas to insulate this kind of noise?

JazzJackRabbit wrote: Have you read this? http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=23109

Now I have and it looks like the same issue. Will post in that thread.

I tried with the harddrive plugged in a power supply by itself to make sure and it makes a high pitched noise. It is not the typical "idle noise". Much more like an electronic one. The pitch varies a bit (ie not always exactly the same). The exact same thing as a power supply whine which change depe...

Rivatuner still does not support the 7900GT

I also have an XFX 7900GT Extreme. The thing is so loud.

I removed the stupid small fan an attached a 7volts 80mm on the heatsink. It runs hotter tough. Around 70c at full load. Is that too much?

poohbear wrote:yup, found it for as low as $5.25 here in Canada. That's like $4 US! I then price matched at NCIX, definitely a must have in silent cooling!

where is it 5.25$?

I have a Western Digital SE 120GB. I hate the idle whine but I like the very low seek noise.

Does the new WD ATA hard drives (the black ones) have a lower level of idle noise?

How's the seek and idle noise on Seagates 7200.7 200 GB? SATA and ATA.

Thanks.

I have a Sparkle FSP300-60BT powering :

1 x Barton 2500+ at 3200+
1 x Abit NF7-S
2 x 512MB DDR400 Sticks
1 x NEC DVD-RW
1 x LG DVD-ROM
1 x Floppy Drive
1 x ATi Radeon 9500 Pro
1 x Western Digital 120GB
3 x 80mm fans


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