Cuda V 120 8mb cache -- versus -- Cuda V 80 GB -- VS. SATA?

adoyle · Post by **adoyle** » Sat Jul 19, 2003 7:18 pm

I'm considering returning my cuda V sata drives. Each drive idles above 50 degrees. Does anybody know if the PATA V's run cooler?

Also,-- Would the cuda 120GB 8mb cache be noisier than the smaller 80GB 2MB chace cuda V?? I'm really confused on that issue..

thanks
alan

jojo4u · Post by **jojo4u** » Sun Jul 20, 2003 2:05 am

It should not be noisier because both have two platters.

Post by **Ralf Hutter** » Sun Jul 20, 2003 4:08 am

I had a 120mm SATA and a 120mm PATA Barracuda V. The SATA drive ran at 43°C in the same enviornment (mounted in the HDD rack of my SLK3700 with a 5V 92mm L1A blowing on it) that my 80GB Barracuda IV ran at 36°C. I traded it for the PATA version and it ran at 40-41°C.

So in my case the PATA drive did run cooler than the SATA version but only by 2-3°C, and both ran noticeably hotter than the good 'ol cuda IV.

For now I've gone back to the Barracuda IV and will try and wait patiently for the Samsung 8MB drives to start showing up.

adoyle · Post by **adoyle** » Sun Jul 20, 2003 11:06 am

oh..are the samsungs supposd to run even cooler? How come this is, why do the seagates have to run so hot.. why is sata hotter than pata?

thx for your help people
regards..alan

adoyle · Post by **adoyle** » Sun Jul 20, 2003 1:15 pm

ralph, would it be possible toount the pata version using novibes without overheating? How much cooler does the samsung run? Do u think the 8 mmb cache samsung would run hotter?

al

Post by **Ralf Hutter** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 4:27 am

adoyle wrote:ralph, would it be possible toount the pata version using novibes without overheating?
al

You could mount it in a novibes but I'd sure run a fan over it for cooling.

adoyle wrote:How much cooler does the samsung run? Do u think the 8 mmb cache samsung would run hotter?

I wish I could answer these questions but there are still no 8MB Samsung drives available to us USA residents. The 2MB Samsungs run very cool though, so I'm hoping the 8MB versions follow suit.

pingu666 · Post by **pingu666** » Tue Jul 22, 2003 12:55 am

id say u would need a fan too in a novibes

adoyle · Post by **adoyle** » Tue Jul 22, 2003 10:19 am

maybe i could run the samsung 2mb in the novibes without a fan...if its cool..no?

POLIST8 · Post by **POLIST8** » Tue Jul 22, 2003 10:22 am

My ATA V runs 3-5C higher than my 7200.7. I cannot hear either inside my case when they are both running.

Passive cooling is where it's at.......................

8MB is the way to go too...it isn't that much more expensive.