Cuda V quieter than the Cuda IV!
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Cuda V quieter than the Cuda IV!
Haven't seen that anyone has posted this already, so here I go:
SR has reviewed the Cuda V, check this out:
http://www.storagereview.com/articles/2 ... 23A_6.html
The Cuda V is actually 3dBA quieter than the Cuda IV!
(and that's the ATA100 version, hope the SATA version will be as quiet too )
[edit: it's actually 3dBA, not 3dB as I wrote before]
SR has reviewed the Cuda V, check this out:
http://www.storagereview.com/articles/2 ... 23A_6.html
The Cuda V is actually 3dBA quieter than the Cuda IV!
(and that's the ATA100 version, hope the SATA version will be as quiet too )
[edit: it's actually 3dBA, not 3dB as I wrote before]
Last edited by Jolt on Fri Oct 18, 2002 4:35 am, edited 1 time in total.
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That is superb! I just read the article. It appears my near future computers will all have Cuda Vs! Those Seagate engineers are awesome. I think the competitors are going to have a tough time competing with Seagate in the noise arena.
My current 2 40gig Cuda IVs running in Raid 0 feel blazing fast to me! I'm always the first to enter way ahead of others when playing online games during map changes. Hopefully, the stock Cuda Vs run great in Raid configs.
My current 2 40gig Cuda IVs running in Raid 0 feel blazing fast to me! I'm always the first to enter way ahead of others when playing online games during map changes. Hopefully, the stock Cuda Vs run great in Raid configs.
Re: Cuda V quieter than the Cuda IV!
Woah, I didn't expect that. 3dB means it's mathematically only 50% as loud, and noticeably quieter in practice. Great stuff.Jolt wrote: The Cuda V is actually 3dB quieter than the Cuda IV!
(and that's the ATA100 version, hope the SATA version will be as quiet too )
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Re: Cuda V quieter than the Cuda IV!
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http://forums.silentpcreview.com/forums ... arracuda+v
http://forums.silentpcreview.com/forums ... arracuda+v
http://forums.silentpcreview.com/forums ... arracuda+v
My first hand experience was: 120 GB V noisier than 40GB V
http://forums.silentpcreview.com/forums ... arracuda+v
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My first hand experience was: 120 GB V noisier than 40GB V
The 80 GB Barracuda V is a dual platter (triple head), the 60 GB Barracuda V and 40 GB Barracuda IV are both single platter (dual head). IMO, you should expect the single platter (of the same model) to be quieter than dual platter (at idle).
I was considering this myself but I decided to wait for the Barracuda 7200.7 drives which should be faster and have a 80GB single platter model available.
Confusingly, the Seagate spec sheet for the 7200.7 has the single and dual platter drives at the same noise level.
I was considering this myself but I decided to wait for the Barracuda 7200.7 drives which should be faster and have a 80GB single platter model available.
Confusingly, the Seagate spec sheet for the 7200.7 has the single and dual platter drives at the same noise level.
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Ah yes of course, I think that score has been settled now. My bad.
As for the IV-40 vs the V-60, according to the Seagate webpage the former is specified at 2,0 <unit>, whereas the latter is specified at "<2,4". The V-80 and the IV-60 are 2,5 or 2,8 (or something to that effect).
So most likely a V-60 would be the best choice, if you were getting a new drive today...
As for the IV-40 vs the V-60, according to the Seagate webpage the former is specified at 2,0 <unit>, whereas the latter is specified at "<2,4". The V-80 and the IV-60 are 2,5 or 2,8 (or something to that effect).
So most likely a V-60 would be the best choice, if you were getting a new drive today...
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Just to straighten things out - the only reference I have seen to the V being even more silent than the IV is the Storagereview.com article that compares a 120 gig V to a 80 gig IV. The latter is allegedly quite a bit louder than the 40 gig IV.
I think the reason for this confusion is that we don't discriminate between different drive sizes. It is a lot easier to talk about the Seagate Barracuda V full stop, but it makes things difficult when you find out that size DOES matter...
I think the reason for this confusion is that we don't discriminate between different drive sizes. It is a lot easier to talk about the Seagate Barracuda V full stop, but it makes things difficult when you find out that size DOES matter...
Confused...
I have had two 40 gb cuda IV runing raid for a long while and bought a 80 gb cuda IV for a while ago (cuda V not out then). My opinion is that the 80 did not add to much to the ambient hd-noice in my case. It's noice disadvantage to the 40's is barely noticable. But it is just me talking. Some people here seems to have even more hands on info with both IV and V. I havent heard any of the V in real life.
Can anyone make a (subjective) list of all the cuda drives in respect to noice? Since no other drive is in the same league i guess they are not in intrest here. The intresting part is where IV and V pass each other.
Basic list would look like: (quiet -> loud)
Barracuda IV 40 gb
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Barracuda V 120 gb
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I have had two 40 gb cuda IV runing raid for a long while and bought a 80 gb cuda IV for a while ago (cuda V not out then). My opinion is that the 80 did not add to much to the ambient hd-noice in my case. It's noice disadvantage to the 40's is barely noticable. But it is just me talking. Some people here seems to have even more hands on info with both IV and V. I havent heard any of the V in real life.
Can anyone make a (subjective) list of all the cuda drives in respect to noice? Since no other drive is in the same league i guess they are not in intrest here. The intresting part is where IV and V pass each other.
Basic list would look like: (quiet -> loud)
Barracuda IV 40 gb
...
...
Barracuda V 120 gb
pape