on the low end I'd recommend a sonata elite, which my friend just bought for her quiet budget build (88@MC). Higher end I'd wait for the FT02 (219 retail ETA August). Mid range, the P182/183 are good choices (130/144@MC)

you are comparing a performance drive with a green drive, so you'd probably be taking a sizeable hit in thruput and seek times... those blacks do get rather unreasonably hot, i just installed one a couple of days ago... i always do a full format on new drives, just sitting on blocks on the bench, a...

I've noticed this paradoxical situation many times before and honestly don't know whom to turn to if SPCR haven't reviewed a specific product, especially if it's about noise. About noise, SPCR has no rival that's for sure, but getting different results for temperatures is strange, even with similar...

I find it interesting that most previous reviews have stated great cpu cooling and adequate gpu cooling whereas spcr found the reverse.

2002c still available?

I've heard of the smart drive 2002C, which is going for 50 on quietpcusa right now but there is a newer version the smart drive neo and neo qq. Anyone here have experience or have read reviews of those. Are they really that much more effective than the others?