I've had my Seagates running in the high 40's and low 50's for years. And they all still work.

High 30's is perfect. I wouldn't worry about it.

How are the temps with some airflow?

Edi: I guess I'll find out for myself. Just placed an order for a Velociraptor and Scythe 2.5" enclosure.

Putting the who thing into a novibes barely did anything. It needs to be inside one of Scythe's rubber boxes, methinks. But take it off the frame and it's as smooth and sweet as a baby's cheek. That is good news for me since the 2.5" NoVibes is nearly impossible to find for sale in the USA. Hoping ...

They're just trying to justify that stupid Icepack Noise Amplifier.

I hope the Bare Velociraptor fits the 2.5" Scythe enclosure with minimal modding. I'd then put the 2.5" Scythe into a 3.5" NoVibes. Heheh. Overkill, but why not? I would like to know if the production Velociraptor will have some kind of "Void Warranty" sticker or something that would prevent one fro...

Hmm. Now that I've been using it for a bit, The fan is not nearly as noticeable when a meter away, and with it installed in place. I do like how well it dampens HDD noise and vibrations. I have a 7200.11 1TB SATA drive in it, and it's pretty quiet (not silent, but it's pretty good). If the room is t...

Basically a fancy overpriced non-case.

DIY version = box fan, dowel rod cut into four pieces, and a sheet of cardboard.

Antec hasn't fixed a thing.

Just bought a new one from Fry's today. The fan is pretty noisy, it has a low constanting buzzing noise. Back it goes to Fry's. Their lenient return policy is why I bought it from Fry's.

-Ed

Is there a sticker or something that would indicate the 2.5" drive being removed from the 3.5" sled?

So the Velociraptor is quieter than the WD6400AAKS? Even seek noises?

If so, the Velociraptor will be on my short list for a must buy.

-Ed

So, did anyone buy one? I'm wondering if it will fit in the 2.5" Scythe box.

-Ed

I read in the reviews on newegg about for Western Digital Caviar GP WD5000AACS 500GB that: "Do NOT attempt to use this drive for your OS, gaming, or real-time applications that may need to access the drive periodically. I was having an issue with 1-2 second freezes every few minutes while web brows...

When is SPCR going to be getting their hands on one to review?

Poor you then. In 1997 I was playing Total Annihilation online with people who were using SCSI drives and dual Pentium Pro and Pentium II processors to load levels faster. TA shows a progress bar for every player in the game on the loading screen, and people with crappy computers held everyone else...

I'm more worried about the seek noise. The idle noise is apparently pretty quiet.

When is the Velociraptor supposed to be available in the USA for sale?

When is SCPR labs getting theirs for review?

Very nice! Does it fit? Thanks. I dont know if it will fit. I didnt put it on the card. I dont use that card. Just bend the S2 it for you to show you its possible. :) Some minor tweaking/bending may be necessary but it looks like it will fit. Doesnt it? Looks very clean for bending by hand, looks v...

Very nice!

Does it fit?

-Ed

Yeah, I was thinking of doing a more gradual bend overall, so that it would be more a wave / J curve, so that that there is no need to remove any fins.

-Ed

I have the "Minja" installed on my E8400 and Abit IP35 Pro. Prefect fit. I have plenty of height clearance in my D.Vine HTPC case as well. I've ordered the TR Bolt Thru kit, as I would like the improved performance from better clamping pressure, and the peace of mind as well. I dislike those new pus...

Just installed both the 640 double platter and 320 single platter in my system at the same time. They are both suspended. I cannot hear them over my main system fan at all, seeks are barely audible (I have to put my ear within a foot of the case). I am very impressed. But this means the fan noise is...

WD6400AAKS just arrived. Going to install it soon.

-Ed

Just fired up my new E8400 system with the 8600GT. Holy crap, the fan is loud in the 8600GT. Nvidia simply does not care to include any fan speed management in the hardware itself, unlike ATi. I will definitely be ripping the stock cooler off tomorrow and put my old AC VM-101 on it. When the Acceler...

When is Scythe going to learn to include bolt through mounting with their 1kg+ Heatsinks.

I ended up with the 8600GT, because I got it really cheap at a Best Buy Clearance sale.

Buys me plenty of time to upgrade to whatever later on.

Now if only the Accelero s1 rev2 were in stock...

-Ed

Will there be a firmware update for the 320GB version to fix the slow access times?

I placed an order for one 640GB drive hopefully it's as quiet as the 320GB one.

Anyone bend the Accelero heatpipes to get it to fit a lower profile case like HTPC cases?

Would like to see pics.

-Ed

I ended up with a 8600GT. Should be enough for Vista. :p

Going to try to use Coolbits to underclock it for regular use.

-Ed

Shipping and tax kills the deal for me.

kurtg wrote:Do you have an idea about the vibration level of the WD320 drive ?

Very little in idle. Nearly as little as a faster laptop drive.

I haven't used Western Digital drives in some time. Sad to see that the legacy four pin molex power connector is no longer there, so the WDSC50RCW SecureConnect SATA connector won't work with it. I just powered up one of the drives. WOW. Absolutely the quietest 3.5" hard drive I've ever used. Idle n...