Looking for a TRULY silent drive for an 'open' pc case.
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Looking for a TRULY silent drive for an 'open' pc case.
I want my new rig to be a wall-less test bench setup because I often tinker with new components and the easy access will be helpful. It will be sitting on top of my desk right next to the monitor so inaudibility of the components is important.
I'm aware of decouplers and muffling enclosures, but I would highly prefer a bare drive that can't be heard.
I'm aware of decouplers and muffling enclosures, but I would highly prefer a bare drive that can't be heard.
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The foam is hidden inside the case of my current build. the new one will be exposed and I want it to look nice.frenchie wrote:Hi,
SSD is your only choice. No "regular" hard drive is dead quiet. If you're ready to accept a little bit of noise and put the drive on a piece of foam, buy whichever drive is at the top of the recommended list. Good luck !
Also the recomended drives are beyond my capacity needs, and there's no guarantee that the reviewed ones will match the accousitics of their lower-priced brethren.
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SSD FTW
If it's just an OS/applications (no media storage) drive you need, you should definitely get an OCZ Vertex 2 SSD. They're the best SSD's around, other than the higher-priced Intels, they've got really fast access and write speeds (equal to the intels), TRIM to prevent slowdown over time, and best of all, you can pick one up at 40 gigs for just over a hundred bucks at newegg right now.
Just don't store media locally; dump it on a remote server or NAS, and keep nothing but OS and applications on your (admittedly small, but entirely silent) local drive on the desk.
Just don't store media locally; dump it on a remote server or NAS, and keep nothing but OS and applications on your (admittedly small, but entirely silent) local drive on the desk.
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I second Strid's idea.
Get 2 cheap 500 GB 2.5 drives and use a fancy hd silencer.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820227515
or you can buy that and be quieter.
SSD = DUMB
Get 2 cheap 500 GB 2.5 drives and use a fancy hd silencer.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820227515
or you can buy that and be quieter.
SSD = DUMB
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Seriously. Very low capacity needs and absolute silence in an open air test bench? SSD. The only option. Everything else will disappoint. If you don't like the price then that's just too bad. A quiet 2.5" laptop drive double enclosed isn't going to be very cheap either. Probably be close in price to a low capacity SSD.