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Originally Posted by sperry
Ugh.. everything's a Federal Case w/ you isn't it. 
We got on "quiet" because I brought it up. A large/cheap drive isn't going to perform as well acoustically as a more expensive drive... my point is that noise isn't usually a commented on feature.
As far as quiet PC's... I've got two that you can barely hear from about 2 feet away: Antec Sonata quiet PC cases, 180mm throttled case fans, throttling PCU fans, throttled low-speed CPU fans (one's actually a heat-pipe setup), two stage video card replacement fans, isolated hard drive enclosures, and to top it off, low noise hard drives: Seagate Barracuda 7200.7's. Sure they're not the biggest, or the absolute fastest, but they're *very* quick for the price, and damn near silent. |
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Your case and fans are exactly what I was describing. I'd like to check them out some time. The last couple cases I have bought have been either monster server cases, or el cheapo mini towers that vibrate like the dickens.
I just don't think different drives are significantly different in design for noise purposes. More heads = more noise. Noise: 15KRPM > 10K > 7.200 > 5.400... A very expensive top of the line 15,000RPM drive with only 18GB will out noise any 300GB 7200RPM drive. I am sure your Baracudas are quiet, but it is probably not cost related is all I'm saying. I agree it is not a subject they pay much attention to though.