Quietest 1tb drive?

Goose · 9 Oct 2013 at 17:26

I'm after a new 1tb storage drive and i'm most concerned with noise levels rather than performance. Is the WD Caviar Green the best choice for this?

Thanks

Combat squirrel · 9 Oct 2013 at 17:32

How rich are u? Ssd is silent

Goose · 9 Oct 2013 at 17:40

Combat squirrel said:
How rich are u? Ssd is silent

I already have an SSD as my boot drive, i just need a storage drive and want whatever one is the quietest.

kefan77 · 9 Oct 2013 at 17:44

I got few Seagate Barracudas of various sizes and can't complain about noise.

darael · 9 Oct 2013 at 18:43

I wouldn't choose noise over quality, especially for a storage drive. There are many way to make a harddrive quiet, perhaps with software (AAM) or using bungee cords.

CoolJoe · 9 Oct 2013 at 20:09

I just recently bought 2x 1TB seagate drives. Quiet enough, my CPU fan is louder. Perfect in Raid 0

deadite66 · 10 Oct 2013 at 07:03

i swapped a caviar black for a caviar green and notice the difference in my bedroom pvr setup, the black was too loud.
i think the greens spin slower than most desktop drives.

Neil79 · 10 Oct 2013 at 11:30

kefan77 said:
I got few Seagate Barracudas of various sizes and can't complain about noise.

Seagate external here, can't hear it at all!

koolpc · 10 Oct 2013 at 12:43

I have a 1TB Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 3.5" In an icybox enclosure next to my TV which is connected to my WD Live TV unit. Anyone suggest a good enclosure that will cut down the hard drive noise. The icy box is not helping. The Hard Drive is ace but noisy. Ta

Hyburnate · 10 Oct 2013 at 12:51

deadite66 said:
i swapped a caviar black for a caviar green and notice the difference in my bedroom pvr setup, the black was too loud.
i think the greens spin slower than most desktop drives.

54000RPM IIRC.

2.5" in bungee cords (G-Dubs (blast from the past!) made a thread on it)
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18269719

Don't think Mr Dubs visits anymore

kefan77 · 10 Oct 2013 at 13:01

Hyburnate said:
54000RPM IIRC.

that's some seriously fast spinning.

MORE SPEED · 10 Oct 2013 at 13:41

From what I've read the WD blues can be quieter than the greens, as the greens can sometimes do some kind of clicking noise :confused:

Goose · 10 Oct 2013 at 16:07

Thanks for the advice fellas. Anyone have any info on AAM? I googled it but there was almost too much info to make sense of.

Hyburnate · 10 Oct 2013 at 16:13

kefan77 said:
that's some seriously fast spinning.

Minus a 0

SimonC · 10 Oct 2013 at 18:29

The 1TB WD Green drive that I have which is 2/3 years old now is quite noisy tbh. I have it as a storage drive in the pc, and I can quite clearly hear the difference when it kicks in.

koolpc · 10 Oct 2013 at 19:59

Looking for an enclosure than can make my drive quieter

daz87uk · 10 Oct 2013 at 23:12

My 2TB Green was the worst thing I have ever bought. It was insanely slow, noisy and got a couple of weeks over the warranty and died... I just bought a "RED" WD 2TB £80 and its a lot quicker and quiet; hopefully it might last a bit longer -.-