Raptor gaming performance

[split]

If you turn OFF the Acoustic Management its louder still while Seeking .

You should oook into mounting it with no metal to metal contact.

I did...I got a Scythe box

It was just as noisy when I tested it out of my case tho.
It needs more than just rubber mounting...for my ears anyway.
Just one of those noises I found I couldn't live with, but I appreciate it's a personal thing.

Try the MP3 over here (Western Digital Raptor WD740GD (Idle: 21 / AAM: 24-26 / Seek: 25-26 dBA/1m)

 

[helmutcheese]

If you dont already own 1 Raptor (to anyone) I would not buy a current one today, I bought at launch which will be 2 years come March 2008, although cheaper now they are not as ahead now and new ones should arrive hopefully this year or early next year (March again ?).

 

[555BUK]

I had one of the early 36GB raptors and to be honnest I only noticed any difference in benches. Not worth the money for knocking just a second or two of load times.

 

[helmutcheese]

They are really slow by todays standards. (8MB ones)