SG01 - 2.5" HDDs

[Little_Crow]

I'll shortly be building an SFF PC to replace my aging hush PC, I want to make it as quiet as is reasonable.
I may be shifting my Gainward Bliss 8800GT from my main rig into it as I want to use it for a little gaming too, and Probably using RivaTuner to undervolt it.

I've decided on some of the components already:
Silverstone SG01
Coolermaster GeminII cooler
C2D E2160 (Probably undervolted)
500W Silverstone ST50EF (Unless anyone has a better suggestion)
DVD Drive

I've not decided on a motherboard yet, but I'm keeping an eye on the motherboard thread here.

Other than general suggestions to the spec, my main question is for the HDDs. I'm really tempted to go for 2x 2.5" drives (No RAID) to keep both noise and power usage low, but can't find much info on mounting 2.5" drives in an SG01.

I've seen the mounting rails in the Eco-1 thread, which would do the trick, but I was looking for something a bit more noise dampening (Like the velociraptor caddy). Of course, this may be total bumpf, laptop HDD's are pretty low noise already so it may be unecessary.

Thanks in Advance

Little_Crow.

 

[Little_Crow]

Could you not use the mounting rails i suggested in the other thread then put the whole thing in a 3.5" hdd silencer?

Hah! genius idea. There's always a simple solution.

Thanks for the advice Tute, you're certainly right about the noise, the greenpower range (Which was my 2nd option) of HDD's are comparable with 2.5" drives.
The power consumption on the GP's are quite a bit higher than 2.5" drives, but the fact I plan on sticking an 8800GT in it would probably make any savings I would have made insignificant.

I think the Geminii can only fit in the SG01 fanless, but I can't find any direct comparisons to the NT06. This could be a coin flip decision.

Spending money is hard!

 

[Little_Crow]

I've researched the suggestions made in this thread, and I'm particularly liking the Scythe Quiet Drive. Agonisingly, OcUK don't stock them, much like the CM GeminII.

The best thing about the 2.5" Quiet Drive is that if the HDD is still noisy, you can put that in a 3.5" Quiet Drive, and mount it all in a 5.25" bay.
All that's needed now is a 1.8" version for a proper russian doll effect.

Thanks for the post Breezy, it's always reassuring to have the opinion of someone running a comparable system, you've certainly made me more sure that 2.5" drives are the way to go.

I'm intending to order the system either late May or Early June, if you take the plunge before let me know how it works out.