[WTB][US] 500gb SATA II laptop HDD or a silent desktop drive

p_o_s_pc · Aug 1, 2010, 08:33 AM

I want to buy a 500gb sataII lappy hdd for my desktop rig. The noise and heat of heat standard desktop drives isn't working for me. I would like a 7200rpm but will take a 5400rpm also.
I would also settle for a 3.5" drive if it is silent (or as close as possible).PM me with what you got and price shipped to 43068

my heat is p_o_s_pc
also maybe willing to trade for something also take a look in my FS thread.

p_o_s_pc · Aug 1, 2010, 11:20 PM

thread back open. I can't take the noise of the HDD accessing

newtekie1 · Aug 2, 2010, 12:07 AM

If you are going to get a 2.5" drive as your primary OS drive in a deaktop, you should get the Momentus XT.

p_o_s_pc · Aug 2, 2010, 12:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by newtekie1

If you are going to get a 2.5" drive as your primary OS drive in a deaktop, you should get the Momentus XT.

i was looking at that. Just alittle more then i want to pay.

I see SPY! · Aug 2, 2010, 12:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by p_o_s_pc

thread back open. I can't take the noise of the HDD accessing

Have you tried changing the AAM (Automatic Acoustic Management) value of the hard-drive?
I did that to my WD drive and it's incredibly silent now, no more noise when accessing the disk.
And it only increases the access times a little bit

I use HDDScan for that, in case you want to try it with your current drives.

gonzominium · Aug 2, 2010, 12:55 AM

maybe try a 5400 rpm western digital green they are energy efficient, quiet and pretty fast as they have 64 MB of cache

p_o_s_pc · Aug 2, 2010, 11:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by newtekie1

If you are going to get a 2.5" drive as your primary OS drive in a deaktop, you should get the Momentus XT.

i took your advice. Will be getting it thursday

Aug 1, 2010, 08:33 AM	#1
p_o_s_pc F@H&WCG addict Join Date: May 2007 Location: Newark ohio Posts: 9,916 (4.49/day) Thanks: 3,158 Thanked 2,215 Times in 1,685 Posts System Specs	500gb SATA II laptop HDD or a silent desktop drive I want to buy a 500gb sataII lappy hdd for my desktop rig. The noise and heat of heat standard desktop drives isn't working for me. I would like a 7200rpm but will take a 5400rpm also. I would also settle for a 3.5" drive if it is silent (or as close as possible).PM me with what you got and price shipped to 43068 my heat is p_o_s_pc also maybe willing to trade for something also take a look in my FS thread. __________________ crunching for TPU on 30 CPU Threads + 688 Cuda cores More to come Last edited by p_o_s_pc; Aug 1, 2010 at 11:20 PM.

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Video Card:	onboard \| Asus DirectCU GTX460 1GB(+GTX 465 STB) \|8800GTS
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p_o_s_pc F@H&WCG addict Join Date: May 2007 Location: Newark ohio Posts: 9,916 (4.49/day) Thanks: 3,158 Thanked 2,215 Times in 1,685 Posts System Specs	thread back open. I can't take the noise of the HDD accessing __________________ crunching for TPU on 30 CPU Threads + 688 Cuda cores More to come

System Name:	el'lappy\|Cruncher \| Cruncher 2
Processor:	intel C2D T6400 \| i7 3770k @4.2ghz \| AII X2 220 @3.4ghz
Motherboard:	some Acer \| Asus P8Z77-V Pro \|Gigabyter GA-M61p-S3
Cooling:	dual 80mm cooling fan \| Xiggy S1283 (WC'ing OTW) \|cheapo
Memory:	2x2gb ddr3 \| 2x2gb Ripjaws 1600 \|4x512mb D9s
Video Card:	onboard \| Asus DirectCU GTX460 1GB(+GTX 465 STB) \|8800GTS
Hard Disk:	Momuntus xt 320gb \|Kingston Hyper X 120gb SATA III\|500gb WD
Optical Drive:	DVD-RW \| None (STB blu-ray player,maybe) \|DVD-RW Lightscribe
CRT/LCD Model:	17in \| 40" 1080P HD TV
Case:	lappy case \| open air ATM (STB CM HAF XB) \|none yet
Sound Card:	onboard \| onboard \| onboard
PSU:	Dell powerbrick with Acer end \| Antec EW 650w \|Antec SP 350w(upg.soon)
Software:	Windows 7 Ult. 64bit---->------->

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Hard Disk:	500GB hitachi 2.5" 7200 rpm
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