quietest hdd?

[Peter.Cort]

ok so with my new setup the only thing i can hear is my hdd when its seeking/writing etc. and i want to make my computer as quiet as possible and was wondering if there are any like "ultra silent" hdds out there.

also i'm running a WD4000AAKS atm.

also side note, passively cooled cpus? can you do it with any effectiveness? i don't need a lot of power i just wanna be able to game for extensive periods of time without an oc on.

 

[atomic tofu]

do you use sound dampening material?
and or rubber grommets on your hd?

best cases to buy are the ones that have a door type thing on it...have that dampened and when you close, can't hear a thing.

based on this, everyone has a "quietest" harddrive
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[Peter.Cort]

its not a case of it vibrating and creating noise from vibrations, its the noise of the physical drive. i'm just seeing if there's a drive that makes less noise then any other.

 

[phucng_10]

I've got a Seagate 320GB HDD, and it's pretty quiet. Can't really hear it cause all I hear is my fans that are running.

 

[Peter.Cort]

well the thing is currently i don't have any fans in my case other then the stock hsf, and that's pretty **** quiet.