What is the most silent HDD?

[LegendBreath]

... ok... I don't need any un useful help...

 

[benzimm86]

what mod are you trying to do. what reason do you need total silence

 

[Ring0]

less rpm = quieter

 

[alexanderxyh]

i am also using seagate , yes ,it is ralatively silent ......

 

[jolancer]

you know what you should proabably do is.... forget about witch HDD you use... just replace every fan you have with a 120mm fan.

 

[joshd]

why do you need such a quiet hd? unless you are going fanless you can treally hear the hd.

 

[LegendBreath]

I am doing a fanless mod, and the only thing I hear is the HDD... getting me on my nerves...

 

[jolancer]

you konw the most economical solution to your situation if you absolutly need it perfectly quiet is.... stick the computer i a different room and just get extention wires for you monitor KB and Mouse.

 

[youngl]

I have a 40gb Maxtor which in my opinion is silent how ever I also have a 160gb Western Digital which is reallly noisey

someone above said less RPM = quieter,

maxtor 7200rpm = silent
western digital 5400rpm = noisey

so i disagree sorry.

 

[Calzinger]

I think the noise of the hdd could depend on where it is located relative to the front of the case. My Silverstone Temjin 6 (full size) places them at the back under the power supply. So it's pretty long way back in the case.

I can barely hear my Seagate when it seeks as compared to my old Dell where they placed the hardrives right in the front underneath the optical drives. I think most mid-size cases have to place them at the front under the opticals because of lack of space. I guess the farther back they are, the less you will hear them.

A comment was made regarding fans being louder than the hardrives. If your running a water cooling rig, then you will obviously want a quiet hdd since that's really all you will be hearing.