Are Raptors too loud for HTPC?
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Yea, they're pretty loud. - Just get a SATA drive.. for what you need it for you'll never notice the difference. Except in your wallet.
You don't need a really fast HD for a HTPC, it's pointless. Storage space is what a HTPC needs.
Get a Samsung Spinpoint 120 series 200 GB for under $100, over 2.5 times the storage and it runs much cooler and quieter.
Get a Samsung Spinpoint 120 series 200 GB for under $100, over 2.5 times the storage and it runs much cooler and quieter.
1) Raptor's are not loud for HTPC use (had 2x WD74s in Raid 0 no noise issues)
2) Problem you will have (and that I ran into) is storage space. 8gb per DVD rip and any HDTV DVR adds up fast!
2) Problem you will have (and that I ran into) is storage space. 8gb per DVD rip and any HDTV DVR adds up fast!
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the raptors really arent loud at all. i still dont get why everyone says this...maybe the 36s are. i dont know because ive never owned one, but i have 2 74s and they are just as quiet as any other drive. i can barely hear them outside of the case and any sound they do output completely goes away once they are inside my P180.
anyway, do what ribbon said.
anyway, do what ribbon said.
http://silentpcreview.com/article29-page2.html
That being said, 1 hard drive is going to be quieter than 2, and if you get a Raptor I would image you would still need another large drive for media storage.
There were some previous comments at SPCR about the WD3200JD being very quiet, but that was quite a while ago.
That being said, 1 hard drive is going to be quieter than 2, and if you get a Raptor I would image you would still need another large drive for media storage.
There were some previous comments at SPCR about the WD3200JD being very quiet, but that was quite a while ago.
I read this article some time ago. I got the impression that the Raptors were relatively quiet. I'm not so sure though if it will still be quiet after 12 months.
A Raptor might be the dumbest idea ever for a HTPC (sorry to be rude). What you really want is a drive that has a large capacity and isn't real noisy. The reason I say the Raptor is such a waste for a HTPC is because you are only getting 74GB out of it, I know in my case I would want a large drive in my HTPC so I can use it as a DVR also.
what people mean is the raptor's seek noise not idle noise. the seek noises are pretty loud compared to my samsungs and ibms. I got 3 160gb drives, 1 samsung that came oem, quietest drive i've ever used, i never feel any vibration. it's a SP1614N i think.Speed is only middling though. I yhave 2 hitachi/ibm 7k250s that are louder and the vibration feels almost alien to me versus the basicalyl vibrationless SP1614N, but they are faster, though slightly louder, espically in raid.
imho, the wds get loudest with age, i got 2 15gig wds from a while back in my internet pcs and they are incredibly loud when seeking.
imho, the wds get loudest with age, i got 2 15gig wds from a while back in my internet pcs and they are incredibly loud when seeking.
I've got 2 setups, one with 2 74gig raptors raided, and one with 2 maxlineIII drives raided. You can definitely hear the seek noise on the raptors. How much you notice it and/or are bothered by it will depend upon you and also how well the enclosure it's in deadens the noise (and also maybe how far away you are from the PC). I use the Maxline III's for my HTPC, and they are very quiet.
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Oh I need to clarfiy something, this HTPC would be connected to my network and would be accessing archived video and saving video to a server which has 1 terrabyte storage capacity (or will have that much after I buy 1 more HDD).
So I thought I maybe needed something fast in the HTPC itself to easily hanlde recording HDTV signals?
If a raptor's speed is not really necessary then I'd just got with a small regular drive and save some dough.
So I thought I maybe needed something fast in the HTPC itself to easily hanlde recording HDTV signals?
If a raptor's speed is not really necessary then I'd just got with a small regular drive and save some dough.
Still don't think you'll need the 10k or at least not be able to justify the price difference and collective noise from multiple Raptors. This isn't really my area of expertise so someone chime in if I'm way off base but I think 1 or 2 400gig SATA drives would fit your particular need much better and much cheaper.
looks like you need rayther than fast seek times, a high sustained transfer rate. this is exactly where Raid 0 or Raid5 is your cup of tea. Raid 0 if what you record is easily salvaeable and backupable, raid5 if you need that extra piece of mind.
The raptor's aren't too bad noise wise. The 36gb version was way worse than the 74gb IMHO. When I upgraded it was much, much, much quieter. Haha(I literally woke up in the middle of the night and ordered a new one because the 36gb was terrible).
Anyways, I was going to mention that maybe only issues you will have with raptor is storage space, and possibly heat? Really as mentioned several times already, for what your doing you can get a much better deal with some of the newer larger hard drives from companies like western digital. For some stuff as of late their just as fast as the raptors(as sad as it that is)...
Eitherway, raptors are probably best left for desktops and those pushing for best performance blah blah blah.
Anyways, I was going to mention that maybe only issues you will have with raptor is storage space, and possibly heat? Really as mentioned several times already, for what your doing you can get a much better deal with some of the newer larger hard drives from companies like western digital. For some stuff as of late their just as fast as the raptors(as sad as it that is)...
Eitherway, raptors are probably best left for desktops and those pushing for best performance blah blah blah.
I don't know where some of these responses are coming from. I have a 74GB Raptor and it idles quieter than every other hard drive I own at the moment. Only my friend's Samsung idles quieter.
Seek noise is present, but most of the time, especially with a defragged drive, you won't hear seeks. I leave my computer on 24x7 in my dorm. I sleep with my head no more than four feet from the hard drive, and I can't hear my computer at all.
That being said, don't get a Raptor for an HTPC. Get a 300-500GB drive instead.
Seek noise is present, but most of the time, especially with a defragged drive, you won't hear seeks. I leave my computer on 24x7 in my dorm. I sleep with my head no more than four feet from the hard drive, and I can't hear my computer at all.
That being said, don't get a Raptor for an HTPC. Get a 300-500GB drive instead.
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