Is it me or HD is the LOUDEST component of your PC?

[Thegonagle]

For the curious:

SPCR = http://www.silentpcreview.com

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: Chompman
This might help some of the sound problems.

With all the data that builds up on a hard drive this is a good place to learn how to remove the extra junk so it doesn't cause any extra sound.

ahahahaha

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

They used to not be... but I just put them all back in after a recent upgrade and now that my fans are pretty quiet, they are.

 

[Raduque]

My fans are louder then my HDs. I have a 40gb Maxtor 7200rpm drive, and a Seagate 200gb 7200PRM drive. Can't be heard over the fans ( 80mm intake, 80mm CPU, 92mm side intake, 2x80mm PSU, 92mm exhause on back) and the front drive bay covers are off, so the drives are like RIGHT THERE by a hole.

Now, my server on the other hand... It just has plain IDE drives (40gb seagate 7200, 60gb maxtor 7200, 12gb quantum fireball 5400) and 3 fans (60mm cpu, 80mm intake, 80mm PSU) and I can hear the HDs whine like no tomorrow. I need to put that thing in a closet or something.

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: tfinch2
Seasonic you nub.

I have a 300w Seasonic Precise PSU, and if I stop the fan on my ATI chipset my system is whisper SILENT.

Got one that can push 550W at 30C?