Need recommendation for system drive for HTPC

[Zim]

I'm looking for a quiet, reliable, and fast system drive for a HTPC build. I already have a 2TB 5400rpm data drive, so the system drive doesn't need to be big, but big is good too. I almost bought a 1TB Caviar Black but the reviews say it's very noisy. Any suggestions?

 

[LiuKangBakinPie]

here you go

Western Digital 3.5″ 1TB Caviar Green

Western Digital 3.5″ 1.5TB Caviar Green

Western Digital 3.5″ 2TB Caviar Green

No their not noisy

 

[Zim]

The green drives are 5400rpm so therefore don't make good system drives.

What about this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822152185

 

[fuzzymath10]

The new Seagate Green drives are fast and quiet. Not the previous generation, but the new advanced format drive. I got the 2TB version for $80 and I much prefer it over my WD Greens which sometimes buzz when idling--not good for HTPC.

Trust me, all new drives regardless of RPM are in the same ballpark for speed that it won't matter. You stop caring that task X takes 1 minute on a Green drive and 56 seconds on a 7200rpm drive when an SSD does it in 10 seconds or less.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...te%20green

 

[Vincent]

That Samsung Spinpoint F3 you linked to is very popular. I use it as a data drive paired with my SSD boot drive in my main workstation.

I just use 7200rpm notebook drives in my HTPCs. They're slow but I don't care because my HTPCs are mainly playback devices. I'm more concerned about power consumption and cool operation.

 

[Blain]

Go with a Samsung F3R drive.

What he said

 

[jjmIII]

The green drives are 5400rpm so therefore don't make good system drives.

What about this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822152185

Agreed.

....but save $5 here