Replacement for Loud Hitachi Hard Drive

[BallisticPeanut]

So my 1TB Hitachi Hard Drive is pretty much the loudest component in my system.  It was originally an external hard drive so I never expected it to be the best hard drive around.  

 

But I was wondering if there are any somewhat quiet mechanical hard drives that have decent performance?

 

I was thinking maybe a 5400 rpm laptop SSHD from Seagate could work, but I don't know how reliable it would be or if it would perform well in comparison to a traditional desktop hard drive.

[rtpb5642]

Why not use a 3.5 inch 7200rpm WD red. I use that in my rig for mass storage and damn is it quiet and fast too.

 

 

Dont use 5400rpm

[TheAmazingCookieFromSquare]

Anything Western Digital or Seagate

[Arc_Jester]

A 1TB WD Blue should do the job for you, 7200rpm is the way to go 5400rpm is painfully slow.

[manikyath]

WD blues and blacks arent the questest around, but they're probably better than a crappy hitachi.

 

also backing the "dont get 5400rpm" argument here, i have a friend that uses a 5400rpm WD red, and his loading speeds are hilareous.

[SeanAngelo]

So my 1TB Hitachi Hard Drive is pretty much the loudest component in my system.  It was originally an external hard drive so I never expected it to be the best hard drive around.  

 

But I was wondering if there are any somewhat quiet mechanical hard drives that have decent performance?

 

I was thinking maybe a 5400 rpm laptop SSHD from Seagate could work, but I don't know how reliable it would be or if it would perform well in comparison to a traditional desktop hard drive.

WD blue, so quiet in my system.

[Lethal Seraph]

It's probably near end of it's dying stage. It doesn't hurt to get a new one to serve as a backup.

[Captain_WD]

So my 1TB Hitachi Hard Drive is pretty much the loudest component in my system.  It was originally an external hard drive so I never expected it to be the best hard drive around.  

 

But I was wondering if there are any somewhat quiet mechanical hard drives that have decent performance?

 

I was thinking maybe a 5400 rpm laptop SSHD from Seagate could work, but I don't know how reliable it would be or if it would perform well in comparison to a traditional desktop hard drive.

 

Hey there BallisticPeanut,

 

I would check the health of the drive with a diagnostic tool from the manufacturer. 

For a good OS drive with lower noise levels I would recommend WD Blue, WD Blue SSHD or WD Green (if you don't need faster access times). If not used in a RAID array or a NAS/Server WD Red works pretty similar to WD Green so I wouldn't use it as a standalone OS drive.

WD Blue: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=ChI0kR

WD Blue SSHD: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=YGnN0R

WD Green: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=GPGdsx

 

Captain_WD.