Making my 12 fan PC quieter: Different HDD?

[iamdarkyoshi]

I have an 830 series SSD as my OS drive, and a 1TB solid state hybrid drive as storage. I have a western digital caviar black sitting around, are they any quieter? I can hear the HDD over the fans, and I can hear the pump over the HDD. But pumps are expensive.

[LaboonTheWhale]

I heardly hear my 2 black's 

[iamdarkyoshi]

I heardly hear my 2 black's 

My PC is right behind my monitors though. And the HDD is mounted to the bottom without any anti vibration mounts.

[Rolling Potatoe]

Why dont you set your hdd to turn off after being idle for a minute if you dont need it much (its just mass storage, right?).

[iamdarkyoshi]

Why dont you set your hdd to turn off after being idle for a minute if you dont need it much (its just mass storage, right?).

I think it actually does do this, but I have to access it often for whatever and then it spins back up.

[Curufinwe_wins]

I think it actually does do this, but I have to access it often for whatever and then it spins back up.

Then add antivibration mounts haha. Or buy another ssd for storage and only use an hdd for videos and pictures etc (that's what I do personally and I doubt my hdd spins up more than once every two to three hours.

[iamdarkyoshi]

Then add antivibration mounts haha. Or buy another ssd for storage and only use an hdd for videos and pictures etc (that's what I do personally and I doubt my hdd spins up more than once every two to three hours.

its... kinda cramped.

[Curufinwe_wins]

its... kinda cramped.

Thin rubber washers (obviously as thick as you can buy while still fitting) even should help quite a bit.

[iamdarkyoshi]

Thin rubber washers (obviously as thick as you can buy while still fitting) even should help quite a bit.

unfortunately the majority of the noise is actually motor whine. I will add some rubber washers though. The pump is far louder...

[Curufinwe_wins]

unfortunately the majority of the noise is actually motor whine. I will add some rubber washers though. The pump is far louder...

vibration mounting should still help for that. BTW that sucks what cooler are you using, because even on my 6 fan quiet build below the pump noise is literally inaudible.

[Captain_WD]

I have an 830 series SSD as my OS drive, and a 1TB solid state hybrid drive as storage. I have a western digital caviar black sitting around, are they any quieter? I can hear the HDD over the fans, and I can hear the pump over the HDD. But pumps are expensive.

 

Hey there

 

The general rule of thumb is that the more performance-oriented a drive is, the more noise it will produce (due to more intense head moving, higher rpm, etc.). Do try moving your drives around and see if there's an improvement in the noise levels. You can also get some rubber cushioners for the drive in order to reduce the noise and vibrations. Try keeping the case clean and make sure all the parts are sitting firmly in their place as well as keep all the cables away from moving parts (fans for example).

 

Captain_WD.