WD Blue 1TB - strange ringing sound

[gepowr]

Hi, so about 2 weeks ago my WD Blue 1 TB (WDC WD10EZEX-00BN5A0) started making this strange "ringing" sound (kind of like the sound of a chronograph clock). It's very silent but since i have a very quiet pc, i can hear it while doing office work and not wearing my headset. The drive is just over 2 years old now (warranty expired 3 months ago), i ran crystal disk info aswell as WD Data Lifeguard diagnostics and HD Tune, they all reported that the drive is okay. The health check in HD Tune resulted flawlessly with only green blocks. I've noticed that this WD Blue is a bit louder (-> more vibrations) than my WD Black but i'm not sure if that's always been like that. So are there any fixes i could try or should i just purchase a new one? I am currently using a 4 year old 128Gb Adata ASP900S3 SSD, the 2 year old WD Blue 1Tb and a 8 year old WD Black 1Tb. I'm thinking of replacing both my Hdd's to a new one so the best idea would be purchasing a 2Tb one right ? Also do you guys have a recommendation for a silent, fast and very relieable hdd ? Thanks in advance for your thoughts!

[COUPER MILLAR]

getting a new drive would be my recommendation. once drives start making sounds their days are numbered and i dont feel like i can continue trusting them with data. also its a lot easier to move data when the drive is fully functional vs after it has really died. 

 

[gepowr]

1 minute ago, COUPER MILLAR said:

getting a new drive would be my recommendation. once drives start making sounds their days are numbered and i dont feel like i can continue trusting them with data. also its a lot easier to move data when the drive is fully functional vs after it has really died. 

 

Alright, thanks for your answer! One of my favorite online stores in germany currently has a Barracuda Pro 2Tb on sale (outlet). (https://www.alternate.de/Seagate/BarraCuda-Pro-2-TB-Festplatte/html/product/1425629?). Do you have any personal favorite 2Tb Hdd's ?

[COUPER MILLAR]

For a desk top drive that should be great. If you were looking at using it in a 24/7 environment I would look more at WD Red or HGST drives. 

[gepowr]

16 minutes ago, COUPER MILLAR said:

For a desk top drive that should be great. If you were looking at using it in a 24/7 environment I would look more at WD Red or HGST drives. 

I will use the hdd in a desktop, about 2-4 hours daily. I could get this "refurbished" barracuda pro 2Tb for 71€, or a brand new normal barracuda 2Tb for 58€ on amazon. What'd you get?

[COUPER MILLAR]

Go with the new one. You have no way of knowing how may hours of use  the referb has.