Thanks, Richard. That's exactly what I did for that home machine. Just going to a slightly younger drive killed that high-pitched whine. I have a new CPU cooller (Nexus) and new case fans to put in this weekend.
I made huge progress on my office PC. Took out the loud PS, replaced the CPU cooler, got a fan-less PCI-e video card that supports directx 10! I don't need fast for that, just need to drive two screens. This system is in an Antec P160 that I bought from a system house. Did even realize how nice a case it is on the inside until I decided to deal with the noise. It could use some sound proofing, but I don't need all that at work....This box is much, much better than it was...which was freight-train loud. I probably will upgrade the HDs in the work machine, though, as they are real noisy 250 GB WD HDs. ---- Richard Kim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have an older WD drive that has that whining sound and I absolutely agree > that it is noisy and irritating. I put that in an external case and only use > it for backups... but even the 10-15 minutes that it is usually on, it > grates at me. I have several of the newer 400GB and 500GB WD drives and > trust me when I say I can barely hear them. Replace the drives and move > onto the fan noise that will annoy you afterwards. :) > > On 10/1/07, Anthony Q. Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > DHSinclair wrote: > > > Anthony, > > > Some simple justice here. > > > > > > Hard Drives- They make "noise". Period. Some less than others. Choose > > > accordingly; and spend the money.... :) > > > > > > > You know...you're 100% correct about this Duncan. Sanity is worth it's > > weight in gold! After some time, the $$$ will be meaningless, but my > > attitude, well-being, and mood could be wrecked! > >
