Silent DVD Drive?

The Badger · 15 May 2011 at 00:32

Is there such thing as a silent DVD drive or even quiet?

Just build a new PC and i believe the loudest thing is the dvd drive

Any ideas anyone?

Thanks,
Paul

RazorBlade · 15 May 2011 at 00:38

Try a pasive cooled one

Razor-BladE · 15 May 2011 at 00:38

Don't buy the Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE. Ignore the reviews, it's not quiet. I had the old version (203B) for my first build and that sounded like a jet, despite reviews saying it's quiet. Needed a new one recently so thought I'd risk it with the 223C as they might have fixed the noise issue, but they haven't.

I can't compare to other DVD RW drives because I haven't used any others. But I can say that my Samsung Blu-ray drive is silent in operation which was a huge surprise when I used it; at first I wasn't sure it was reading!

Ziggy4 · 15 May 2011 at 00:40

I very much doubt there is such a thing as a silent DVD drive but from past experience LG drives are about as quiet as they come and fairly reliable.

Surveyor · 15 May 2011 at 00:44

RazorBlade said:
Try a pasive cooled one

stulid · 15 May 2011 at 00:47

Wow. people dying in Tripoli and earthquakes in Japan, and your worried about the noise of you optical drive? thats selfish dude.

Surveyor · 15 May 2011 at 00:47

All DVD drives are by their very nature noisy when at full speed.

I have these:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-046-OT&groupid=701&catid=10&subcat=951

As with all drives they're noisy when you insert a disk but if you're playing a movie, for example, they spin down to a lower, quieter speed after a few seconds. Just fast enough to read the data.

SourChipmunk · 15 May 2011 at 05:25

Unlike Razor-BladE, I am currently using a Toshiba/Samsung CDDVDW SH-S223Q drive that I picked up for $28. I can't hear it over my fans, and my fans are quiet. I don't think I've ever noticed the thing spin up even when ripping CDs. But the PC is sitting next to my desk, not on top of it. Not sure if that makes a difference.

The Badger · 15 May 2011 at 09:53

My PC is under the desk which is made of wood. It sounds loud

Werewolf · 15 May 2011 at 10:07

I don't know if Pioneer still do them, but they used to make a range of "quiet" drives, that iirc had a casing intended to absorb more of the noise than normal, and firmware to limit the noise when doing various things.

I've no idea if they still make them, but for years they would have one in their range with the acoustic dampening etc (it usually cost a few pounds more than the normal versions).

cmndr_andi · 15 May 2011 at 10:12

Silent DVD drive:

External USB DVD drive + 10M USB cable to next room

That said, the Pioneer Werewolf mentions sounds good - worth a hunt imho.

LEUVEN · 15 May 2011 at 11:32

What about using a program that controls the speed the disc spins?

SetCD or even something like Nero which used to have drive speed controls of some sort IIRC?

Cycrow · 15 May 2011 at 12:53

Razor-BladE said:
Don't buy the Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE. Ignore the reviews, it's not quiet. I had the old version (203B) for my first build and that sounded like a jet, despite reviews saying it's quiet. Needed a new one recently so thought I'd risk it with the 223C as they might have fixed the noise issue, but they haven't.

I can't compare to other DVD RW drives because I haven't used any others. But I can say that my Samsung Blu-ray drive is silent in operation which was a huge surprise when I used it; at first I wasn't sure it was reading!

could have been a faulty drive.

i've had a few samsungs, all the same model.
one of them was really loud whenever a disc was inserted, but the others have been pretty quiet

andy_mk3 · 15 May 2011 at 12:56

I have an Asus drive and it's quite reasonable even at full tilt.