Hard Drive Whistle

spluff · 14 Jun 2012 at 16:02

Hi all,

Since building my quiet new pc - I can hear a very faint high pitched whistle from my old WD7500AAKS hard drive.... Its just on the border of actually hearing it and is quite annoying...

Just wondering if there are any newer 1 or 2gig hard drives which are fine and dont have this whistling noise

Thanks

Ziggy4 · 15 Jun 2012 at 00:01

This is probably a good sign in a way that you new rig is actually quiet or you probably wouldn't notice this! But I get you. Ever since replacing a Fermi with a GTX 680 I can hear all kinds of weird and wonderful sounds that were drowned out previously. Quietest drives I've ever used by far are the Samsung F series and VelociRaptors. I would guess the so called 5400 rpm "eco" drives would also be quiet but can't comment personally. I'm sure other folks will recommend other quiet drives. Or SSD ... can't get much quieter

Justintime · 15 Jun 2012 at 00:43

lol true if you can hear your ssd you might need to see a shrink

V F · 15 Jun 2012 at 01:32

Somehow this popped into my head when I saw the title.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL4kXJ6857k

spluff · 15 Jun 2012 at 07:37

i have 2 ssds just need a larger drive to use for storage and extra space

funny link