How loud are 15k RPM SCSI drives?

[Jim]

I don't need much storage space on my PC, since the bulk of my storage
resides on a my network file server. So, for maximum speed I'm
considering buying one or two 15k RPM SCSI drives to build a new
workstation. I can find used 36GB 15k RPM SCSI drives much cheaper
than buying a new WD 10k RPM Raptor SATA drive.

Question is: How loud will they be? I've used 10k SCSI drives in many
servers, but I've never heard a 15k RPM drive.

 

[Odie Ferrous]

I don't need much storage space on my PC, since the bulk of my storage
resides on a my network file server. So, for maximum speed I'm
considering buying one or two 15k RPM SCSI drives to build a new
workstation. I can find used 36GB 15k RPM SCSI drives much cheaper
than buying a new WD 10k RPM Raptor SATA drive.

Question is: How loud will they be? I've used 10k SCSI drives in many
servers, but I've never heard a 15k RPM drive.

If you want quiet, get a 4200rpm laptop drive plus an adaptor, and stick
that in your PC.

Most people I know tend to listen to music (loudly) when busy faffing
about on their computers - so why is noise an issue?

I've had a Seagate 74GB SCSI drive (15K rpm) on my workbench for a few
days and it's hardly any louder than a 7200rpm Maxtor IDE drive.

Besides, the fan you'll be using to cool the drive (you *will* be
cooling it, right?) will be noisier than the drive itself.


Odie

 

[Jim]

I often listen to music, generally not very loudly, while working on
the PC. That's a reason to want a quiet system - not the other way
around. Unless you're half deaf.

In addition to the PSU fan and a single 120mm exhaust fans in the case,
I may place an 80mm intake fan in the drive bay. My experience,
though, has been that intake fans in a lot of cases will impede airflow
more than help it.