diduknowthat
formerly liuliuboy
Modern HHD hard drives create little to no noise especially when there inside the computer case. The case fans are what create a majority of the noise. I find the case fans with the enlobal bearings or magnetic barometric bearings to be real quiet. Slower moving large fans arent a bad choice either.
They still create a decent amount of noise. A more feasible and cheaper way of making a hard drive quiet is to buy a vibration dampener. You basically mount the hard drive in a case which mounts in a 5.25" drive bay.
FOund a hot case deal 60 bucks A/R - Free Shipping for an Antec 900. Enough people on this site can tell you if it's quiet or not - but it's got a good reputation - and a TON OF REVIEWS on Newegg.
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The Antec 900 is not a quiet case. It uses an all open design which allows basically any choice produced inside out. The P182 uses a triple layer composite panel that dampens any high pitch noise.