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by infiniti
Thu Jan 12, 2006 8:33 pm
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: 10000 rpm HDD - is the extra speed worth the extra noise?
Replies: 16
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On 2006-01-12 14:01, stardust wrote:

On 2005-10-13 04:33, petal wrote:
So are 10000 rpm hdd's recommendable or are the added noise (scream ?) not worth it?


no they are not worth it.

<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: stardust on 2006-01-12 14:02 ]</font>


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by infiniti
Thu Jan 12, 2006 1:27 pm
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: 10000 rpm HDD - is the extra speed worth the extra noise?
Replies: 16
Views: 2681

I have a 10,000 RPM HD and a 15,000 RPM SCSI HD in the same case and I don't mind the noise at all.

My CPU fan makes more noise.

As for heat, I have an HD cooler on the SCSI drive and a couple of silent fans in the case that direct air flow across the other HD.

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