Hi,
I have a 1TB seagate barracuda 7200.12, this is my second seagate hard drive, the first barracuda was really noisy, i was hoping the new 7200.12 versions would improve but they haven't. They seem to make a rattling/rumbling noise even when not doing anything. Searched on the internet and its a very very common problem.
I'm thinking of changing to a western digital, there is the caviar black and caviar green.
Anybody who has owned these drives know if the green versions are actually any quieter and is the performance better on the black version or is it just a load of rubbish and they're basically the same?
Just wondering whether it's worthwhile swapping.
Many thanks.
ASUS M4A785G HTPC/RC MOTHERBOARD
AMD PHENOM X4 II 955 BE 3.2GHZ
8GB DDR2 800MHZ KINGSTON LOW PROFILE RAM
1TB SEAGATE BARACCUDA SATA HARD DRIVE
DVD/RW DRIVE
ZALMAN HD501 CASE
LOGITECH DINOVO EDGE WIRELESS KEYBOARD
TOSHIBA 32RV635DB FULL HD TV
I have a 1TB seagate barracuda 7200.12, this is my second seagate hard drive, the first barracuda was really noisy, i was hoping the new 7200.12 versions would improve but they haven't. They seem to make a rattling/rumbling noise even when not doing anything. Searched on the internet and its a very very common problem.
I'm thinking of changing to a western digital, there is the caviar black and caviar green.
Anybody who has owned these drives know if the green versions are actually any quieter and is the performance better on the black version or is it just a load of rubbish and they're basically the same?
Just wondering whether it's worthwhile swapping.
Many thanks.
ASUS M4A785G HTPC/RC MOTHERBOARD
AMD PHENOM X4 II 955 BE 3.2GHZ
8GB DDR2 800MHZ KINGSTON LOW PROFILE RAM
1TB SEAGATE BARACCUDA SATA HARD DRIVE
DVD/RW DRIVE
ZALMAN HD501 CASE
LOGITECH DINOVO EDGE WIRELESS KEYBOARD
TOSHIBA 32RV635DB FULL HD TV