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AzNightmare · 09-08-2009, 03:19 PM

I'm planning on getting a new 3.5" HDD
so far, I really like the Samsung Spinpoint F1, because that's what I'm using,
and it's more quiter and about 10'C cooler than my Seagate counterpart.

But finding Samsung HDs on sale is a bit tough. NCIX and Anitec doesn't put
them up on sale often. So I don't mind looking for an alternative.

My two requirements are that the HDDs aren't very loud, and don't generate a lot of heat. Read/Write/Transfer speeds aren't really an issue I care about.

I did some research on my own, and found some benchmarks.

Drive Surface Temperature
http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/2...ture,1015.html

Sound Level
http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/2...evel,1032.html

Problem is... I don't understand what these numbers mean.
Is higher the number, the better? Or lower the number the better?
For example, for Sound Level, I see in the dBA chart, the WD Raptor has
"59.85" Is that a score of 59.85 (whtaver that means)? Or is that the actual
dBA = 59.85... (cause that would be really loud).

09-08-2009, 03:19 PM	#1
AzNightmare Banned (ABWS)? Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vancouver Posts: 19,497 Thanked 4,141 Times in 1,787 Posts Failed 434 Times in 211 Posts	need help choose a HDD I'm planning on getting a new 3.5" HDD so far, I really like the Samsung Spinpoint F1, because that's what I'm using, and it's more quiter and about 10'C cooler than my Seagate counterpart. But finding Samsung HDs on sale is a bit tough. NCIX and Anitec doesn't put them up on sale often. So I don't mind looking for an alternative. My two requirements are that the HDDs aren't very loud, and don't generate a lot of heat. Read/Write/Transfer speeds aren't really an issue I care about. I did some research on my own, and found some benchmarks. Drive Surface Temperature http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/2...ture,1015.html Sound Level http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/2...evel,1032.html Problem is... I don't understand what these numbers mean. Is higher the number, the better? Or lower the number the better? For example, for Sound Level, I see in the dBA chart, the WD Raptor has "59.85" Is that a score of 59.85 (whtaver that means)? Or is that the actual dBA = 59.85... (cause that would be really loud). __________________ __________________________________________________ Last edited by AzNightmare; Today at 10:09 AM