I just got the Western Digital Black 1TB HDD for 60$, and I have heard from many places that this drive is much noisier than the WD Blue drive. I plan on switching to the Blue instead, but was wondering if there really was a difference in sound levels between the two. I don't plan to do any heavy application/gaming on my Black, since i have an SSD for that. My build features quiet parts and i dont want a loud HDD ruining that, so is it good that I switch to the Blue or should i keep with the Black?
WD Black Vs. Blue Noise
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Archaic59
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Black is a bit better performer with 2 processors vs the blue single processor. You are going to hear the drive no matter what. You can always do what I did. I went to SSD only. My computer is nearly silent now.
Someone Somewhere
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Are you actually noticing the noise from the drive?
If you really want quiet, SSD is the way to go.
If you really want quiet, SSD is the way to go.
SSD's are costly, so I still want a HDD for mass storage. I havn't tested the black yet, since I want to be able to return it if i decide so (breaking the seal, that is). I just wanted to know if there was any big difference between the noise levels of the Black and Blue HDD.
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