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  • p00p
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    • Dec 2002
    • 5125
    #1

    Seagate Barracuda 4...anyone use them?

    I need new drives for my computer. Quiet drives....It is not a gaming machine, just photoshop and video editing.
    I want to get 3 Seagate Barracuda 4's, as they are ATA 100, my mb only supports up to ATA 100. ATA 133 drives would be a waste as I couldn't use their potential

    So, these barracudas are supposed to perform reasonable, and are dead quiet, which is important to me. But would 3 in a normal case overheat? I hear they get hot....only thing stopping me from buying them is overheating.

    It would defeat the purpose of buying quiet drives if I have to buy noisy fans to cool them.

    Thanks!
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    • Machete_
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      • Oct 2002
      • 14579
      #2
      Im using Hitachi IC35L180AVV207-1 (185 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100) On my Internet PC , and they are REALLY lownoice. I havent testet the new barracuda so i cant compare those 2

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        • DarkJedi
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          • Feb 2001
          • 28301
          #3
          I got Barracuda 4. Good stuff.

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            • p00p
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              • Dec 2002
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              #4
              Originally posted by DarkJedi
              I got Barracuda 4. Good stuff.
              Could you put 3 in a case without burning it down and no extra fans?
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                • juicylinks
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                  • Apr 2001
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                  #5
                  I got a barracuda between my legs

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                    • DarkJedi
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                      • Feb 2001
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                      #6
                      Originally posted by p00p

                      Could you put 3 in a case without burning it down and no extra fans?
                      I dont know about 3 but i got 2 of them on on top another without any fans. Never had any problmes.

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                        • p00p
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                          • Dec 2002
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                          #7
                          Originally posted by juicylinks
                          I got a barracuda between my legs
                          Does it run hot or overheat?
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                            • p00p
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                              #8
                              Originally posted by DarkJedi


                              I dont know about 3 but i got 2 of them on on top another without any fans. Never had any problmes.
                              Cool, I will buy them then. The drives in my current computer spin so loud it is driving me nuts...
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                                • juicylinks
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                                  • Apr 2001
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                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by p00p

                                  Does it run hot or overheat?
                                  I have two fans on my balls keeping it cool. They are powered by a battery lodged up my ass,

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                                    • p00p
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                                      • Dec 2002
                                      • 5125
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by juicylinks


                                      I have two fans on my balls keeping it cool. They are powered by a battery lodged up my ass,
                                      hahaha....I kept a straight face until the battery thing....
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                                        • B40
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                                          • Jul 2001
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                                          #11
                                          I got one too, I don't know about using 3 without a fan. But buying SG Barracuda's because they're quiet and then putting a fan in defeats the purpose...

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                                            • p00p
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                                              • Dec 2002
                                              • 5125
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by B40
                                              I got one too, I don't know about using 3 without a fan. But buying SG Barracuda's because they're quiet and then putting a fan in defeats the purpose...
                                              Would you run 3 without cooling them?
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                                                • B40
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                                                  #13
                                                  Originally posted by p00p

                                                  Would you run 3 without cooling them?
                                                  As long as they're not stacked....mine gets pretty hot, it heats up the drive cage...

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                                                    • p00p
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                                                      • Dec 2002
                                                      • 5125
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by B40


                                                      As long as they're not stacked....mine gets pretty hot, it heats up the drive cage...
                                                      What do you mean by stacked? Stacked one on top of the other, or stacked in the drive bays in a tower seperated by a couple of inches each? The tower they are going into is a mid tower with 4 bays. Cd burner in the top bay, and one drive in each bay underneath the burner.
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                                                        • B40
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                                                          #15
                                                          Originally posted by p00p

                                                          What do you mean by stacked? Stacked one on top of the other, or stacked in the drive bays in a tower seperated by a couple of inches each? The tower they are going into is a mid tower with 4 bays. Cd burner in the top bay, and one drive in each bay underneath the burner.
                                                          Stacked as in less than an inch apart.

                                                          I'd say that's standard for any drive...

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                                                            • foe
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                                                              • May 2002
                                                              • 5246
                                                              #16
                                                              good drive

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                                                                • flashfreak
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                                                                  • Jun 2002
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                                                                  #17
                                                                  I have a 80GB one, bought it 6 months ago... unfortunately it has few bad sectors .. I'm too lazy to backup my stuff and change it...
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                                                                    • Shoplifter
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                                                                      • Jan 2002
                                                                      • 5895
                                                                      #18
                                                                      The new WD's are very very quiet.
                                                                      I Like Blondes

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                                                                        • p00p
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                                                                          • Dec 2002
                                                                          • 5125
                                                                          #19
                                                                          Originally posted by Shoplifter
                                                                          The new WD's are very very quiet.
                                                                          Can you hear that high pitched whine while they are spinning/idle? All I want to hear are the cpu and power supply fans....I like WD, always had good luck with them. I have a 1.2 gig Caviar from way back when, works perfect, runs 24/7 for years now.
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                                                                            • foe
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                                                                              • May 2002
                                                                              • 5246
                                                                              #20
                                                                              Get raid chances of 2 drives fucking up at same time very small

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                                                                                • Slick
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                                                                                  • Feb 2001
                                                                                  • 7338
                                                                                  #21
                                                                                  Originally posted by Shoplifter
                                                                                  The new WD's are very very quiet.
                                                                                  That's for sure, I recently bought an 80-gig Western Digital 8-meg Special Edition and I'll agree, it is VERY VERY quiet

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                                                                                    • Shoplifter
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                                                                                      • Jan 2002
                                                                                      • 5895
                                                                                      #22
                                                                                      Originally posted by Slick

                                                                                      That's for sure, I recently bought an 80-gig Western Digital 8-meg Special Edition and I'll agree, it is VERY VERY quiet

                                                                                      I'm using the same 80 gig in an external USB 2.0 setup and I can't hear it across my desk.
                                                                                      I Like Blondes

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                                                                                        • p00p
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                                                                                          • 5125
                                                                                          #23
                                                                                          Originally posted by Slick

                                                                                          That's for sure, I recently bought an 80-gig Western Digital 8-meg Special Edition and I'll agree, it is VERY VERY quiet
                                                                                          Hmm...that was my second choice. I know it out performs that Seagate. Price is only $20 more up here per drive....
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                                                                                            • FiReC
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                                                                                                • B40
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                                                                                                  • Jul 2001
                                                                                                  • 7020
                                                                                                  #25
                                                                                                  Originally posted by p00p

                                                                                                  Can you hear that high pitched whine while they are spinning/idle? All I want to hear are the cpu and power supply fans....I like WD, always had good luck with them. I have a 1.2 gig Caviar from way back when, works perfect, runs 24/7 for years now.
                                                                                                  Look at the specs man....I did that before I bought the SG...if I recall correctly, they're both around the same noise level in idel, but the SG is slightly quieter while seeking.

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                                                                                                    • RSCPaul
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                                                                                                      • Sep 2002
                                                                                                      • 92
                                                                                                      #26
                                                                                                      Seagate hard drives are great in my experience in either ide or SCSI flavors. They are quiet and reliable, I still have a few older Seagate Cheetah 10k RPM SCSI drivers running for about 5 years now non stop without any problems.
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                                                                                                        • RSCPaul
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                                                                                                          also you should use some kinds of hard drive fans to cool them down as they get pretty hot.
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                                                                                                            • p00p
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                                                                                                              #28
                                                                                                              Originally posted by RSCPaul
                                                                                                              also you should use some kinds of hard drive fans to cool them down as they get pretty hot.
                                                                                                              That's my problem. I want a quiet PC. Buying quiet drives and using fans to cool them defeats the purpose. May just go with WD SE's....
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                                                                                                                • Dirty F
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                                                                                                                  • Jul 2001
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                                                                                                                  #29
                                                                                                                  Originally posted by juicylinks


                                                                                                                  I have two fans on my balls keeping it cool. They are powered by a battery lodged up my ass,
                                                                                                                  Ah shit...im laughing for already 2 mins now!!!

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                                                                                                                    • RSCPaul
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                                                                                                                      • Sep 2002
                                                                                                                      • 92
                                                                                                                      #30
                                                                                                                      Originally posted by p00p

                                                                                                                      That's my problem. I want a quiet PC. Buying quiet drives and using fans to cool them defeats the purpose. May just go with WD SE's....

                                                                                                                      The hard drive fans I use are low RPM, enough to cool the drive without making noticable noise, you just have to make sure that they are hard drive fans (they are mounted on a special rack/bracket) as any other ones are most likely high RPM which create some noise. BTW WD are good also but I found them to have a bit less performance than Seagate or Maxtor. Its definetly your call so good luck shopping

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                                                                                                                        • B40
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                                                                                                                          #31
                                                                                                                          Originally posted by p00p

                                                                                                                          That's my problem. I want a quiet PC. Buying quiet drives and using fans to cool them defeats the purpose. May just go with WD SE's....
                                                                                                                          Get something that spins at 1500rpm or change the voltage from 12 to 7.

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