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Originally Posted by gazorp
It will be hard to ignore the sound of 8 hard drives humming inside this piece of furniture. The acoustics of the 8 drives will drown out about any fan noise. Perhaps consider the trade off of the extra expenses vs the simplicity of only 2 quit fans blowing through a heater core.
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Depends. Wood could be quite effective at dampening any noise from the hdd's, just have to make sure theres no viabration by mounting them on something soft.
Hdd's can be cooled by air and remain silent. Watercooling them is a waste of time/effort + added complexity (same with chipset).