clocker: actually a more relevant question would be "which HDD do you have, and is the internal drive temperature acceptable ?", as air cooling is not an option for many people
. Most drives have an internal probe and can report temperatures through diagnostic tools (which are quite different between SCSI and ATA)
TaTs: well, which HDD do you have ? Not all HDDs have the same cooling requirements.
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Originally Posted by Joe
Actually I found 15K drives to be quieter than my 10K drives. I have a Fujitsu 15K and a Seagate 15K and they both seem quieter (or in a audio band thats outside of my hearing range) than the 10K which have a clearly audible tone.
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I had exactly the same experience, until i found the WD Raptor to be quieter than the SCSI 10K.6 Seagate i have, maybe closer to the 15K.3 noise level (i didn't test them side by side). I think it's related to fluid bearings, more than spindle speed...
BTW all these require active cooling :P