The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/VYDEOS on 2025-05-28 03:31:10.
I have two PCs, both running Seagate Hard Drives. One is a Barracuda 1TB, the other a Barracuda 24TB, however the 24TB is much louder. Like I can hear it cranking every time I access it. I'm wondering if bigger hard drives are naturally louder, or if it's the case. My 1TB is in a case with a standard Hard Drive bay, and I have to press my ear against the case to hear it at all. My 24TB is mounted on the back area of the PC, and is pressed against the back cover, and I'm wondering if that's why it's so much louder. The case is a Corsair 3500x, so it doesn't have a hard drive bay.
If so, is there anything I can do? Should noise dampening sponges? Anything like that? I will say the fans on my 24TB PC are a lot quieter, so that could be another reason as to why I can hear it more, but the noise is definitely a lot louder.