The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/disastorm on 2025-07-31 14:56:24+00:00.
I don't know much about the different types of drive setups and whatnot, but what would the best solution to a relatively quiet drive be other than SSD which would obviously be the quietest.
I currently have a 3TB Seagate Barracuda from 2019 as my general storage in my pc, if i wanted to replace it with like a 8-12TB drive, what is the best option if i want it to be no louder than my existing Barracuda? It sounds like the enterprise drives tend to be louder?
Is WD Red maybe the best solution for a quiet large HDD? Or what about Blue?
Or perhaps is just using a NAS with an enterprise drive stored somewhere where the noise doesn't really matter a good solution?
Are there any other solutions? I know windows can kind of turn off drives when they aren't in use, but they still randomly spin up so I usually don't rely on that.
Also in terms of usage, it will basically only be used for storage of files and media, and perhaps streaming back the media such as videos. It won't be actively running any games or applications.