Well, I do see some good recommendations in the master build sticky that look good, but I was looking for some first hand recommendations and specifics on the sound / heat.
I am running a VMC box that actually sits in a room next to my HT, but its uninsulated and noise does carry. Heat is also a concern since this thing is running pretty much nonstop. Space is a big deal since I'm running Home edition and cannot create virtual drives - I'm looking for a single large physical drive to replace the two 500s I've been flipping back and forth between.
I'd also love to go for a 1.5tb drive, but I've read too many negative things about that Seagate. Not sure if anything else is coming down the pipe, but I don't want to wait much longer.
Right now I'm really eyeing the Samsung Spinpoint F1, but I've never owned a Samsung drive before.
I am running a VMC box that actually sits in a room next to my HT, but its uninsulated and noise does carry. Heat is also a concern since this thing is running pretty much nonstop. Space is a big deal since I'm running Home edition and cannot create virtual drives - I'm looking for a single large physical drive to replace the two 500s I've been flipping back and forth between.
I'd also love to go for a 1.5tb drive, but I've read too many negative things about that Seagate. Not sure if anything else is coming down the pipe, but I don't want to wait much longer.
Right now I'm really eyeing the Samsung Spinpoint F1, but I've never owned a Samsung drive before.