Daniela Engert wrote:
 
> Get a decent PSU, get a decent CPU cooler with a decent fan, decouple
> rotating media devices from the case and you will end up in system
> which is acceptably well cooled and emits barely noticable noise.

The system overall may be cooled well enough, but cases act has HD heat
sinks when you couple the HD to a metal case with metal screws. Who
dares trust modern HDs to poorer than expected cooling? Without a fan
blowing directly on decoupled devices, I wouldn't decouple. I've been
using fans blowing directly on coupled HDs for several years (and on any
installed to removable bays), and so far they've been far and away the
ones that most often get noisy and need replacing.
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