{"id":280576,"date":"2026-08-17T13:58:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T11:58:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hwcooling.net\/?p=280576\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T13:59:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T11:59:35","slug":"selection-of-older-but-still-relevant-tests-part-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hwcooling.net\/en\/selection-of-older-but-still-relevant-tests-part-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Selection of Older but Still Relevant Tests (Part 5)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--nextpage-->HWC has published several analyses that deserve to be revisited. Although they are not from today\u2014or even yesterday\u2014we still consider them useful in practice. In the past, we tested how HDD vibrations affect noise levels and whether removing the label from an SSD makes sense in terms of cooling efficiency. More recently, HWCooling reached the milestone of one hundred tested fans.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Higher HDD speeds can also be associated with increased noise levels. To what extent is this the case is discussed in the article in which we examined six WD platter-based storage drives.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hwcooling.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/test-hdd-04-v2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-7198\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hwcooling.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/test-hdd-04-v2-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hwcooling.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/test-hdd-04-v2-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hwcooling.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/test-hdd-04-v2-253x168.jpg 253w, https:\/\/www.hwcooling.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/test-hdd-04-v2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hwcooling.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/test-hdd-04-v2-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hwcooling.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/test-hdd-04-v2-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.hwcooling.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/test-hdd-04-v2-872x579.jpg 872w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Link to analysis: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hwcooling.net\/en\/a-homemade-solution-for-undesirable-hdd-noise\/\">Dom\u00e1ci tlmi\u010d na plat\u0148ov\u00e9 disky. Lep\u0161\u00ed ne\u017e \u010doko\u013evek komer\u010dn\u00e9<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A common dilemma: Does it make sense to remove the sticker if the intention is to use an SSD cooler? The tests that provide an answer to this question involve measurements with stickers of different thicknesses and made from different materials. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hwcooling.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/nalepka-na-ssd-00.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-13171\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hwcooling.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/nalepka-na-ssd-00-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hwcooling.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/nalepka-na-ssd-00-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hwcooling.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/nalepka-na-ssd-00-253x168.jpg 253w, https:\/\/www.hwcooling.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/nalepka-na-ssd-00-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hwcooling.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/nalepka-na-ssd-00-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hwcooling.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/nalepka-na-ssd-00-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.hwcooling.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/nalepka-na-ssd-00-872x579.jpg 872w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Link to analysis: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hwcooling.net\/en\/should-you-remove-an-ssd-sticker-before-mounting-a-heatsink\/\">Should you remove an SSD sticker before mounting a heatsink?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The biggest HWC project\u2014fan testing. The article below provides a comparison of a three-digit number of models. We are still expanding this database, but it can already be described as substantial. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hwcooling.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/fans-roundup-00.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-79847 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hwcooling.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/fans-roundup-00-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hwcooling.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/fans-roundup-00-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hwcooling.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/fans-roundup-00-253x168.jpg 253w, https:\/\/www.hwcooling.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/fans-roundup-00-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hwcooling.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/fans-roundup-00-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Link to analysis:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hwcooling.net\/en\/the-end-or-just-the-beginning-100-fans-in-hwcooling-tests\/\/\">The end, or just the beginning? 100 fans in HWCooling tests<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>English translation and edit by Jozef Dud\u00e1\u0161<\/em><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block;background-color:transparent\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8150419924824893\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6522017574\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HWC has published several analyses that deserve to be revisited. Although they are not from today\u2014or even yesterday\u2014we still consider them useful in practice. In the past, we tested how HDD vibrations affect noise levels and whether removing the label from an SSD makes sense in terms of cooling efficiency. 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