I just got the WD6004FZWX (6TB) drive. It seems kind of loud. Is this normal?

Well, the seek noise rating is 34 DBa High capacity drives are noisier than the perhaps smaller capacity HDDs you're used to. Plus,it's a 7200 RPM Drive that uses multiple platters, runs fairly hot, and draws about 9 watts. As long as it's not making strange noises, I'd bear with it. These drives were a steal, since it's the older 128 MB cache model,(Newest = 256 MB cache). Since I have no idea of what your case or it's layout is, I don't have any suggestions as to what you might do to get it "out of earshot" as it were.

SMR or CMR for model WD6004FZWX? Not even the WD website has this model and why can't Newegg just state which one it is? I really am starting to hate Newegg.

CMR, Only the 1T is SMR for the black series.

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WD_Black 6TB Gaming Performance Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, 128 MB Cache, SATA Gb/s, 3.5" - WD6004FZWX (OEM)

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Desktop performance gaming hard drive
Performance storage available in up to 10TB capacities
Designed for gamers, system builders, and creative professionals
Western Digital's StableTrac and Dynamic Cache Technology increase reliability and optimize performance
An industry-leading 5-year limited warranty
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Model
Brand	WD
Series	Black
Model	WD6004FZWX

Performance
Interface	SATA 6.0Gb/s
Capacity	6TB
RPM	7200 RPM
Cache	128MB

Features
Features	Desktop performance hard drive Performance storage available in up to 8TB capacities 2X DRAM cache up to 256MB for faster read operations Designed for creative professionals, gamers and system builders WD's StableTrac and Dynamic Cache Technology increase reliability and optimize performance
Usage	Gaming Hard Drives

Dimensions
Form Factor	3.5"
Height (maximum)	26.10mm
Width (maximum)	101.60mm
Length (maximum)	147.00mm

Additional Information
First Listed on Newegg	July 17, 2026

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