G-raid 4tb thunderbolt noise

Hi,
I just bought a g-raid 4tb to hook on my iMac. While the iMac is very silent the g-raid makes a lot of noise. Loud cracking when data is excessed and a constant spinning fan. Is this normal? For example a 3tb freecom usb 3.0 drive is very quite.

My LaCie 6TB thunderbolt drive with a fan is pretty much silent.
I'd be thinking a dodgey drive/s in the box.
Definitely worth asking the question at the point of sale.
Al

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