i'm currently using an Enermax Galaxy 1000W power supply but my system only uses about 50 watts of power from the wall. i'm running 3770K, off of integrated graphics with two SSDs and one HDD, and no other hardware.
i want absolutely silent PSU because i will be recording in the same room and i need my computer as quiet as humanly possibly.
that said, i don't want a PSU that will only be able to power this particular system - i want a versatile PSU that will be able to power any reasonable non-gaming build easily but also be absolutely silent when powering a low-power system like the one i have now.
i could end up building a video editing / file server machine that could end up looking as something like 100W cpu + 2 X 150W GPU or a 2 X 150W xeon CPU + 100W gpu plus about 10 x 10W hard drives so about 500W load total which would call for a 700W or so PSU.
so ideally i would like something that is silent up to about 100W load but is rated as high as 700W so that it can reliably drive the aforementioned video editing machine if i build one, but also run silently when i'm not actually editing videos.
i saw seasonic makes PSUs that can shut the fan off below 30% load and that seems to be exactly what i need, but it would not be prudent to order anything without consulting the forum
i was looking to spend about $100 to $150 or so, but i am open to other suggestions.
i want absolutely silent PSU because i will be recording in the same room and i need my computer as quiet as humanly possibly.
that said, i don't want a PSU that will only be able to power this particular system - i want a versatile PSU that will be able to power any reasonable non-gaming build easily but also be absolutely silent when powering a low-power system like the one i have now.
i could end up building a video editing / file server machine that could end up looking as something like 100W cpu + 2 X 150W GPU or a 2 X 150W xeon CPU + 100W gpu plus about 10 x 10W hard drives so about 500W load total which would call for a 700W or so PSU.
so ideally i would like something that is silent up to about 100W load but is rated as high as 700W so that it can reliably drive the aforementioned video editing machine if i build one, but also run silently when i'm not actually editing videos.
i saw seasonic makes PSUs that can shut the fan off below 30% load and that seems to be exactly what i need, but it would not be prudent to order anything without consulting the forum
i was looking to spend about $100 to $150 or so, but i am open to other suggestions.
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