Quiet PS and Fans

[reicherb]

I just got a LIAN-LI PC65 and an Asus A7V8X (yup merry Christmas to me). I need to put in a quiet power supply and some quiet case fans. I'll be running 4-6 IDE hard drives and 2 CDROM drives. What is a good quiet PS? ENERMAX EG465P-VE? What is a good quiet case fan? Panflo?

Thanks.

Edit: I guess it would be good to have a quiet CPU fan as well. I'm thinking an overclocked AthlonXP 2400 is where I'll be going. Is the Heat Pipe HSF HHC-L61 a good cooler without too much noise? Any other recommendations?

Thanks again.

 

[Davegod]

Both Antec Truepower & Enermax users seem to like saying their PSU's are v quiet - I can vouch for my Antec TP 430 anyway. Case fans Panaflo, but dont discount some "quiet" or "silent" YS-Tech's, actually I have a couple of v cheap Evercool lownoise fans, very quiet and very low price - the one on the truepower fan line (adjusts fan speed) is nearly silent. My plan is to have a 80mm Evercool and a 80mm ystech on both intake and exhaust. I'd go panaflo but ystechs look about as good and fair bit cheaper & more available over here.

As for CPU fan, I think a fair bit depends on your heatsink - if you use a hardcore overclocker / very efficient heatsink like thermalright SLK-800 (review@hardocp) will allow a slower & quieter fan; some (like that SLK) will also take 70 or 80mm fans which are nearly always quieter for more airflow (but have a bigger "deadspot", maybe?).

those coolermaster heat pipes dont seem to get rated particularily well, esp for the price. I did have a really good url for a huge cooler roundup, like 30 coolers or something, but cant seem to find it :|

 

[mechBgon]

With that many drives, you might want to step up to, say, a TruePower 550 for the reserve power. Somehow, with 4 to 6 hard drives, I can't envision the system being very quiet unless they're all Barracuda ATA IV's or V's, however. I second Davegod's suggestion of that SLK-800 with a quiet 80mm fan. Sounds like it's a very merry Christmas at your house, have fun with your new rig!

 

[jhites]

You might also want to consider the Vantec Stealth case fans. They run about the same db as panaflo with more cfm.

I just put 4 of these in my Antec case and am very pleased with them. I got them on a buy 2 get 3rd free from Here

You may want to consider some acustic material on the bottom, top and sides of your case with all those drives and fans.

 

[reicherb]

Thanks for the info guys. I'll check everything out. I'm not looking for a silent case, but don't want it to be any louder than it has to be either.

Thanks.

 

[hmsrolst]

Perhaps the newer Enermax's are quieter--I stopped buying them about a year ago when I found that I had to mod them for quiet. I've found the Antec Trupower to be much quieter.

 

[reicherb]

I think I'm going to go with the Enermax because one of the fans is adjustable. I also decided to open up the case and found that it's got ADDA fans rated as follows:

Low Speed 80mm fan
Rated Speed: 2030 RPM + - 10%
Air Flow: 26.2 CFM (min at rero static pressure)
Static Air Pressure: 1.98 mmAq
Noise Level: 22.5 dBA Nominal

I think I'll stick with those fans, but does anybody know where I can get a converter to plug a 4-wire fan into a header on my motherboard?

Thanks all of the help.

 

[reicherb]

Ok, I just can't pull the trigger on the PSU. has anybody seen both the Antec and The Enermax versions?

Thanks.

 

[Uclagamer_99]

hmm i have a truepower and an enermax adjustable knob fan...i seriously can't hear either of them over my cpu fan (stock p4 intel)

 

[reicherb]

Those are the two I'm looking at.

 

[LazyBastard]

Check out SilentPCReview.

 

[JonathanF]

I have the PC Power & Cooling Silencer 400 ATX Power Supply with two Silencer Case Fans, one for the front and one in the back.

I have the PC Power & Cooling Economical Mid-Tower Case.

The PSU is $ 175, the Computer Case is $ 60 and the Silencer Fans are $ 10 Each.

I have no problems and my System is as Cool as with any Aluminum Computer Case.

I have the AMD Athlon 2700+ CPU.

Jonathan