quiet PSU?

[jonah255]

anyone have a good quiet PSU? i'm considering getting this "noise free" zalman from newegg. my current antec 400W is jet engine loud.

 

[Cannabis]

The 380 watt in my sonata is barely audible. Cant remember quite what it called though. I think truepower 380s.

 

[Bar81]

I haven't been impresswed with the Zalmans or the Nexus series. For true quiet these are the only ones I would recommend:
http://www.silenx.com/

 

[John]

Originally posted by: Bar81
I haven't been impresswed with the Zalmans or the Nexus series. For true quiet these are the only ones I would recommend:
http://www.silenx.com/

Slap a panaflo L1a or Pabst <15dB fan in your current powersupply and be done with it.

 

[DaveSimmons]

I have a Nexus 300 watt in my server and it's whisper-quiet. The higher-watt one I read a review of didn't fare so well.

For good reviews and forums on quietness, www.SilentPCReview.com

 

[Bar81]

Originally posted by: John

Originally posted by: Bar81
I haven't been impresswed with the Zalmans or the Nexus series. For true quiet these are the only ones I would recommend:
http://www.silenx.com/

Slap a panaflo L1a or Pabst <15dB fan in your current powersupply and be done with it.

I almost killed myself trying that on my Nexus 300W

 

[biostud]

Seasonic Super Tornado 400w

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: Bar81

Originally posted by: John

Originally posted by: Bar81
I haven't been impresswed with the Zalmans or the Nexus series. For true quiet these are the only ones I would recommend:
http://www.silenx.com/

Slap a panaflo L1a or Pabst <15dB fan in your current powersupply and be done with it.

I almost killed myself trying that on my Nexus 300W

Either your name is Matt Murdock, you have tinnitus, or the voices in your head make fan noises -- the Nexus is already about as close to silent (without an overheating PS) as you'll get outside of a passively-cooled power supply.

Don't listen to Bar81, jonah255 -- it's only the voices that are keeping him from enjoying a quiet power supply

 

[Bar81]

Or I actually know what quiet is...

 

[henmaster]

Slap a panaflo L1a or Pabst <15dB fan in your current powersupply and be done with it.

Do you know of a guide or have any tips on doing this? Would you have to cut off the fan's molex connector and splice it's wires into the power supply's internal wires?

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Brand Name - "Silverstone"

That's all you need to know. 120mm cooling, up to 550W IIRC ... more power than you'll ever need.

- M4H

 

[henmaster]

I found another brand which has a 120mm fan, the Coolmax Taurus CX series. It has the additional feature of being able to set the fan speed to constant high, constant low, or auto (thermally controlled). I think I'm gonna order one of these for my next system.

 

[Nickel020]

Take a look at www.silentpcreview.com. You'll find everything you need to know about quiet PSUs there.

 

[Czar]

search for fortrons with a 12cm fan, very cheap and very quiet and also just very high quality

 

[John]

Originally posted by: henmaster

Slap a panaflo L1a or Pabst <15dB fan in your current powersupply and be done with it.

Do you know of a guide or have any tips on doing this? Would you have to cut off the fan's molex connector and splice it's wires into the power supply's internal wires?

Cut the 2 fan leads from the old fan and connect the new fan to them.

 

[RaNDoMMAI]

Originally posted by: Czar
search for fortrons with a 12cm fan, very cheap and very quiet and also just very high quality

The had a 120mm forton, It was rock solid, but it is no where near quiet.

many complaint over at SPCR too

The cheapest and best way to get quiet is get the forton 300 GRE model with the 80mm fan and swap it out with a panaflo.

Some of my friends didnt even swap it out becasue it was quiet enough for them


~RaNDoM

 

[SneakyStuff]

Seasonic and Forton make nice quiet PSUs

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: henmaster

Slap a panaflo L1a or Pabst <15dB fan in your current powersupply and be done with it.

Do you know of a guide or have any tips on doing this? Would you have to cut off the fan's molex connector and splice it's wires into the power supply's internal wires?

The capacitors in a PS can give you a nasty shock, don't just open it up and start poking around unless you're applying for a Darwin award.

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

All I know, is Nexus makes wicked quiet fans. I'd go with one of their PSUs, but not the 120mm version. Even turning slow they produce so much air turbulance that could resonate within the PSU casing.