Which PSU?

[Frozen44]

I'm looking for a well built silent PSU with sleeved cables to go with these components. Any recommendations?
Aprox. buget $100

X2 3800+
Lian-Li PC-7B plus
Evga 7800 GT
Zalman CNPS9500 LED
X-fi platium
DFI or ASUS motherboard
1 gig value RAM
1 optical drive

 

[ribbon13]

Sleeved, modular, 120mm fan

No idea about the quality of that unit, but should do the trick.

 

[KoolDrew]

Seasonic S12-500.

 

[ribbon13]

Originally posted by: KoolDrew
Seasonic S12-500.

I'd be the first to reccomend the S12, but they have braided cables. He said he wanted sleeved. I was going to suggest in my first post, getting a S12-500 and sleeving it himself, but that would cost a bit extra.

 

[t3h l337 n3wb]

The Fortron Blue Storms come pre-sleeved I believe, but they're not exacly quiet...

 

[Cheezeit]

Originally posted by: t3h l337 n3wb
The Fortron Blue Storms come pre-sleeved I believe, but they're not exacly quiet...

Yes, the 500 is awesome. Its quiet as much as I can load it. I can't hear it or anything when playing bf2.

 

[harobikes333]

the noob asks: Whats the difference between braided and sleeved...? pros cons..?

 

[ElTorrente]

Just order a Seasonic s-12 from performance-pcs.com and have them sleave it for you. They'll sleave, heatshrink any color you want - UV reactive, carbon, whatever color combo you want.

Don't get a lame PSU just because it comes sleaved from the factory - you'll be sorry..

 

[t3h l337 n3wb]

Originally posted by: Cheezeit

Originally posted by: t3h l337 n3wb
The Fortron Blue Storms come pre-sleeved I believe, but they're not exacly quiet...

Yes, the 500 is awesome. Its quiet as much as I can load it. I can't hear it or anything when playing bf2.

Oh, I thought I read somewhere that the Blue Storms were kinda loud... Oh well, guess not.

 

[suicidalpigeon]

Originally posted by: harobikes333
the noob asks: Whats the difference between braided and sleeved...? pros cons..?

sleeve means the cables are coated with some mesh material. braided mean they just tangle the wires into a spiraling formation. both are good method to keep it clean, but sleeve has more style to it and more bragging rights.

 

[Frozen44]

What about this PSU? PSU

 

[orangat]

Originally posted by: Frozen44
What about this PSU? PSU

If you're going to spend that much, stick with more respected brands like PCPC and Seasonic or OEMs like Fortron and Zippy.

 

[Frozen44]

mmk