A very quiet (silent) psu needed max length 15cm

Brazo · 21 May 2016 at 20:34

Max wattage required is 200w but I've been looking at 400 w. Would prefer modular and fanless.

abui1806 · 21 May 2016 at 23:15

Corsair SF450. Modular but not fanless. But the fan doesn't spin until 225w loaded, hence it would be effectively fanless in this case.

Otherwise this could do well
My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Super Flower Golden Silent 430W Fanless "80 Plus Platinum" Power Supply - Black= £94.99

Total: £105.49
(includes shipping: £10.50)

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Brazo · 22 May 2016 at 08:37

Thank you. I had considered both. The super flower is too long at 17cm. The corsair appeared noisier in tests that i had wanted, loading up at 50w I thought so let me double check.

Brazo · 22 May 2016 at 08:52

Think a silver stone sx500 may tick the boxes as its silent at up to 250w according to this review. http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/silverstone-sx500-lg-power-supply,review-33213-5.html

abui1806 · 22 May 2016 at 13:16

you probably have read this but I think it could e helpful. In that review the SF450 performs pretty good.
http://www.kitguru.net/components/power-supplies/zardon/corsair-sf-450-and-sf-600-psu-review/8/

Brazo · 22 May 2016 at 23:06

Many thanks, the corsair was a strong contender and tbh I wouldn't have been disappointed with it. It's also newer than the sx500 but the 500 has a bigger fan, which helps a lot with noise reduction and equally good reviews.

I have a passive gpu and CPU so I was really disappointed a passive psu wouldn't fit.

There's also 2 ssd's in this build so very silent overall. Only noise is from the did drive when you first turn the machine on.

abui1806 · 23 May 2016 at 00:04

Brazo said:
Many thanks, the corsair was a strong contender and tbh I wouldn't have been disappointed with it. It's also newer than the sx500 but the 500 has a bigger fan, which helps a lot with noise reduction and equally good reviews.

I have a passive gpu and CPU so I was really disappointed a passive psu wouldn't fit.

There's also 2 ssd's in this build so very silent overall. Only noise is from the did drive when you first turn the machine on.

now you got me interested in the specs.

Have been chasing silent fanless build for months now.

Brazo · 23 May 2016 at 13:39

abui1806 said:
now you got me interested in the specs. Have been chasing silent fanless build for months now.

AMD 5350 (overclocked to 2.5GHZ)
Arctic Alpine M1 passive heatsink
Pallit Kalm x 750 TI
Asrock AM1 - H (needs bios update to OC)
2 x SSD's (128GB boot drive and 500GB data drive)
1 x dvd drive (ok its noisy but only for 2 secs when PC is booted up. I would remove it from build but this is only a 'second' pc and its the only DVD drive in the house so comes in handy.

Once the new PSU is in i'll post some pics.

Brazo · 26 May 2016 at 23:05

Psu arrived, with a 2 pin plug! From not OcUK (for shame

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abui1806 · 27 May 2016 at 00:45

You are not allowed to mention any direct competitor here man!

Brazo · 17 Jun 2016 at 22:23

Well I have tried two of the silverstone psu's and both have exhibited a loud rattle from the psu fan. Such a ballache. Have jus ordered my fourth psu for this build the corsair 450 so fingers crossed.