‘Good’ Silent PSU?

slipd · 14 May 2006 at 01:00

Hey guys,

I’m a after a silent or near silent PSU for my Dad’s machine?

Atm he’s only running a 1200 Duron but in the next month or so he’ll be going 64 bit

Being old, he’s obsessed with noise in the case, so the quieter the better please

It doesn’t need to be too powerful, I’d imagine anything over 400w would be sufficient? And anything with modular cabling would be a bonus – he likes things tidy :rolleyes:

Thanks,

SW.

semi-pro waster · 14 May 2006 at 01:06

Seasonic will probably be the quietest and fine for any foreseeable upgrades however they aren't modular. Enermax offer modular PSUs and should be pretty quiet as well so if that is a priority then I'd probably go with the 500w as it is fairly reasonably priced as well

Raikiri · 14 May 2006 at 01:32

430w Seasonic, got mine for £40 and it is an excellent PSU. completely silent and comes with some cable management stuff although isnt modular

Dr. Gonzo · 14 May 2006 at 11:57

Check SPCR fantastic website.

The Fortron/Source 300w fanless PSU is supposed to be brilliant. If he's running his system at stock, conscious of sound and doesn't have a power hungry setup it might be a good option.

Hope that helps!

slipd · 15 May 2006 at 00:37

Raikiri said:
430w Seasonic, got mine for £40 and it is an excellent PSU. completely silent and comes with some cable management stuff although isnt modular

Hmm. The Seasonic does look good?

Is it completely quiet, I notice there is quite a large fan on the bottom of the unit? Or is it one of those 'ultra' quiet ones?

I'm currently using a Enermax Liberty 500w and that's quiet, but you can still hear it?

I thought the only true silent PSU's would be the ones without a fan at all?

Thanks guys,

SW.

Raikiri · 15 May 2006 at 00:46

Well, the fan spins at about 800rpm and is a dual bull bearing yate loon fan, it is probably about 17db which is inaudible over ambient noise.

squiffy · 15 May 2006 at 01:16

The Seasonic is totally quiet, you have to be within 1" to even hear it. It's quieter than the Enermax Liberty.

Carl · 15 May 2006 at 01:27

Energize · 15 May 2006 at 01:34

Seasonic definatley.

DELETED_36704 · 15 May 2006 at 01:50

Energize said:
Seasonic definatley.

Ill second that, my 500W Seasonic is the best PSU i have ever owned, very quiet indeed.

Its not modular, the cables are twisted instead, but its still one of the best you can buy.

OV3RCLOCK3R · 15 May 2006 at 02:07

Another vote for the seasonic

squiffy · 15 May 2006 at 02:20

The Enermax Liberty is quiet too, more than acceptable (quiet purr) It's only 200rpm more than the Seasonic, I would say Enermax higher quality lines (Seasonic has dipped) also enermax is modular and has more connectors/SLI GFX cables etc.

If it's for a htpc get the SS, normal desktop/gaming enermax. If htpc is 6'+ away get the enermax.