quiet/silent power supply needed

Petrolhead · 2 Mar 2016 at 16:16

I bought a Cooler Master for me old rig which is not that old but the fans runs all the time and is noisy so looking for a replacement

I would like suggestions as to what power to go for and a recommendation as to which supply however I seem to see the name Super Flower Leadex mentioned.

The rig, so you have an idea what its powering:
Gigabyte X99 Micro Atx in a Corsair 240 cube case
Intel i7-5829 clocked at 4000mhz
32 GB DDR4 ram 4x8 modules
Gforce 960 mildly clocked
3 x ssd amd 1 x HHD
3 x 120mm fans
No CD/DVD or floppy
about 3 USB devices

Borealis · 2 Mar 2016 at 18:04

Superflower do make good PSUs. The Leadex is a fully modular PSU, but the modular connectors are backlit as per the product picture:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/supe...lus-gold-power-supply-gunmetal-ca-048-sf.html

If you don't mind the LEDs (it puts some people off), then go for it, as it's a great PSU. The EVGA Supernova G2 series are basically the Leadex PSUs without the LEDs.

You only need a good 550W PSU for that setup, so the Leadex 550W would be a good choice. The Leadex also has an Eco-mode switch which means that the fan will only come on once the PSU has reached a certain temperature.

If a non-modular PSU would be OK, then the Antec TruePower Classic would be a good choice:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/antec-truepower-classic-550w-80-plus-gold-power-supply-ca-202-an.html

Petrolhead · 2 Mar 2016 at 18:45

Thanks for the reply

I seem to think that its a good idea to have some headroom. One for any upgrades the other so the PSU is ticking over and not creating as much heat, therefore less fan noise

Quartz · 2 Mar 2016 at 18:48

Silverstone do two fanless PSUs at 460W and 520W. I have the Silverpower version of the 460W and it's wonderful. If you need more power, the Leadex 850W stops the fan at low power consumption.

Borealis · 2 Mar 2016 at 19:02

All of the Leadex series have the eco mode as far as I know.

If you want some headroom, go with a 650W PSU.

Gze · 2 Mar 2016 at 19:44

There are some semi-passive power supplies available, only switch on the fan when above a certain load.

Grimley · 3 Mar 2016 at 15:42

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https://www.overclockers.co.uk/pc-components/power-supplies/semi-passive?sPage=1&sSort=3

Petrolhead · 7 Mar 2016 at 12:34

I ended up buying this one https://www.overclockers.co.uk/evga...plus-gold-modular-power-supply-ca-026-ea.html

pastymuncher · 7 Mar 2016 at 13:31

Good choice. That's a cracking psu and is basically a Superflower Leadex Gold with a different fan and no tacky led's.

TerabyteMike · 8 Mar 2016 at 07:45

I have an rm850 and can never hear it. Have heard a lot of complaints about the rm series but I have never had any problems. Been rock solid for two years

foster grant · 8 Mar 2016 at 14:06

I had one of those 550WGolden Green PSUs a while back for the Wife's PC ...and the noise from it was awful

Grimley · 12 Mar 2016 at 23:55

foster grant said:
I had one of those 550WGolden Green PSUs a while back for the Wife's PC ...and the noise from it was awful

Must've been a bad one. I've had two of them (both in my Nephews PC's now)
& both have been quiet.

stuartharrison · 26 Mar 2016 at 21:55

Borealis said:
The EVGA Supernova G2 series are basically the Leadex PSUs without the LEDs.

I didn't know that - makes my next psu an easy decision; my enermax galaxy 850 was expensive and 'quiet' at the time but sounds loud now, compared to the rest of my rig.