New quiet power supply

[vcsinfo]

I recently got a nice new cpu fan thats really quiet.
Now I want my power supply to do the same.
I have a p4m800 7a mobo, pent d 3.3 ghz proc.
Any good recommendations for a p/s? Proly shoudl push at least 500watts and needs to be quiet..

thanx in advnace

 

[StumblingForward]

Tom's hardware has a good review of quite power supplies.
I would take a look at these.

http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/04/01/really_cool_and_quiet_power_supplies/index.html

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[wahnula]

My favorite quiet PSU is Nexus, available at endPCnoise:

http://www.endpcnoise.com/cgi-bin/e/std/sku=NX-4090.html

I have these on all my home PCs. I first tried a fanless:

http://www.directron.com/cf480coolmax.html

but the heat buildup was an issue, as my components depended upon an updraft from the PSU fan(s).

Tony

 

[paparazi]

hmmm? 500watt plus silent doesn't really exist.
That much power and the components that are using it need cooling.
The next best thing to passive is a PSU with a big controlled fan using heatpipes.

http://www.zalman.co.kr/eng/product/view_slide.asp?idx=240&idm=1

Again Zalman has an excellent reputation for quality PSU's with near silent and silent operation.

Martin

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[felixc]

I have recently installed two Antec power supplies, which were very silent.

 

[wahnula]

500watt plus silent doesn't really exist

Nexus has one:

http://www.endpcnoise.com/cgi-bin/e/std/sku=NX-5000.html

I believe this is a Dutch company, so it should be available in UK and EU. I have only found one distributor in US, that is above. Sorry, I missed the "500 watt" req. in the OP.

I agree Zalman is synonymous with quiet but I am a true silence freak, I hear everything and am easily distracted by sound. I don't hear either of the two Nexus PSU-powered PCs within 2 meters of my ears in my home office. Of course they all have Zalman CPU coolers too...The third Nexus-powered PC <1 meter from my right ear has minimal noise, but it also has (5) fans. I think it's the HSF & GFX, not the PSU...or maybe even the RAID 1 array.

Regardless you cannot go wrong with Nexus. They are harder to find but they have passed my personal tests to called be the quietest. Brands I have tried (and pressed into service at the office after failing at home):

PC Power & Cooling "Silencer"...great PSU but nowhere near silent;
Antec TruePower 550 EPS12V...normal PSU sound
Zalman 460...way better but still "Whooshy"
Coolmax fanless...super quiet but heatflow has to be right

Take it from a silence freak that has lived with Nexus PSus for the last 3-4 years, they are the quietest I have tested.

Well the quietest was a 1999 HP Brio, when I dissected it I found a fanless 90W PSU...

Tony

 

[jurgen36]

Well try this, no noise at all, no fans for anything. Works very well indeed.

http://www.myshopping.com.au/PR--33097_Zalman_TNN300_Fanless_Computer_Case

A bit pricy but completely quite. Good luck

Jurgen

 

[wahnula]

Well since we're getting out there dollar-wise why not go for the gusto:

http://www.endpcnoise.com/cgi-bin/e/std/category=Totally_Noiseless_Cases.html

[smiile]

Tony

 

[franklin97355]

http://www.antec.com/us/pro_p_Phantom.php

The answer is "42"

 

[paparazi]

wahnula U quoting me again? lol
Nexus, very nice! but it looks like it uses a fan to me, so NOT silent!


And franklin97355's Phantom! hmmmm same here!
Quote......
completely silently until its internal temperature reaches a user selected temperature, whereupon the fan turns on.

And even that case at $800 plus... only has a limited 350watt heat disipation capacity.

Quiet but not SILENT! me thinks.
Martin

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