Silent PSU ?

[The Jackal]

HEEELPPPPP !

Maybe one for Zing and the pros,

I really need a near silent PSU around the 450W+ mark to drive the C2D asrock 4 disk machine.

Can anyone recommend a cheap PSU to fit this bill ? I'm looking at spending 15 quid but maybe a max of 50 if needs be ?

Please help

cheap does not really go with efficient and silent with psus


http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=CA-007-TG

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=CA-000-SS

hiper do a 350 watt for around 20 quid thats very quiet used one the other day (its 20 pin but just buy an adapter) does it have to drive a gfx? if not you may well get away with it http://www.eclipsecomputers.com/prod...code=PSH-3S350

[The Jackal]

Originally Posted by zinglebarb

cheap does not really go with efficient and silent with psus

This is what p88888es me off ' Why do these companies rip us off for just adding maybe a heatsink and quality silent fans to PSUs.

I mean some of the PSUs that dell / HP use in their PCs are relatively quiet and cheap

but are they any good? ive used loads of cheap psus in basic machine thats lasted well bung it at something desent and pop goes the weasel

[The Jackal]

Zing are the seasonics quiet ? I am sure their price has skyrocketed over the past year ?

dont ask me mate I got good hearing and it has a fan so it wont be silent.The cheap hiper I fitted into a c2d machine with stock cooler and it was very quiet not silent but quiet so with an freezer 7 pro it would be even quieter (god ive never used the q button so much in a post lol )

[The Jackal]

My other option that I can get today is a HIPER psu ? Any good ? :/

im running a modular hiper one as we speak

[The Jackal]

Originally Posted by zinglebarb

im running a modular hiper one as we speak

Whats a modular PSU ?

Anyway I'm gonna dice my life with this : what do u think ?

http://www.yoyotech.co.uk/product_in...8c63b2da2bd644

edit :

We'll see how I feel when we get there : Failing that will go Tagan or Seasonic as u recommended

thats a cheap and nasty that comes in cheap cases at a lower wattage mate got a 450 watt here that was in a 30 quid case

modular basicall means you plug the molexs in you want to save space although with a busy pc like mine I still have to use splitters lol

[The Jackal]

Originally Posted by zinglebarb

thats a cheap and nasty that comes in cheap cases at a lower wattage mate got a 450 watt here that was in a 30 quid case

modular basicall means you plug the molexs in you want to save space although with a busy pc like mine I still have to use splitters lol

Hmmm Its the 550W model - yeh well its only 15 quid too and supposedly rated at 23dba which is quiet... All for the price of a couple of boxes of smokes.

Should bridge me for the weekend I suppose

Budget might go out the window when I get there though ! as I'm thinking of picking up one of these too :

Ninja Plus

http://www.yoyotech.co.uk/product_in...3e928d3f4bffb5

Or maybe a tuniq

Hell If it goes real bad I'll prolly end up with a new mobo too GRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

tut buy a desent psu then you gitbag lol

[The Jackal]

lol @ Zing true true....

Just powered up my rig and realized where the problem is

root@ultra:~# sensors
w83697hf-isa-0290
Adapter: ISA adapter
VCore: +1.28 V (min = +1.71 V, max = +1.89 V) ALARM
+3.3V: +3.26 V (min = +3.14 V, max = +3.47 V)
+5V: +5.05 V (min = +4.76 V, max = +5.24 V)
+12V: +11.00 V (min = +10.82 V, max = +13.19 V)
-12V: +0.06 V (min = -13.18 V, max = -10.80 V) ALARM
-5V: +1.38 V (min = -5.25 V, max = -4.75 V) ALARM
V5SB: +5.51 V (min = +4.76 V, max = +5.24 V) ALARM
VBat: +0.26 V (min = +2.40 V, max = +3.60 V) ALARM
fan1: 0 RPM (min = 4440 RPM, div = 8) ALARM
fan2: 2250 RPM (min = -1 RPM, div = 8) ALARM
temp1: +40°C (high = +40°C, hyst = +2°C) sensor = thermistor
temp2: +43.0°C (high = +80°C, hyst = +75°C) sensor = thermistor
alarms:
beep_enable:
Sound alarm enabled

Stock CPU fan is making a heck of a noise as it speeds up under load.

Don't think I'll be able to get a decent PSU in London so will have to bridge myself until next week.... Will go out soon and get the ninja, speakers etc and maybe the PSU if I can get it

[The Jackal]

Got the ninja and the cheap n nasty PSU all under 50 quid.

Result :

Temps are slightly down (I dont think the ninja install was to my liking - I'll fix it when I need to OC )

But got silence ! Ahhh bliss... Unfortunately I can hear my maxtors making a high pitched sound grrrrrrr : Oh well cant win them all.

[Gareth]

Prolly way too late with this, but if you're still after quiet PSUs and bits 'n' bobs, ahve a look at www.quietpc.com