Silent PSU's

Pasty901 · 06-19-2003, 11:10 AM

Hey guys,

Any1 got any input on silent PSU's ive heard good and bad things myself...

Is it true that some of them are only silent as they work on temperature, turning themselves on and off as needs be? If so this greatly worries me for a power supply - dont really want it interupted frequenty!

I'd like 1 but price and the bad things ive heard about them are restraining me a bit. Any1 convince me otherwise?

Davileet531 · 08-09-2003, 01:54 PM

Yeah try a thermaltake psu. I have one it will get a lil warm but it is silent. Can't hear it at all. 420 watt is what I got.
DT

LPDad · 08-10-2003, 06:31 AM

Look back through these forums-- there has been a lot of discussion on different kinds/sizes of PSUs over the last 8 months or so...also we have done several reviews-- look on the review page.

alegar001 · 08-14-2003, 11:58 PM

I scored a nice Cheiftec 420watt with dual fans really nice and almost silent. has pleniy of leads for all your accesories and supports amd and intels P4. It also runs really cool to be puttin gout 420, I really like it....

............................... But my case fan is something else completly, it sounds like I put a helicopter in my case. Oh well it is a cheapy fan, just needed it to make sure I got plenty of ventilation.

berks · 08-15-2003, 04:45 PM

I bought this fan and it is really quiet and cheap, LPDad turned me on to this one.

http://www.plycon.com/fans/chrome80.htm

LPDad · 08-15-2003, 06:39 PM

Just sprung for a Thermaltake XaserIII Silent Purepower 480W (whew, say that 5 times fast)

Very quiet, Very nice adjustable exaust fan LOTS of plugs.

Thermaltake W0010+PFC Silent Purepower 480W with Black housing - Xaser Edition ATX 2-Fan Power Supply. Designed for AMD K7 and Intel ATX +12V 1.1 and ATX 2.03 version (Fully Support Pentium 4). (with Serial ATA connector.) Peak Output : 550W. 2 adjustable manual fan speed controls in the front and rear side of the case. For details please click on Product Link. Please see images. Retail. More... Model#: W0010 + PFC (BLACK) Special FedEx Saver Shipping $6.00

$76.00
LINK: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...tby=14&order=1

Pasty901 · 08-16-2003, 05:25 AM

oooh now i was looking at one of those, have to see when i get some money

Dunceantix · 10-05-2003, 08:41 AM

One thing to always look for when buying a silent PSU is the reviews that have been done on them.

Most reviewers will have done a voltage check on each line while running the PSU's. Some silent PSUs don't hold a steady voltage within 'acceptable' limits and can cause crashing etc etc.

So make sure you check those graphs.

06-19-2003, 11:10 AM	#1 (permalink)
Pasty901 News Writer! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 785	Silent PSU's Hey guys, Any1 got any input on silent PSU's ive heard good and bad things myself... Is it true that some of them are only silent as they work on temperature, turning themselves on and off as needs be? If so this greatly worries me for a power supply - dont really want it interupted frequenty! I'd like 1 but price and the bad things ive heard about them are restraining me a bit. Any1 convince me otherwise? __________________ "The hardest thing in this world is to live in it."

08-09-2003, 01:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
Davileet531 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Virginia Posts: 15	Yeah try a thermaltake psu. I have one it will get a lil warm but it is silent. Can't hear it at all. 420 watt is what I got. DT Last edited by Davileet531; 08-10-2003 at 12:55 AM.

08-10-2003, 06:31 AM	#3 (permalink)
LPDad Admin & "Fixer" Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Costa Mesa, CA Posts: 2,293	Look back through these forums-- there has been a lot of discussion on different kinds/sizes of PSUs over the last 8 months or so...also we have done several reviews-- look on the review page. __________________ We don't need no stink'n TechSupport We ARE TechSupport. *LPDad* Administrator

08-14-2003, 11:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
alegar001 King of the lurkers Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: I am thinking of some place real hot...no hotter..yea there ! Posts: 109	I scored a nice Cheiftec 420watt with dual fans really nice and almost silent. has pleniy of leads for all your accesories and supports amd and intels P4. It also runs really cool to be puttin gout 420, I really like it.... ............................... But my case fan is something else completly, it sounds like I put a helicopter in my case. Oh well it is a cheapy fan, just needed it to make sure I got plenty of ventilation. __________________ [23:04] <alegar001> os[Windows XP Professional, Service Pack 2 uptime[45d 32m 12s] cpu[1-Intel P4 Celeron (Cu), 2.7MHz[3.1], 128KB (10% Load)] mem[Usage: 56/256MB (21.88%)] gfx[Nvidia XFX 64MB] A step from Ordinary.

08-15-2003, 04:45 PM	#5 (permalink)
berks PCTT Administrator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 3,735	I bought this fan and it is really quiet and cheap, LPDad turned me on to this one. http://www.plycon.com/fans/chrome80.htm __________________ Vote For Us!!!

08-15-2003, 06:39 PM	#6 (permalink)
LPDad Admin & "Fixer" Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Costa Mesa, CA Posts: 2,293	Just sprung for a Thermaltake XaserIII Silent Purepower 480W (whew, say that 5 times fast) Very quiet, Very nice adjustable exaust fan LOTS of plugs. Thermaltake W0010+PFC Silent Purepower 480W with Black housing - Xaser Edition ATX 2-Fan Power Supply. Designed for AMD K7 and Intel ATX +12V 1.1 and ATX 2.03 version (Fully Support Pentium 4). (with Serial ATA connector.) Peak Output : 550W. 2 adjustable manual fan speed controls in the front and rear side of the case. For details please click on Product Link. Please see images. Retail. More... Model#: W0010 + PFC (BLACK) Special FedEx Saver Shipping $6.00 $76.00 LINK: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...tby=14&order=1 __________________ We don't need no stink'n TechSupport We ARE TechSupport. *LPDad* Administrator

08-16-2003, 05:25 AM	#7 (permalink)
Pasty901 News Writer! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 785	oooh now i was looking at one of those, have to see when i get some money __________________ "The hardest thing in this world is to live in it."

10-05-2003, 08:41 AM	#8 (permalink)
Dunceantix Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 2	One thing to always look for when buying a silent PSU is the reviews that have been done on them. Most reviewers will have done a voltage check on each line while running the PSU's. Some silent PSUs don't hold a steady voltage within 'acceptable' limits and can cause crashing etc etc. So make sure you check those graphs. __________________ N-J Website www.njclan.co.uk find us on irc on quakenet #n-j

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