Your suggestions pls ?? need a QUIET powerful PSU.

Pasty901 · 07-28-2003, 08:58 AM

Hey guys ... so im gonna spend a bit of money on my computer come the end of the summer when hopefully i should have some!

Ive already decided on 3 new hdds, watercoolin kit and some sleeving, thing is i think im gonna need a new psu cus mines runnin mighty hot as it is let alone powering anythin else, ill b running;

1 CD-Rom
1 CDRW
1 floppy
LCD Screen
2 hdds
Watercooling
2 case fans
and last but not least my cathodes

at the mo im runnin all this bar the watercooling off a 350 Watt so im lookin for sumthin not too expensive for a psu but somethin reliable and preferably quiet as theres really no point in me doing my watercooling if im gonna have a loud psu. Anyway any1 suggest a good brand, supplier?

P.S preferably UK

Cheers

LPDad · 07-28-2003, 09:27 AM

I fixed your subject. You will attract more replies if you are specific in your subject line.

Cirga and Nutndun have gotten new PSUs, and search through our review section...there are a couple of nice reviews in there.

Pasty901 · 07-28-2003, 09:44 AM

Ok cheers

igalan · 07-28-2003, 02:38 PM

Recently I bought a Thermaltake Silent Pure Power 480 W Xaser Ed. with Active PFC (can the name be any longer?

). It is very very silent, in fact at 75% of max rpm I can only hear the CPU fan (the CPU fan is noisy at max rpm, but I use Asus Q-Fan which adjusts speed depending on cpu temp). The PSU also has external rpm adjustment (for 5"1/4 or PCI slot) and rpm monitoring sensor (to plug to the m/b). There is also a Serial ATA power connector supporting hotswap, too. It is however expensive... But considering I blew up a 350W PSU after 6 months of use, it was a wise decission to get a quality psu that lasts for the next few years.

Pasty901 · 07-28-2003, 04:53 PM

Hmm excellent ill take a look at those, yer my psu's been really gud but its never going to handle my watercooling as well, thanks igalan

igalan · 07-29-2003, 03:46 AM

That 350W PSU was probably bad. Before I had a 230 W PSU that I had running for more than 4 years and no problems. The voltages were even more stable with the 230 W (both 5v and 12v rails). Very bad quality, the numbers are not everything. I bought a new housing with a 400W Agiler PSU (hoping this should be enough), but this one wasn't doing very well either, the 5v rail was weak, and the 12v rail was too high (over 13v). For this reason I spent 100 € on the Thermaltake PSU, I don't want more trouble.

07-28-2003, 08:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
Pasty901 News Writer! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 785	Your suggestions pls Hey guys ... so im gonna spend a bit of money on my computer come the end of the summer when hopefully i should have some! Ive already decided on 3 new hdds, watercoolin kit and some sleeving, thing is i think im gonna need a new psu cus mines runnin mighty hot as it is let alone powering anythin else, ill b running; 1 CD-Rom 1 CDRW 1 floppy LCD Screen 2 hdds Watercooling 2 case fans and last but not least my cathodes at the mo im runnin all this bar the watercooling off a 350 Watt so im lookin for sumthin not too expensive for a psu but somethin reliable and preferably quiet as theres really no point in me doing my watercooling if im gonna have a loud psu. Anyway any1 suggest a good brand, supplier? P.S preferably UK Cheers __________________ "The hardest thing in this world is to live in it."

07-28-2003, 09:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
LPDad Admin & "Fixer" Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Costa Mesa, CA Posts: 2,293	I fixed your subject. You will attract more replies if you are specific in your subject line. Cirga and Nutndun have gotten new PSUs, and search through our review section...there are a couple of nice reviews in there. __________________ We don't need no stink'n TechSupport We ARE TechSupport. *LPDad* Administrator

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Pasty901 News Writer! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 785	Ok cheers __________________ "The hardest thing in this world is to live in it."

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Pasty901 News Writer! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 785	Hmm excellent ill take a look at those, yer my psu's been really gud but its never going to handle my watercooling as well, thanks igalan __________________ "The hardest thing in this world is to live in it."

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07-28-2003, 02:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
igalan PCTT Articles Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Barcelona, SPAIN Posts: 1,018	Recently I bought a Thermaltake Silent Pure Power 480 W Xaser Ed. with Active PFC (can the name be any longer? ). It is very very silent, in fact at 75% of max rpm I can only hear the CPU fan (the CPU fan is noisy at max rpm, but I use Asus Q-Fan which adjusts speed depending on cpu temp). The PSU also has external rpm adjustment (for 5"1/4 or PCI slot) and rpm monitoring sensor (to plug to the m/b). There is also a Serial ATA power connector supporting hotswap, too. It is however expensive... But considering I blew up a 350W PSU after 6 months of use, it was a wise decission to get a quality psu that lasts for the next few years.

07-29-2003, 03:46 AM	#6 (permalink)
igalan PCTT Articles Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Barcelona, SPAIN Posts: 1,018	That 350W PSU was probably bad. Before I had a 230 W PSU that I had running for more than 4 years and no problems. The voltages were even more stable with the 230 W (both 5v and 12v rails). Very bad quality, the numbers are not everything. I bought a new housing with a 400W Agiler PSU (hoping this should be enough), but this one wasn't doing very well either, the 5v rail was weak, and the 12v rail was too high (over 13v). For this reason I spent 100 € on the Thermaltake PSU, I don't want more trouble.