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- Nov 28, 2001
In trying to quiet down my system, I now find the PSU fan is the loudest component at about 44-45db at the grill, while all other components are <40db. It's a Cougar CMX 700W (purchased here from one of the PSU reviewers) and I am unsure if its possible to slow the fan down with a simple resistor. If I cannot, I'd like to get a different PSU to quiet the system down even further.
I'm trying to find the link to a fairly recent (this year I believe) PSU review that was posted here, but I cannot locate it. All I can remember, is that the PSU had a switch that would put the fan in 2 different settings. A "silent" setting that would power the fan off below a certain temperature and only turn it on when it was above the set temp (I think it was something high like 50C), and the second position would use a normal fan speed profile, but would not power off the fan.
If that particular PSU cannot be located, what decent alternatives could I get? My system specs are in the sig, and currently I am not doing any overclocking and running everything at stock. My main priority right now is trying to get the system as quiet as possible, so I'd prefer to get a silent PSU, one that would have the fan off till the PSU reached a certain temperature (as in the review I'm looking for).
I'm trying to find the link to a fairly recent (this year I believe) PSU review that was posted here, but I cannot locate it. All I can remember, is that the PSU had a switch that would put the fan in 2 different settings. A "silent" setting that would power the fan off below a certain temperature and only turn it on when it was above the set temp (I think it was something high like 50C), and the second position would use a normal fan speed profile, but would not power off the fan.
If that particular PSU cannot be located, what decent alternatives could I get? My system specs are in the sig, and currently I am not doing any overclocking and running everything at stock. My main priority right now is trying to get the system as quiet as possible, so I'd prefer to get a silent PSU, one that would have the fan off till the PSU reached a certain temperature (as in the review I'm looking for).