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Most quiet PSU??
- Thread starter Joshh100
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- Nov 6, 2002
Tt 480W PSU with adjustable RPM fans
I know you said 80.00...and this is onsale for 85.00 plus 5.00 shipping...but you just might swing the extra 10.00 for it
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It has the Active PFC, so you don't have to bother with modding it with adjustable pots...
Incase you don't know what Active PFC is...
"Active PFC provides more efficient PF (Power Frequency), 0.95~0.99, it means only 1%~5% power has gone."
compaired to most PSU's that do not have it...
"Non-PFC offers around 0.5~0.6 PF (Power Frequency), 40 ~50% power lost."
I know you said 80.00...and this is onsale for 85.00 plus 5.00 shipping...but you just might swing the extra 10.00 for it
...It has the Active PFC, so you don't have to bother with modding it with adjustable pots...
Incase you don't know what Active PFC is...
"Active PFC provides more efficient PF (Power Frequency), 0.95~0.99, it means only 1%~5% power has gone."
compaired to most PSU's that do not have it...
"Non-PFC offers around 0.5~0.6 PF (Power Frequency), 40 ~50% power lost."
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- Sep 4, 2002
Joshh100 said:
The sparkle/fortron 350W with the 120mm fan puts out more powwah than most 400W power supplies, and is extremely quiet. excaliberpc.com carries it.
The fortron 530W is also very quiet, becuase the fans are run throttled way back all the time. You can pick one of these monsters up for $75 at newegg. Beware, they are heavier than some aluminum cases.
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thanks guys.. Ill take a look at both of these and weigh my options. Weight is not an issue for me though because Im not going to any LAN parties or anything.. If any, it would be at my neighbor's house. Not much of a distance to bring a heavy PC.
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Depends is the closest neighbor is a mile away...lol...
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go with the quiest of them all with very very good power...
the 120mm fan version of the 350 watt (450 watts max tested) from fortron for about $50 shipped...
it had no problem (cool air out the back) powering DUAL tualatins at 1.62gigs with 3 hard drives, 1 gig ram, and lots of cards....see sig...
the 120mm fan version of the 350 watt (450 watts max tested) from fortron for about $50 shipped...
it had no problem (cool air out the back) powering DUAL tualatins at 1.62gigs with 3 hard drives, 1 gig ram, and lots of cards....see sig...
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antec and enermax make some of the most quiet psus too, high quality , watch out for the truepower330 tho
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The Antec True Powers are very quiet...The 350watt Sparkle from www.xpdirect.com/ is a killer power supply, that is virtually silent...The 530watt Fortron from www.newegg.com/ is a beast...Best bang for Buck power supply on the planet IMHO...and it is quiet...
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i have a 400 sparkle and my chipset fan on my nf7-s is about 20x louder i cant hear my sparkle unless my ear is on the psu
