Need help finding a quiet power supply

LegendNH · 01-01-02, 06:10 PM

I would like it built a very very quiet computer. Where can I get a power supply to give me enough juice to run my system and still be wispher quiet:

Here are the specs to my computer so far:
Athlon XP1700
Abit KG-7 not raid
liteon 24x cd-rw
artec 16x dvd
1 gig of ram maybe 512 with the prices going up
sound blaster live X-gamer
80gb WD hard drive
ati radeon ViVo (need to capture stuff in mpeg2)

Must be very very very quiet please
Please you help is greatly appriciated.

Maximus Nickus · 01-02-02, 07:06 PM

Enermax PSU's are whisper quiet and go up to 500Watt which is enough for any system.

However they are expensive, Antec PSU's are good and quiet to, just make sure the PSU you get a Temp Controlled as it will adjust the speed (thus the noise) of the fan depending on the temperature.

BigRed · 01-03-02, 04:35 PM

the new enermax psu's have a fan control nob on the back to adjust the speed (noise) of the fan

kinda expensive tho

1Time · 01-05-02, 02:54 AM

Check out quietpc.com. They've got a 300w ps that's as quiet as you can get with one fan. Thought about buying it but it cost about $115 including shipping from UK to USA. I just bought a 370w TTGI model with two 80mm sleeve bearing fans and it's quiet enough. I got it from ramplus.com for under $55.00 including shipping. The one at quietpc.com is the way to go if you want it as quiet as you can get.

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JaY_III · 01-06-02, 06:54 PM

you could always change the PSU fan if its too load...
or lower the voltage from the fan to 7V from 12

dipan · 01-07-02, 05:50 AM

The PC Power and Cooling Silencer series are quiet, but expensive. Zalman also makes a quiet power supply ...

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LegendNH New Member Join Date: Jan 2002	Need help finding a quiet power supply I would like it built a very very quiet computer. Where can I get a power supply to give me enough juice to run my system and still be wispher quiet: Here are the specs to my computer so far: Athlon XP1700 Abit KG-7 not raid liteon 24x cd-rw artec 16x dvd 1 gig of ram maybe 512 with the prices going up sound blaster live X-gamer 80gb WD hard drive ati radeon ViVo (need to capture stuff in mpeg2) Must be very very very quiet please Please you help is greatly appriciated.
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Maximus Nickus Senior Shaman Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Milton Keynes, U.K.	Enermax PSU's are whisper quiet and go up to 500Watt which is enough for any system. However they are expensive, Antec PSU's are good and quiet to, just make sure the PSU you get a Temp Controlled as it will adjust the speed (thus the noise) of the fan depending on the temperature. __________________ Lead Senior - Cooling Abit AT7 Max2 \| 2100+ @ 3200+ Dual Loop WaterCooling \| 0.1 C/W CPU Block In order to succeed, you must try. \| Avatar by Plague. Be calm, relax and the answer will come to you Folding at Home My Heatware
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BigRed Caffinated Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Mount Vernon, WA	the new enermax psu's have a fan control nob on the back to adjust the speed (noise) of the fan kinda expensive tho __________________ These products not tested on animals. But if you've got pets, and want to do your part for scientific inquiry... How far over stock could an overclocker clock, if an overclocker could clock over stock? Back in the days of the Greeks and Romans whenever the people where confronted with a single or chain of Destructive events on the Epic scale they took it as a sign of the gods displeasure with how things are going then promptly deposed (killed) the leader of the time. AHHH the good ol' days :D
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01-05-02, 02:54 AM	#4
1Time Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada	Check out quietpc.com. They've got a 300w ps that's as quiet as you can get with one fan. Thought about buying it but it cost about $115 including shipping from UK to USA. I just bought a 370w TTGI model with two 80mm sleeve bearing fans and it's quiet enough. I got it from ramplus.com for under $55.00 including shipping. The one at quietpc.com is the way to go if you want it as quiet as you can get. >AMD XP 1700+ >Epox 8KHA+ >Alpha PAL8045 >512mb Crucial PC2100 >40 gig Seagate Barracuda IV >GeForce GTS-V 32mb DDR >LiteOn CD/DVD - CDRW >SB Live Value >Win XP Home >Samsung 19" >Antec case SX635 >TTGI 370w ps >NIC 10/100
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JaY_III Senior of BX Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Vancouver	you could always change the PSU fan if its too load... or lower the voltage from the fan to 7V from 12
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01-07-02, 05:50 AM	#6
dipan Registered Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Akron, OH	The PC Power and Cooling Silencer series are quiet, but expensive. Zalman also makes a quiet power supply ...
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