[mythtv-users] Re: Quiet Power Supplies/Quiet PC's
Jeff Williams
JeffW at rockstargames.com
Wed Jul 9 12:55:24 EDT 2003
Honestly, the quietest power supply I have ever used is a cheap Allied 300 watt unit currently in my HTPC. Cost me $18 at Newegg. I can barely hear it; only if I put my ear right up to it. Works fine, too, no crashes or unexplained phenomena.
I wouldn't recommend a PSU like this for a real high-end PC, though, like I know some people on this list have. Tomshardware.com always includes noise tests whenever they do PSU roundups and usually the Antec TruePower line comes out on top in that area. I think the 430 watt model they tested recently only put out something like 34db (maybe 39db; you can search for the article at the site to verify) at full load, which is really good for a dual-fan, high-power PSU. Zalman also makes PSU's that are built for quiet, and you could also look into the SilenX line available at exoticpc.com. I don't have experience with these, though.
> Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2003 16:15:19 -0400
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> All this talk about quiet PC has me wondering...
> What is the quietest powersupply that any of you have come across?
> The PS is the last source of noise in my box.
> I have a zallman flower heatsink and a seagate hd both of which
> are extremely quiet.
>
> Thanks...
>
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