[mythtv-users] Re: Quiet Power Supplies/Quiet PC's
Shirley, Mark R
MarkRShirley at eaton.com
Wed Jul 9 15:57:27 EDT 2003
Cheap power supplies ALWAYS die after about a year or two.
I will never go back to cheap PSU's. Pay $15-20, get one year.
Pay $40 or more, get 5-6 years.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Williams [mailto:JeffW at rockstargames.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 11:55 AM
> To: mythtv-users at snowman.net
> Subject: [mythtv-users] Re: Quiet Power Supplies/Quiet PC's
>
>
> 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
> > From: "Calvin Harrigan" <calvinharrigan at earthlink.net>
> > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] ivtv, mythtv & via 694 ?
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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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