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Old 06-15-2008, 04:01 PM   #11 (permalink)
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ive got a thermaltake 550watt and it only makes a noise now and again when psu comes under load playing cod4 etc...

i couldnt belive how quiet it is
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FSP do literally silent PSU's but the prices are massive for what they output.
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Thermaltake doesn't make anything quiet. From PSUs to heatsinks to fans, noithing.

Like PabloTek said, FSP do real silent PSUs, but they're extremely expensive and not that powerful. However, like I said before, Seasonic has been known for their quiet PSUs for many years. Check out SPCR, they praise almost every single Seasonic made units.
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Thermaltake doesn't make anything quiet. From PSUs to heatsinks to fans, noithing.

Like PabloTek said, FSP do real silent PSUs, but they're extremely expensive and not that powerful. However, like I said before, Seasonic has been known for their quiet PSUs for many years. Check out SPCR, they praise almost every single Seasonic made units.

do me a favour and dont tell me what im hearing please thanx
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do me a favour and dont tell me what im hearing please thanx
I'm sure you're not hearing it, but have you considered the other parts in your computer? Unless you have 2 low rpm 120mm fanned radiators, a 0dba pump and no other fans in your 900, I'm sure the noise that your PSU makes won't shine through as much as from my computer.
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i dont have all that in my pc at the min cos my quadcore/motherboard is coming tomorrow-WAHOOOO

all water kit is out and all fans etc...

all i got is my psu and cpu fan running-yes i was expecting it to be noisey psu but i am pleasantly surprised
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i dont have all that in my pc at the min cos my quadcore/motherboard is coming tomorrow-WAHOOOO

all water kit is out and all fans etc...

all i got is my psu and cpu fan running-yes i was expecting it to be noisey psu but i am pleasantly surprised
Nice, AMD or Intel quad core?
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Nice, AMD or Intel quad core?
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Zalman doesn't make quite aything
I hope your joking here. Isn't Zalman one of first PSU to even claim quietness?


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Really? Where are you looking, cause Seasonic PSUs are usually very expensive. As for fans, 120mm fans are usually pretty quiet, but 80mm fans create less turbulance.
I shop at newegg.com saw a seasonic for $40 bucks at 300w, not bad. What do mean by 'turbulence' does less of that equal minimal noise?

FSP probably has the cheapest, quality PSUs newegg has a 300w at $25. Is FSP quieter than Antec, Seasonic, PC Power & Cooling or Enermax, though?
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antec makes very quiet psu's, i just got the quattro 850 and i cant hear the fan at all.
what about thermaltake, arent those usually quiet?
No, just about as loud as it gets.
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