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AkinaGod

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I just got a new 500W power supply and it is running almost as loud as my vacuum. But I can't find any switches on it to turn it down. Is there a way to go through windows to turn down the fan speed? I also have PC Wizard if that can help me out too. How do I turn it down?
 
No way that I know of to manually turn it down....id return it for another.

Most power supplies don't make that kind of sound that are working to spec. What kind of PSU is it and what is your system specs.

I never bought low-end PSU I always stick to Corsair but even my old e-machine PSU was not a vacuum on load.
 
Twist86 said:
No way that I know of to manually turn it down....id return it for another.

Most power supplies don't make that kind of sound that are working to spec. What kind of PSU is it and what is your system specs.

I never bought low-end PSU I always stick to Corsair but even my old e-machine PSU was not a vacuum on load.
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Mobo:
Manufacturer : ASRock
Product : N68PV-GS

Graphics Card (Integrated into mobo)
Manufacturer : Nvidia Corp (ASRock Inc)
Model : NVIDIA GeForce 7050 PV / NVIDIA nForce 630a
Bus Type : PCI
Total Memory : 512 MB
Texture Memory : 626 MB
Processor : GeForce 7050 PV / NVIDIA nForce 630a
Converter : Integrated RAMDAC
Refresh Rate (min/max) : 50/240 Hz
Codename : G67
Revision : A1
Bus : 128-bit
Memory Type : DDR
GPU Frequency : 425 MHz - [initial : 425 MHz]
Memory Frequency GPU : 532 MHz
Pixel Pipelines : 4
Vertex Pipelines : 1
Pixel Shader Version : 3.0

Processor:
AMD Phenom(tm) 8650 Triple-Core Processor
 
What power supply did you buy? My old crappy one I had from Xion was loud as crap but I opted for a low end psu and that's what I got.
 
I personally like the antec lines but they tend to be a little more expensive, but they will last forever and are quiet as can be.
 
AkinaGod said:
ok then i can return it. Anybody know a 480-500W supply that is reliable but quiet?
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As has been said above and i +3 it, corsair. They are a little more expensive, but power supplies are probably the main component where the "cost=quality" is affected the most.

I had the power supply that was built into my case when i bought it for a year or so and then upgraded my RAM and added another video card. Even the the PSU was 750W (it said -.-) it ended up blowing under strain, even though my rig only uses about 550W. I googled the PSU, and found, no word of a lie right here, it was worth about £8...for a PSU that can just about power a dual core, single card 2GB single HDD system but is probably the least efficient PSU in history.

Unfortunately i can't post it up, i can't remember the make and threw out the busted PSU shortly after it went pop, after salvageing the 120 mm fan out of it and mounting it on my case :P.

A couple of days later after some research i bought an 850W corsair PSU. It is silent even though it is on about 60% load, which is where it is most efficient, about 87% efficient. It cost me a fair bit, £120 for the unit+P&P, but it was such a good buy. Comes with 5 year warrenty but i am almost certain it will outlive that. They do them as low as either 350W or 400W i think, and obviously these less powerful ones are quite a bit cheaper, so you can get one that is more than sufficient for alot less than £120 (in US dollars thats about $171.42 at the current exchange rate).
 
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