[sclug] Quiet PSU recommendations

[Angelos Chatzikostas]

Tagan is the brand I trust for years. Quite and reliable.

Thanks


On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 2:33 PM, Andy Hayward <ach at buteo.org> wrote:

> 2008/7/3 David Given <dg at cowlark.com>:
> > After finally getting fed up of the small jet engine in my computer, I
> > decided to get a new CPU cooler for it. Luckily, before I placed the
> order I
> > thought to do some careful investigation using a pencil to stop the fan,
> and
> > it actually turns out to be the el cheapo PSU that's making the noise.
> (One
> > tiny high-speed rear-mounted fan and it doesn't even have a grille on the
> > bottom!)
> >
> > Silent PC Review recommends a couple of Seasonics, but they don't seem to
> be
> > available any more. The closest to a recommended model is the S12II-380
> at
> > 42 quid.
> >
> > However, I've also seen a HiperPower at half the price that claims to be
> > 18dB, quieter than the Seasonic --- but there's no info on that other
> than
> > the vendor's (highly suspect) review.
> >
> > Any recommendations for a quiet 300-ish W PSU? Any other resources I
> should
> > look at for information, reviews etc?
>
> http://www.quietpc.com/fi-en-eur/products/psus-300-500
>
> Saying that, I've got a couple of Antec Smartpower PSUs which are
> 'quiet enough for a study'. Not sure that model is made any more,
> closest seems to be the Antec Truepower Trio:
>
> http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/info_1718.html
>
> -- ach
>



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