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Looking for a power supply recommendation
I will be building a new PC in the new year and I'm looking for
recommendations for the PSU. As this is something many people overlook and I think it is the most critical component as far as budget goes for this component - price is no object My new system will have the fastest 45nm Intel penryn quad core processor I can buy in February. I will be looking at the new nVidia 780i chipset so I can run 2 x nvidia 8800GT graphics cards in SLI. (Intels x38 chipset only supports ATI Crossfire ) I will be having 5 x 1Tb SATA hard disks, DVD, Floppy, an array of cold cathode lighting, and using low noise fans for air cooling (the Scythe slip streams look good though in the future I may move to water cooling) My PSU requirements a Quiet Clean power to all devices Spare capacity in case I add extra drives or PCI cards Quiet Modular would be nice but I'm not worried if the unit isn't Oh - did I mention quiet Please note that by quiet I do not mean silent. I don't think silient units are any good. I used to have two power supplies in my current PC (total of 850W) but I put a PC Power & Cooling 1Kw PSU unit in to replace them there was a significant increase in the noise coming from it which is why I'm now looking for a quiet (low noise) one. I plan to be putting in noise reduction measures for the other components as well. Someone has suggested I use the PC Power & Cooling 750Watt quiet model but when I checked the specs it the DBa it produces is the same as my current noisy 1KW PSU. Thanks |
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Looking for a power supply recommendation
Gilgamesh wrote: I will be building a new PC in the new year and I'm looking for recommendations for the PSU. As this is something many people overlook and I think it is the most critical component as far as budget goes for this component - price is no object My new system will have the fastest 45nm Intel penryn quad core processor I can buy in February. I will be looking at the new nVidia 780i chipset so I can run 2 x nvidia 8800GT graphics cards in SLI. (Intels x38 chipset only supports ATI Crossfire ) I will be having 5 x 1Tb SATA hard disks, DVD, Floppy, an array of cold cathode lighting, and using low noise fans for air cooling (the Scythe slip streams look good though in the future I may move to water cooling) My PSU requirements a Quiet Clean power to all devices Spare capacity in case I add extra drives or PCI cards Quiet Modular would be nice but I'm not worried if the unit isn't Oh - did I mention quiet Please note that by quiet I do not mean silent. I don't think silient units are any good. I used to have two power supplies in my current PC (total of 850W) but I put a PC Power & Cooling 1Kw PSU unit in to replace them there was a significant increase in the noise coming from it which is why I'm now looking for a quiet (low noise) one. I plan to be putting in noise reduction measures for the other components as well. Someone has suggested I use the PC Power & Cooling 750Watt quiet model but when I checked the specs it the DBa it produces is the same as my current noisy 1KW PSU. For power supply reviews, try: www.jonnyguru.com www.silentpcreview.com (also information about making computes quiet) www.hardocp.com www.xbitlabs.com www.extremeoverclocking.com Modular? Really? PCP&C doesn't like modular because the extra connectors drop a teeny bit more voltage. |
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On Sat, 8 Dec 2007 08:33:48 +1030, "Gilgamesh"
wrote: I will be building a new PC in the new year and I'm looking for recommendations for the PSU. As this is something many people overlook and I think it is the most critical component as far as budget goes for this component - price is no object My new system will have the fastest 45nm Intel penryn quad core processor I can buy in February. I will be looking at the new nVidia 780i chipset so I can run 2 x nvidia 8800GT graphics cards in SLI. (Intels x38 chipset only supports ATI Crossfire ) I will be having 5 x 1Tb SATA hard disks, DVD, Floppy, an array of cold cathode lighting, and using low noise fans for air cooling (the Scythe slip streams look good though in the future I may move to water cooling) My PSU requirements a Quiet Clean power to all devices Spare capacity in case I add extra drives or PCI cards Quiet Modular would be nice but I'm not worried if the unit isn't Oh - did I mention quiet Please note that by quiet I do not mean silent. I don't think silient units are any good. I used to have two power supplies in my current PC (total of 850W) but I put a PC Power & Cooling 1Kw PSU unit in to replace them there was a significant increase in the noise coming from it which is why I'm now looking for a quiet (low noise) one. I plan to be putting in noise reduction measures for the other components as well. Someone has suggested I use the PC Power & Cooling 750Watt quiet model but when I checked the specs it the DBa it produces is the same as my current noisy 1KW PSU. Thanks You are designing a system that uses several hundred watts of power. The PSU will not be quiet if it is properly designed because it still has to be rid of it's own generated heat plus a significant portion of the cased parts heat due to using low flow, quiet case fans. The quietest option would be to again use two PSU, as it will nearly halve the thermal density in each PSU, while providing twice the exhaust area and two fans so each can run significantly slower and quieter. |
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"kony" wrote in message ... On Sat, 8 Dec 2007 08:33:48 +1030, "Gilgamesh" wrote: I will be building a new PC in the new year and I'm looking for recommendations for the PSU. As this is something many people overlook and I think it is the most critical component as far as budget goes for this component - price is no object My new system will have the fastest 45nm Intel penryn quad core processor I can buy in February. I will be looking at the new nVidia 780i chipset so I can run 2 x nvidia 8800GT graphics cards in SLI. (Intels x38 chipset only supports ATI Crossfire ) I will be having 5 x 1Tb SATA hard disks, DVD, Floppy, an array of cold cathode lighting, and using low noise fans for air cooling (the Scythe slip streams look good though in the future I may move to water cooling) My PSU requirements a Quiet Clean power to all devices Spare capacity in case I add extra drives or PCI cards Quiet Modular would be nice but I'm not worried if the unit isn't Oh - did I mention quiet Please note that by quiet I do not mean silent. I don't think silient units are any good. I used to have two power supplies in my current PC (total of 850W) but I put a PC Power & Cooling 1Kw PSU unit in to replace them there was a significant increase in the noise coming from it which is why I'm now looking for a quiet (low noise) one. I plan to be putting in noise reduction measures for the other components as well. Someone has suggested I use the PC Power & Cooling 750Watt quiet model but when I checked the specs it the DBa it produces is the same as my current noisy 1KW PSU. Thanks You are designing a system that uses several hundred watts of power. The PSU will not be quiet if it is properly designed because it still has to be rid of it's own generated heat plus a significant portion of the cased parts heat due to using low flow, quiet case fans. If you look at the specs for the Scythe Slip Stream range of fans you will see they have quite a good air flow while keeping noise down. :-) The quietest option would be to again use two PSU, as it will nearly halve the thermal density in each PSU, while providing twice the exhaust area and two fans so each can run significantly slower and quieter. |
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On Sun, 9 Dec 2007 06:51:49 +1030, "Gilgamesh"
wrote: You are designing a system that uses several hundred watts of power. The PSU will not be quiet if it is properly designed because it still has to be rid of it's own generated heat plus a significant portion of the cased parts heat due to using low flow, quiet case fans. If you look at the specs for the Scythe Slip Stream range of fans you will see they have quite a good air flow while keeping noise down. :-) Either they aren't using conservative ratings for their fans like everybody else, or it is non-applicable to actual use. There is no fan that has substantially lower noise:flow-rate than other alternatives because the noise (in use) is turbulence from nearby obstructions, turbulence unavoidable as it's due to moving the air, any given flow rate. |
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"kony" wrote in message ... On Sun, 9 Dec 2007 06:51:49 +1030, "Gilgamesh" wrote: You are designing a system that uses several hundred watts of power. The PSU will not be quiet if it is properly designed because it still has to be rid of it's own generated heat plus a significant portion of the cased parts heat due to using low flow, quiet case fans. If you look at the specs for the Scythe Slip Stream range of fans you will see they have quite a good air flow while keeping noise down. :-) Either they aren't using conservative ratings for their fans like everybody else, or it is non-applicable to actual use. There is no fan that has substantially lower noise:flow-rate than other alternatives because the noise (in use) is turbulence from nearby obstructions, turbulence unavoidable as it's due to moving the air, any given flow rate. Not true... Blade and housing design can affect the noise produced by a fan. Two fans, moving the same amount of air, don't necessarily produce the same amount of noise. |
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On Sat, 08 Dec 2007 22:49:23 GMT, "Noozer"
wrote: "kony" wrote in message .. . On Sun, 9 Dec 2007 06:51:49 +1030, "Gilgamesh" wrote: You are designing a system that uses several hundred watts of power. The PSU will not be quiet if it is properly designed because it still has to be rid of it's own generated heat plus a significant portion of the cased parts heat due to using low flow, quiet case fans. If you look at the specs for the Scythe Slip Stream range of fans you will see they have quite a good air flow while keeping noise down. :-) Either they aren't using conservative ratings for their fans like everybody else, or it is non-applicable to actual use. There is no fan that has substantially lower noise:flow-rate than other alternatives because the noise (in use) is turbulence from nearby obstructions, turbulence unavoidable as it's due to moving the air, any given flow rate. Not true... Blade and housing design can affect the noise produced by a fan. No, not much at all. Major fan manufactuers have spent millons researching this, some 3rd party generic is just using marketing tricks. The blades are not so much different, nor is the housing. These things were already refined years ago. Two fans, moving the same amount of air, don't necessarily produce the same amount of noise. True, but it has little to do with Scythe's potentially fradulent advertising. Specs mean little compared to actually hearing a fan in a system. In some cases these crap fans are actually louder per CFM becaues their free-air rating in suspension does not account for cheap manufacturing blade or hub imbalances that result in vibrations once mounted in a case. Scythe is best avoided because of their dishonesty. Don't reward a relabeler who only cites hypothetical best-case scenario numbers instead of the more conservative numbers any reputable real major fan manufacturer does. Major fan manufacturers are the only ones spending millions on research and development, instead of just slapping a label on and marketing their wares. |
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Noozer wrote:
"kony" wrote in message ... On Sun, 9 Dec 2007 06:51:49 +1030, "Gilgamesh" wrote: You are designing a system that uses several hundred watts of power. The PSU will not be quiet if it is properly designed because it still has to be rid of it's own generated heat plus a significant portion of the cased parts heat due to using low flow, quiet case fans. If you look at the specs for the Scythe Slip Stream range of fans you will see they have quite a good air flow while keeping noise down. :-) Either they aren't using conservative ratings for their fans like everybody else, or it is non-applicable to actual use. There is no fan that has substantially lower noise:flow-rate than other alternatives because the noise (in use) is turbulence from nearby obstructions, turbulence unavoidable as it's due to moving the air, any given flow rate. Not true... Blade and housing design can affect the noise produced by a fan. Two fans, moving the same amount of air, don't necessarily produce the same amount of noise. There are some unique designs out there. Their product line isn't very wide, which is why you don't see more of these. http://www.verax.de/verax.php?SID=19...id=1&entryid=7 Paul |
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"kony" wrote in message
... On Sat, 08 Dec 2007 22:49:23 GMT, "Noozer" wrote: "kony" wrote in message . .. On Sun, 9 Dec 2007 06:51:49 +1030, "Gilgamesh" wrote: You are designing a system that uses several hundred watts of power. The PSU will not be quiet if it is properly designed because it still has to be rid of it's own generated heat plus a significant portion of the cased parts heat due to using low flow, quiet case fans. If you look at the specs for the Scythe Slip Stream range of fans you will see they have quite a good air flow while keeping noise down. :-) Either they aren't using conservative ratings for their fans like everybody else, or it is non-applicable to actual use. There is no fan that has substantially lower noise:flow-rate than other alternatives because the noise (in use) is turbulence from nearby obstructions, turbulence unavoidable as it's due to moving the air, any given flow rate. Not true... Blade and housing design can affect the noise produced by a fan. No, not much at all. Major fan manufactuers have spent millons researching this, some 3rd party generic is just using marketing tricks. The blades are not so much different, nor is the housing. These things were already refined years ago. Two fans, moving the same amount of air, don't necessarily produce the same amount of noise. True, but it has little to do with Scythe's potentially fradulent advertising. Specs mean little compared to actually hearing a fan in a system. In some cases these crap fans are actually louder per CFM becaues their free-air rating in suspension does not account for cheap manufacturing blade or hub imbalances that result in vibrations once mounted in a case. Scythe is best avoided because of their dishonesty. Don't If the only source of information used is company propaganda you deserve what you get. However there are good reviews of the fans out there http://www.dragonsteel.us/index.php?...55&Ite mid=38 Why do you say they are dishonest? Simply because you don't believe their claims or do you have other experiences to back this up. I'm not being argumentative, I want to know about past bad practices before making decisions. reward a relabeler who only cites hypothetical best-case scenario numbers instead of the more conservative numbers any reputable real major fan manufacturer does. Major fan manufacturers are the only ones spending millions on research and development, instead of just slapping a label on and marketing their wares. |
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Somewhere on teh interweb Gilgamesh typed:
"kony" wrote in message ... Scythe is best avoided because of their dishonesty. Don't If the only source of information used is company propaganda you deserve what you get. However there are good reviews of the fans out there http://www.dragonsteel.us/index.php?...55&Ite mid=38 Why do you say they are dishonest? Simply because you don't believe their claims or do you have other experiences to back this up. I'm not being argumentative, I want to know about past bad practices before making decisions. If you want to know bad practices look no further than the page you just linked. Specifically where it says: "Sponsor: _Scythe_" It's getting increasingly difficult to find unbiased reviews these days. Do you think Dragon Steel Mods are going to give a bad review for an item when the item supplier is paying them for to review it? That's why groups like this are so important. You get to hear first-hand reports from people who aren't in the pocket of the manufacturer. -- TTFN, Shaun. |
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