I've currently got a Corsair HX-620 and it does a good job. I'm thinking of stepping it up to 1000W, and wondering if there are any recommended quiet PSUs in that range?
Best quiet PC power supply
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Corsair/Antec get the good wrap from what I've seen, but its best to check out johnnyguru.com and see for yourself
kev
Im guybrush threepwood
Going to possibly be running a dual GPU ATi card with my current nVIDIA 275gtx thrown in for PhysX and CUDA.
Cheers bibz.
Cheers bibz.
MarcusGHedwig
Member
kev
Im guybrush threepwood
Haha nice dude. I hope the drivers work out in that situation. Im running a seasonic x-750 (seasonic make corsair PSUs), which is the best supply i've ever had- it has an amazing effiiency rating and is extremely quiet- silent in fact when the pc is idle (measured in an anechoic chamber).
Thats not going to be enough for this though. I'd recommend the 1000w HX from corsair (very similar to the seasonic), so just an upgrade of your current gear really. You're going to be looking at a 400w (rough) pull just for the 5970, and then another 200w for the nvidia to draw.
Your rooms air con will be working over time
The ati's are very big cards indeed, and I still cant believe how much heat they woof out of the back.
John_C
formerly Skeksis268
You could consider a second Corsair PSU ... though i doubt its going to fit into your pc case.
Check out http://www.silentpcreview.com
It's a great website for pc geeks who want their pc as silent as possible.
abt
BT
I use the brute force method. I attach a cable tie to the fan grill and feed the tag back into the fan to stop it spinning. Power supplies lost 0.
Your rooms air con will be working over time
Yeah man, it's tremendous. I nearly burned my hand by feeling the heat coming back off the exhaust of the case. That alone is making me wonder whether skipping a generation may be worth it. Turns out the 5970 I bought was faulty, so the option is to either get a refund or an exchange, and grab the new PSU while at it.
@Marcus: Man, you don't know the half of it. The amount of outboard that's going to be drawing juice here, the least of my concerns is another power supply
. Fortunately the current work load can cover it. For the bands that cheap out I can always fall back on ITB mixing!Thanks for the suggestions guys. I suppose I can stick with Corsair. I quite like them and haven't had any issues whatsoever. In fact when quick power cuts in the area caused everything else in the house to cycle, the PC stayed on.
kev
Im guybrush threepwood
Wow, faulty 5970s... I'd be expecting them to be checked til kingdom come the amount they cost 
What games have you lined up now then dude? There must have been a key reason behind this purchase
What games have you lined up now then dude? There must have been a key reason behind this purchase Hope you can get yourself a refund/exchange on that one card there, Ermz. Would be a crying shame to have a castrated 5970.
Glenn Fricker
Very Metal &Very Bad News
Running an Enermax here. Quiet as death, powerful as hell.... and goddamn expensive, too!
One day, I will do a write up on my custom near-silent PC.
One day, I will do a write up on my custom near-silent PC.
Cool stuff Glenn.
I opted to just refund my money with the card and not grab a new one. I might save it till Q1 or Q2 next year when the single chip 8 cores come out. Just do a mass PSU/CPU/GPU upgrade then!
I opted to just refund my money with the card and not grab a new one. I might save it till Q1 or Q2 next year when the single chip 8 cores come out. Just do a mass PSU/CPU/GPU upgrade then!
