Noisy PSU

[msvelev]

Hi everyone,

My system consists of:

SEASONIC SS-850AM Bronze (M12II)

Ryzen 3 3600

GTX 1660 super

 

The total power consumption of the system is a joke and the 850W PSU gets REALLY REALLY LOUD under load and even when idle with room temp above 23C.

Is it normal for this PSU to be this loud? Can I fix the noise somehow? 

If it's just the way it is, can you recommend a PSU that would stay silent?

 

Thanks!

 

 

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, msvelev said:

r consumption of the system is a joke and the 850W PSU gets REALLY REALLY LOUD under load and even when idle with room temp above 23C.

We're talking about fan noise, right?

 

M12II isn't known to be a quiet PSU.  If you want a quiet PSU, there are many other options.

 

[msvelev]

2 minutes ago, jonnyGURU said:

We're talking about fan noise, right?

 

M12II isn't known to be a quiet PSU.  If you want a quiet PSU, there are many other options.

 

It's fan noise yes. I bought it long time ago without much research apart from asking on the forum about a few choices, but noise wasn't a concern back then.

So new PSU it is.. 

[gloop]

47 minutes ago, msvelev said:

It's fan noise yes. I bought it long time ago without much research apart from asking on the forum about a few choices, but noise wasn't a concern back then.

So new PSU it is.. 

If you want silence, look at Corsair’s RMx it RMi. They are designed to be silent under load, and the only difference is the you can manually change the fan speed on the RMi. 

[msvelev]

35 minutes ago, gloop said:

If you want silence, look at Corsair’s RMx it RMi. They are designed to be silent under load, and the only difference is the you can manually change the fan speed on the RMi. 

There's an acceptable deal on RM750x for 280BGN (160USD).

Should I go for it? Is there anything better in terms of silence? (Modular is a must)

[GoldenLag]

59 minutes ago, msvelev said:

Should I go for it? Is there anything better in terms of silence? (Modular is a must)

Do you have a retailer we can utilize?

[Netherspark]

Seasonic produce some of the best Power Supplies in the world, but for some reason I'll never understand they use terrible fans.  Even in their top-end units.

[msvelev]

On 7/3/2020 at 12:46 PM, GoldenLag said:

Do you have a retailer we can utilize?

Prices are all over the place, so I use https://www.pazaruvaj.com/informatika-c3067/ this site to search many sites at once for a concrete product, or one of the following stores:
https://plesio.bg/zahranvane-c-69977705.html
https://www.pro-bg.com/product/Power-supply-desktop/
 

On 7/4/2020 at 4:02 AM, Netherspark said:

Seasonic produce some of the best Power Supplies in the world, but for some reason I'll never understand they use terrible fans.  Even in their top-end units.

Shame.. 

[GoldenLag]

23 minutes ago, msvelev said:

Prices are all over the place, so I use https://www.pazaruvaj.com/informatika-c3067/ this site to search many sites at once for a concrete product, or one of the following stores:
https://plesio.bg/zahranvane-c-69977705.html
https://www.pro-bg.com/product/Power-supply-desktop/

https://www.pazaruvaj.com/zahranvawi-blokove-c3158/be-quiet/straight-power-11-650w-gold-bn282-p396580125/

https://www.pazaruvaj.com/zahranvawi-blokove-c3158/super-flower/leadex-ii-650w-gold-sf-650f14eg-p356206441/

 

One of these two i suppose. 

 

650 is more than enough to not get limited in terms of consumer GPU and CPU options. 

[msvelev]

1 hour ago, GoldenLag said:

https://www.pazaruvaj.com/zahranvawi-blokove-c3158/be-quiet/straight-power-11-650w-gold-bn282-p396580125/

https://www.pazaruvaj.com/zahranvawi-blokove-c3158/super-flower/leadex-ii-650w-gold-sf-650f14eg-p356206441/

 

One of these two i suppose. 

 

650 is more than enough to not get limited in terms of consumer GPU and CPU options. 

I agree that 650 is enough since I won't go for dual GPU setup, but won't the 750 corsair stay with the fan off at all times since I'll be using about half of its capacity? 

Funny thing is that the be quiet one is the one over which I got recommended my current seasonic.. 

[BillNyeThecommieSpy]

4 minutes ago, msvelev said:

I agree that 650 is enough since I won't go for dual GPU setup, but won't the 750 corsair stay with the fan off at all times since I'll be using about half of its capacity? 

Funny thing is that the be quiet one is the one over which I got recommended my current seasonic.. 

That's terrible advice, as the straight power 11 is leagues ahead of the M12ii units.

[msvelev]

1 minute ago, BillNyeThecommieSpy said:

That's terrible advice, as the straight power 11 is leagues ahead of the M12ii units.

Just checked the topic and it was the straight power 10, not 11.  I needed higher wattage PSU because I wanted to use it for foldinging/mining with two 970s. Went for a 970 and 1070 for a while. I won't go for two GPUs any time soon tho.

 

[msvelev]

Ordered the straight power 11 650W.

Thanks!

[msvelev]

Let me update you for closure: 

The Straight Power 11 was out of stock everywhere and I bought RM650X. It's dead silent and the PC now is pretty silent as well. Can't hear it apart from some air moving under normal use and while gaming it can't be heard over the game sound.
I'm really happy with the result. 
Just wondering why modern PSUs don't include single GPU cables. This one and my old one only have double cables, for two GPUs. Makes it harder to cable manage for most users.

[seon123]

1 hour ago, msvelev said:

Just wondering why modern PSUs don't include single GPU cables. This one and my old one only have double cables, for two GPUs. Makes it harder to cable manage for most users.

Depends on the PSU. E.g. the Straight Power 11 and Whisper M have cables with one PCIe connector each