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I'm leaning towards the Be Quiet Power Zone series but open to other ideas, as I already have the pure power. . . Must be above 600 watts but below 750, unless the price is right. . . genuinely below £100

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 The RM series from Corsair is pretty damn silent.

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yeah I love the look of the RM series, but I'm worried I might not have room for cable management for ribbon cables in my case, very narrow behind the mobo tray. (I know technically they're flatter, but it would make routing more difficult?)

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yeah I love the look of the RM series, but I'm worried I might not have room for cable management for ribbon cables in my case, very narrow behind the mobo tray. (I know technically they're flatter, but it would make routing more difficult?)

i have a rm 850 fan never turns on....unless rendering for hours 

but the cables are nice and neat i had to put a bit of time into cable management to get them all to lay flat. but they now take up less cable management room than my last sleeved power supply 

(plus the cables can be bent really easily into tight radius)

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My ax860i is doing a pretty good job. Fan hasn't even turned on yet.

 
 
 

 

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I have the Corsair RM650 psu and it is totally silent as the fan doesnt kick in till under some load such as gaming.

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Does anyone have any non-modular recommendations? I am also looking for a silence optimized PSU, but due to case size limitations, I need a non-modular supply.

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Does anyone have any non-modular recommendations? I am also looking for a silence optimized PSU, but due to case size limitations, I need a non-modular supply.

I would steer clear of the RM series. They use very low quality capacitors. The AX series by Corsair have a similar fan profile, so does Cooler master's V range of PSU's. 

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I would steer clear of the RM series. They use very low quality capacitors. The AX series by Corsair have a similar fan profile, so does Cooler master's V range of PSU's. 

 

yes I have heard about that, chinese ones? . . . lol but I dunno, Like I haven't seen enough bad complaints to warrant against consider buying one.

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yes I have heard about that, chinese ones? . . . lol but I dunno, Like I haven't seen enough bad complaints to warrant against consider buying one.

If I planned to run my PC 24/7 for a few days/weeks at a time, I'd probably go with something with higher grade caps. Yes, Ltec for the RM850 and RM1000.

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Honestly...pick any power supply within your budget that got a good review on jonnyguru. (other than the RM series)

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I'm really interested in the bixfenix Fury, the 650 watt model is a little over, but it comes with braided cables so I wouldn't mind paying abit extra

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I was going to go for a corsair cx500m, but someone suggested to me the Be Quiet BN181 530W Silentwings fan (for my build) - apparently this is quieter than the already quiet corsair cx series.

 

So I'd say go with the be quiet power zone series you're leaning towards with the silent-wings fan. (Not sure if all their PSUs have the silentwings fans - haven't researched.)

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MPX309, on 02 Jun 2014 - 6:22 PM, said:

I'm really interested in the bixfenix Fury, the 650 watt model is a little over, but it comes with braided cables so I wouldn't mind paying abit extra

 

It is based off the group regulated FSP Aurum, and if it is anything like the EVGA SuperNova NEX650G/750G,they are mediocre in quality. Get whatever quan289 recommended. A braided cable shouldn't be the factor when it comes to deciding a psu. You can always get braided cables from EVGA for their Supernova G2 psu.

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^^What He said  :)  Also take a look at the Antec Truepower classic if you don't mind a non modular psu. It is made by Seasonic.

 

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