A quiet modular PSU?

[Tafel_Kafel]

Hi, I'm looking for an extremely quiet PSU (around 15db), 550-600w

Any suggestions? Not going to get a fanless because my h440 will fry 

[twoscoops]

A controversial PSU but it's a quiet, modular PSU.

 

http://www.corsair.com/en-gb/power-supply-units/rm-series

 

May not have the best components but hasn't failed me in my year of ownership. It was damn expensive though.

 

Maybe worth noting, I have the 750 watt and the fan has never spun once.

[FlashingKool_Z]

15db? Unless it's running fanless, it's probably not possible. And yes I see that you have the h440, but I don't think it will really fry. What are you exact specs? You could try to get something like a AX760, and I believe it stay fanless until 450-500w, so if your system is not pulling above that, you could probably get away with it

[Tafel_Kafel]

15db? Unless it's running fanless, it's probably not possible. And yes I see that you have the h440, but I don't think it will really fry. What are you exact specs? You could try to get something like a AX760, and I believe it stay fanless until 450-500w, so if your system is not pulling above that, you could probably get away with it

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/J9P8xr

I also wanna get a fan controller 

Probably I'll order that MSI krait edition board or something when it comes out

[twoscoops]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/J9P8xr

I also wanna get a fan controller 

Probably I'll order that MSI krait edition board or something when it comes out

 

That's a hell of a lot of money on fans!

[bbrooking18]

Evga or Super Flower should be considered (Super Flower are the OEM behind Evga's power supply in case you were not aware of them)

[Tafel_Kafel]

That's a hell of a lot of money on fans!

I think it's worth it

[twoscoops]

What case do you have? If you're after a fan controller some have them built in.

[FlashingKool_Z]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/J9P8xr

I also wanna get a fan controller 

Probably I'll order that MSI krait edition board or something when it comes out

Oh, then you should get the AX760 or something similar, since it will probably stay fanless 99% of the time, but if your h440 does become close to frying it (though I doubt that will happen since its like any other case if its mounted fan downwards) it will start to spin to prevent it from frying it 

[Tafel_Kafel]

What case do you have? If you're after a fan controller some have them built in.

 

because my h440 will fry 

plz

H440 has a fan hub, but the fans will only run at 12v

[MourningSouls]

Be Quiet Dark Power Pro 10, or one of their lower end units. Cables look like shit, but that's fairly easy to deal with. Especially in an H440.

 

EDIT: The Straight Power 10 is supposed to be extremely quiet.

[xToFxREAPER]

the rm line from corsair has yet to fail me and i have yet to see the fan spin on mine so its dead quiet. Running a fairly heavily oc'd 4770k and decently oc'd sli 780's on an 850 watt supply

[Maowhree]

Some power supplies, like the one which is in my rig, will turn their fan on when they reach a certain load OR a certain internal temperature (which you can't set but is generally very low as a precautionary measure) and will keep quiet either way. Generally the newer/higher wattage/higher price power supplies will ever keep quiet.

Also, cases with bottom mounted power supply are designed precisely to keep the PSU and the motherboard in their own thermal zone. It should not affect your case temperatures in any way.

[That Norwegian Guy]

Be Quiet! or LEPA are probably your best bets for outright silence.

 

Though 15db is borderline crazyspecs.

 

If you really need 15db, just get an OP PSU in terms of wattage with a quality fan, like a Cougar GX1050. It hovers around 15db up to about 550W. Though I have the GX1050 and even on full load about 800W it still isn't very audible at all. Note that the curve diagram on the website shows max noise at each wattage, so it will take a while before it actually gets that "loud".

[alexyy]

What are your full system specs?

 

if your really into being very quiet this would do the trick.

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256108&cm_re=fanless-_-17-256-108-_-Product