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I'm building a new rig with a Sapphire R9 290 Tri-X OC and Intel i5 4690k and I want head room for another of the same Gpu in the future. I was going to go with a XFX 850w semi mod as it was the cheapest good quality 850w with two 6 pin and two 8 pin Gpu connectors but I heard that it can be hella loud sometimes under load and as I'm spending a lot on high end Noctua cooling, that would kinda defeat the point. Anyone got any suggestions for something that fits the specs and is quite and costs under £100? The only thing I can find is a be quite! supply which is about £100.

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Are you sure that for a r9 290x SLI 850 is enough, normally people buy 1000w PSUs

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Are you sure that for a r9 290x SLI 850 is enough, normally people buy 1000w PSUs

850w is plenty

 

EVGA G2 850w would be my recommendation. 

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Is the power supply supposed to be proper or silent?

No not silent I just need it not to simulate an F-15 at takeoff is all. Something that has a silent running mode for idle would be nice tho

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Both of those are still £100 :/

It's worth the money. 

 

Even the cheapest psu would only be £20 cheaper, but wouldn't be as quiet or as good. 

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It's worth the money. 

 

Even the cheapest psu would only be £20 cheaper. 

I'm trying to spend less... The XFX is £75

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Are you sure that for a r9 290x SLI 850 is enough, normally people buy 1000w PSUs

It's a 290 not a 290x  :)

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I'm trying to spend less... The XFX is £75

It's also an 80+ bronze unit with a 5 year warranty. Whereas the G2 is gold rated, has a 10 year warranty, and is regarded as one of the best psus for the money. 

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It's a 290 not a 290x  :)

Sorry always swap posts in my head and with the recent hype about r9 290(x) its even harder :D

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Sorry always swap posts in my head and with the recent hype about r9 290(x) its even harder :D

S'okay

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It's also an 80+ bronze unit with a 5 year warranty. Whereas the G2 is gold rated, has a 10 year warranty, and is regarded as one of the best psus for the money. 

Yeah but If I'm spending that much anyway then I'll just go for a be quite! 850w because they have low noise optimized fans and run silent at idle 

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Yeah but If I'm spending that much anyway then I'll just go for a be quite! 850w because they have low noise optimized fans and run silent at idle 

The G2 has an Eco mode at low Wattages so it's also silent at idle.

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The G2 has an Eco mode at low Wattages so it's also silent at idle.

Buuuut it's the same price as the be quiet and they design there psus for low noise even at full load

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Buuuut it's the same price as the be quiet and they design there psus for low noise even at full load

 

Which BeQuiet are we talking about? Power Zone? If so, that's among the exception, as the fan can ramped up to 2500 RPM at full load, while the EVGA G2 would ramped up to ~1700RPM. So it will be louder at idled and full load.

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Buuuut it's the same price as the be quiet and they design there psus for low noise even at full load

You shouldn't just look at the fan alone, I agree the Be Quiet fan is better than the one the G2 uses, even if the PSU uses the quietest fan in the world without a proper fan profile it's meaningless.

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The power zone has rather a very agressive fan profile, at 600w load the fan spins like nearly twice as fast.

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You shouldn't just look at the fan alone, I agree the Be Quiet fan is better than the one the G2 uses, even if the PSU uses the quietest fan in the world without a proper fan profile it's meaningless.

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The power zone has rather a very agressive fan profile, at 600w load the fan spins like nearly twice as fast.

Okay thanks for the help  :)

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For future reference. It's 

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As for the psu i can't really comment. My friend has some fractal design case and i honestly can't hear the HX750 psu when it's idling

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For future reference. It's 

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As for the psu i can't really comment. My friend has some fractal design case and i honestly can't hear the HX750 psu when it's idling

Okay thanks  :ph34r:

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Okay thanks  :ph34r:

No thank you. I've been waiting forever for a chance to use that gif

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