EVGA SuperNOVA 850W Modular Power Supply

[steveo1234]

Anyone recommend a good passive psu zero rpm mode for a silent build which is not corsair haven't had any luck with there power supplies.

 

850watt

[STRMfrmXMN]

2 hours ago, steveo1234 said:

Anyone recommend a good passive psu zero rpm mode for a silent build which is not corsair haven't had any luck with there power supplies.

 

850watt

Corsair RMi... oh wait....

 

Uh, OK, EVGA GS 850 it is then.

[OneshotOtter]

Evga supernova is perfect for it. Just turn on eco mode and its perfectly silent.

[Guest]

I would get the G2 over the GS if they are priced similar.

[STRMfrmXMN]

12 hours ago, lee32uk said:

I would get the G2 over the GS if they are priced similar.

G2 is a fair bit louder tho

[Guest]

28 minutes ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

G2 is a fair bit louder tho

 

The fan on the 850W GS doesn't stay in eco mode for very long if you look at Jonnyguru's review. 

 

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story3&reid=414

 

The G2 stayed off for longer.

 

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story3&reid=377

 

They are both great units, but I personally prefer the G2 (If they are priced the same) just for the extra bit of warranty (That I am never likely to use ) 

[steveo1234]

32 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

 

The fan on the 850W GS doesn't stay in eco mode for very long if you look at Jonnyguru's review. 

 

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story3&reid=414

 

The G2 stayed off for longer.

 

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story3&reid=377

 

They are both great units, but I personally prefer the G2 (If they are priced the same) just for the extra bit of warranty (That I am never likely to use ) 

is it depending what your system temperature is?

[STRMfrmXMN]

1 hour ago, steveo1234 said:

is it depending what your system temperature is?

It's depending on the load on the 12V rail iirc 

 

So that has a little bit to do with temperature but not really, it depends on how loaded up the PSU is.

[Jidonsu]

I have the G2 850. I have never heard my PSU fan, and my watercooled PC is virtually silent, so it's not exactly being drowned out.  I just turned the eco mode on today. I was only able to tell the difference between on and off by sticking my head behind the case and feeling the air coming out of the PSU. 

[Curufinwe_wins]

5 hours ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

G2 is a fair bit louder tho

Just saying,  the 850G2 is quiet enough in my system to stay under my 17 dba threshold volume when not gaming,  and when gaming (near 750-800W load) it stays under my 23 dba threshold. 

 

It should also be noted the Define S has really good psu noise  isolation. 

 

Again this is on eco mode. 

 

I do have a gq 650 in my nas,  it's a nice unit as well.  Fan never turns on though obviously.