Quietest Cheap PSU?

[garyjpaterson]

Alright, looking for as silent as possible PSU for my new rig. Not sure what wattage i will need, probably 500-600w? Single GPU, OC'd 3570k.

 

Had a look at the new Corsair RM series, seems great but its about £85 for the 550w one. Is there anything cheaper that is nice and quiet? I would like full modularity for sleeving in the future but i think i might be asking a bit much by that point! 

 

I like the idea of being able to leave my PC idling and hardly hear it, right now its horrible if i have to leave something downloading overnight!

[Sharif]

i am waiting for peoples answer i was wondering too 

[TideRower]

The Be Quiet Pure Power L8 530W (costs 58) might be a good option.

[Titanicium]

I think that if you can go with the Corsair RM one then you should  I think so because I have several Corsair products and have never had a problem with any of them

 

They are also sporting a serious customer service which makes buying at them a breeze after my opinion

[garyjpaterson]

The Be Quiet Pure Power L8 530W (costs 58) might be a good option.

 

Looked at a couple reviews, seems really quiet which is great, and at under £60 it certainly is an option! Thanks

 

I think that if you can go with the Corsair RM one then you should  I think so because I have several Corsair products and have never had a problem with any of them

 

They are also sporting a serious customer service which makes buying at them a breeze after my opinion

 

Yeah id love to go with it but its much more expensive than i want to pay!

[Titanicium]

Looked at a couple reviews, seems really quiet which is great, and at under £60 it certainly is an option! Thanks

 

 

Yeah id love to go with it but its much more expensive than i want to pay!

 

Well at that price point and with those requirements I don´t really got anything to recommend

Sorry, but I would at least say that you should go with a company that you actually know Otherwise you might get an unpleasant surprise...

[Guest GRRigger]

Just dropped by to say be quiet has one of the most silent fans, even by case fans standard.

I dont know about the L8, but i know some bequiet PSUs are made by seasonic. XFX has also seasonic made psus.

[WoodenMarker]

Just dropped by to say be quiet has one of the most silent fans, even by case fans standard.

I dont know about the L8, but i know some bequiet PSUs are made by seasonic. XFX has also seasonic made psus.

XFx doesn't exactly have the quietest psus. 

[Maverik5124]

I got the BeQuiet! L8 630W myself and it is impossible to hear. When my pc is idlying my case fans turn at 400rpm and there is no way to hear the psu. It is completly quiet.

Even under load I have never heard my PSU. I would say the BeQuiet! L8 is the way to go

[garyjpaterson]

Im really tempted with a be quiet PSU, although now i really want a fully modular one for sleeving down the line! And it would end up the same price as the Corsair RM ones.

How difficult is it to sleeve non modular cables?

[iWearKiltz]

Looked at a couple reviews, seems really quiet which is great, and at under £60 it certainly is an option! Thanks

 

 

Yeah id love to go with it but its much more expensive than i want to pay!

PSUs are one of the only things which you can future proof with. I say this, but in a few years time power requirements will be so low anyway, but when i say this i mean it:

i've been through a few psus in my time, and the more i spent, the better quality and the better the psu i would get.

 

dont cheap out and get a cheap psu for the sake of it being cheap. bequiet is a good brand however, and i would go with @maverick5124's suggestion

[iWearKiltz]

Im really tempted with a be quiet PSU, although now i really want a fully modular one for sleeving down the line! And it would end up the same price as the Corsair RM ones.

How difficult is it to sleeve non modular cables?

 would suggest just using cable extenders which will have been sleeved. that'd be better for that situation

[quan289]

There's a sale on Corsair PSU + cables atm. http://www.corsair.com/promo

You could get the Corsair RM with the cables if you want.

 

Edit: Oh, you are from the EU. I'm not sure if that promo will work outside of the NA.

[nightlitezzz]

Im really tempted with a be quiet PSU, although now i really want a fully modular one for sleeving down the line! And it would end up the same price as the Corsair RM ones.

How difficult is it to sleeve non modular cables?

It would be easier than modular psus since you only have to do half the work. You only need to use heat shrink on one side and just ziptie the other.

 

I just don't see all the hype about Corsair's RM PSUs. It has the HX series's fan design where it doesn't spin and it has flat cables.

[quan289]

I just don't see all the hype about Corsair's RM PSUs. It has the HX series's fan design where it doesn't spin and it has flat cables.

 

 

Well, seeing how there have been a lot of complaints regarding fan noise (the RM uses a quieter rifle bearing fan than the 2BB fan in the HX) and coil whine, along with Corsair marketing, I can understand where the hype is coming from. Although companies like BeQuiet have been addressing coil whine and fan noise (they uses higher quality FDB fans for many of their PSUs) for a while now in their PSUs, and to my understanding even among the Seasonic X / Platinum units that some of their PSUs is build on.

[mgsstar]

The TX650 V2 is not a bad psu and the fan only spins up after a certain amount of load/temp.