Quiet PSU

[Alesek]

Hey,

my PSU just died and I was wondering which PSU you would recommend me. I'd like something very quiet. Also my old one is 750W, which might be bit of an overkill. Do you think 600W+ would be enough?

 

Specs:

Sapphire R9 390 overclocked

i5 3570k overclocked

8GB RAM

2SSD + 1HDD

bunch of fan

cheap WLAN card

asus xonar dx

[Hunched]

I'd recommend my PSU, the EVGA 650 P2 (3rd from the top)

It's hard to find noise info on PSU's, not many reviewers bother. Tomshardware is one of the few.

I think there were about 2-3 sites that reviewed the noise of the 650 P2, others didn't have comparison charts though.

850 T2 is overkill. The RM550x isn't as good as the 650 P2.

There may be things quieter than what's on this list, but I don't know how to find them, and they can't be that much quieter.

[jj9987]

Most quality power supplies have the feature where the fan is turned off below certain percentage of load (40% for my AX860 for example). I have tried out having the fan on constantly, though I could not hear any difference. The PSU fan does not spin very fast.

 

Get a good quality power supply (EVGA G2, P2 series for example) and you're good to go.

[Alesek]

21 minutes ago, Hunched said:

I'd recommend my PSU, the EVGA 650 P2 (3rd from the top)

It's hard to find noise info on PSU's, not many reviewers bother. Tomshardware is one of the few.

I think there were about 2-3 sites that reviewed the noise of the 650 P2, others didn't have comparison charts though.

850 T2 is overkill. The RM550x isn't as good as the 650 P2.

There may be things quieter than what's on this list, but I don't know how to find them, and they can't be that much quieter.

i was looking here: https://www.quietpc.com/powersupplies and I like the Be quiet PSU because they are cheaper than EVGA 650 P2. Do you have any experience with Be quiet PSUs?

[STRMfrmXMN]

7 hours ago, Alesek said:

i was looking here: https://www.quietpc.com/powersupplies and I like the Be quiet PSU because they are cheaper than EVGA 650 P2. Do you have any experience with Be quiet PSUs?

Most be Quiet! PSUs are ok but the EVGA is definitely better. Take a long hard gander at the Corsair RMi, however, as that would easily be my personal recommendation for you.

[Alesek]

5 minutes ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

Most be Quiet! PSUs are ok but the EVGA is definitely better. Take a long hard gander at the Corsair RMi, however, as that would easily be my personal recommendation for you.

well, the Be Quiet! is 30% cheaper than the mentioned EVGA or Corsair PSUs. Is it actually worth it/is there any noticeable difference? I have the money to pay a bit extra but that doesnt mean that I will pay extra for nothing

[STRMfrmXMN]

9 minutes ago, Alesek said:

well, the Be Quiet! is 30% cheaper than the mentioned EVGA or Corsair PSUs. Is it actually worth it/is there any noticeable difference? I have the money to pay a bit extra but that doesnt mean that I will pay extra for nothing

It's not a bad PSU so if it's a lot less expensive then I might grab it.

[Alesek]

6 minutes ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

It's not a bad PSU so if it's a lot less expensive then I might grab it.

ok, I will take that then. Which one is the best for my specs?

 

Pure Power 9 600W for 78 euros

Pure Power 9 700W for 90 euros

Pure Power L8 630W for 81 euros

Pure Power L8 730W for 95 euros

[STRMfrmXMN]

6 minutes ago, Alesek said:

ok, I will take that then. Which one is the best for my specs?

 

Pure Power 9 600W for 78 euros

Pure Power 9 700W for 90 euros

Pure Power L8 630W for 81 euros

Pure Power L8 730W for 95 euros

None of those is actually a good unit. Are the Corsair and EVGA drastically more expensive?

[Alesek]

35 minutes ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

None of those is actually a good unit. Are the Corsair and EVGA drastically more expensive?

EVGA supernova p2 750W is 160 Euros, G2 is 120 euros for 750W. Corsair RM750i is 134 euros. I check it on http://tweakers.net which compares the best prices in NL

[STRMfrmXMN]

58 minutes ago, Alesek said:

EVGA supernova p2 750W is 160 Euros, G2 is 120 euros for 750W. Corsair RM750i is 134 euros. I check it on http://tweakers.net which compares the best prices in NL

The G2 will do you fine.