Recent content by deepbluejmh

Get some quality ram with at least 400mhz rated speed (DDR400). Higher speeds will give you more headroom for overclocking if you choose to do so. Lower latency RAM is best, but dont break the bank getting the stuff.

If that card needs 480W, then you should run the other way screaming. 480W is like having 4 prescott processors on full boil inside your case. No desktop system puts out that much heat. Even if that GPU uses 100W (which I doubt it does), then your system might only draw a maximum of 300W if...

I would very highly recommend the Seasonic Super Silencer 460W. Its extremely stable, has a very high efficiency rating (over 80%), and is one of the (if not the) most quiet >450W PSU on the market. Most people overshoot their PSU power requirements. This is based in part to ignorance (not...

I'll check that out, thanks. I've also read good things about that Zalman.

Well I have read that these things run hotter than most PSUs. Seeing that I only have one fan in my case, I would be concerned about the hot, stagnent air causing the PSU to overheat.

I am working on building a (very) quiet compuer and to be honest, my True Power 430 just makes too much noise. Exactly how stable are Coolmax's fanless power supplies? I assume you have to have a fair amount of airflow in the case to get away with not having a fan in a 480W PSU, correct...