are 400w PS's loud?

[NotoriousJTC]

I've read from some places that 400w can be a bit louder than traditional 300w ps's. Is the sound difference noticeable in a completely silent room (aside from the PC itself)?. Or is the sound difference only audiable if you put your ear next to the unit.

 

[Viper GTS]

All depends on the fans. If you want a quiet but powerful P/S grab an Enermax 465.

Viper GTS <-- Soon to replace his Enermax 451 with the whisper 465 version

 

[Workin']

I've got the Enermax Whisper 465 (431W) in my main rig and it is very quiet, and very powerful. definitely a "premium" piece and worth the $85 it cost in my opinion.

 

[Paulson]

Yeah, the PS unit itself doesn't really make any noise, it just all depends on the fan...

400w PS fans may be louder due to the manufacturer wanting a nice and cool power supply, or just to push more air and be more efficient.

All depends on the fan (as Viper GTS stated before me)

 

[tristramshandy]

My Enermax 465 blew out both my eardrums.

Now I have to listen to the stereo with a seeing-eye dog.

 

[Yoshi]

I recently swapped out a 300W Antec supply (quiet) to a 400W Antec (still quiet).

 

[RazeOrc]

Any of the whisper series of Enermax PS are excellent and very very quiet. I personally have a 465P-VE and it's quiter than my case fans. Unless, however you really believe a computer should be *absoloutley* silent most all power supplies make some noise above the good old 230-250watt 😉