Looking for quiet and reliable power supply

[suklee]

I'm looking for recommendations on a quiet and reliable PSU.

Parts will be Q6600 + 4GB RAM, Some mobo, and old parts: 7800GTX, DVD drive, 3 hard drives. (36gb raptor + 160gb + 500gb ).

I've read through some threads and seems like Corsair's are recommended. was considering the CORSAIR PS-VX550W. But are they "quiet"? Any other brand/model recommendations? Delta, Cooler Master, Antec?

Also, do all PSU's have 1 year warranty, or do some brands have more?

 

[HOOfan 1]

Corsiar comes with a 5 year warranty....they are known for being quiet

 

[RallyMaster]

Not sure there are many power supply companies left that AREN'T quiet. Pretty much everyone has gone the route of 120mm or larger fans and you can pretty much bet that you're getting a quiet enough power supply. Corsairs come with 5 year warranties and like HOOfan said, are known for being quiet. You won't hear a thing until you put your ears up to it.

 

[suklee]

wow thanks guys. Shows how long out of the loop I've been!

 

[zod96]

I've got the corsair 620HX and its very quiet and very reliable and has excellent stable rails. With that said the psu to get now from what I'm hearing is the Enermax Modu82+ 625W its supposed to be better in everyway compared to my corsair, from noise to stability etc here is the review from silentpc http://www.silentpcreview.com/article806-page1.html and its about the same price as the corsair. Not that the corsair is bad I love mine and its pretty much dead quiet...

 

[HOOfan 1]

Originally posted by: zod96
I've got the corsair 620HX and its very quiet and very reliable and has excellent stable rails. With that said the psu to get now from what I'm hearing is the Enermax Modu82+ 625W its supposed to be better in everyway compared to my corsair, from noise to stability etc here is the review from silentpc http://www.silentpcreview.com/article806-page1.html and its about the same price as the corsair. Not that the corsair is bad I love mine and its pretty much dead quiet...

how about reliability...last batch of Enermaxs were known for blowing after a year.

 

[suklee]

Do Enermax also have a 5-year warranty?

Here are local prices of the Corsair and Enermax where I live:

CORSAIR PS-HX520W CMPSU-520HXUK 520W 80Plus US$ 101.30
CORSAIR PS-HX620W CMPSU-620HXUK 620W 80Plus US$ 114.10
CORSAIR PS-TX650W CMPSU-650TXUK 650W 80+ US$ 103.85
CORSAIR PS-TX750W CMPSU-750TXUK 750W 80+ US$ 123.08
CORSAIR PS-VX550W CMPSU-550VXUK 550W 80+ US$ 85.90

ENERMAX MOUD82+ 425W EMD425AWT 80Plus DXX ATX US$ 99.40
ENERMAX MOUD82+ 525W EMD525AWT 80Plus DXX ATX US$ 119.87
ENERMAX MOUD82+ 625W EMD625AWT 80Plus DXX ATX US$ 160.90
ENERMAX Noisetaker II 420W EG425P-VE SFMA 2.2 ATX US$ 69.23
ENERMAX Noisetaker II 485W EG495P-VE SFMA 2.2 ATX US$ 75.64
ENERMAX PRO82+ 425W EPR425AWT 80Plus DXX ATX US$ 88.46
ENERMAX PRO82+ 525W EPR525AWT 80Plus DXX ATX US$ 107.70
ENERMAX PRO82+ 625W EPR625AWT 80Plus DXX ATX US$ 148.08

 

[mpilchfamily]

I seam to remember hearing about allot of people having problems with a few Enermax models. Namely the units dieing on them. Stick with Corsair. Besides very few PSu come with a 5 year warenty and Enermax isn't one of them.

 

[HOOfan 1]

Originally posted by: Kai920
Do Enermax also have a 5-year warranty?

Here are local prices of the Corsair and Enermax where I live:

CORSAIR PS-HX520W CMPSU-520HXUK 520W 80Plus US$ 101.30
CORSAIR PS-HX620W CMPSU-620HXUK 620W 80Plus US$ 114.10
CORSAIR PS-TX650W CMPSU-650TXUK 650W 80+ US$ 103.85
CORSAIR PS-TX750W CMPSU-750TXUK 750W 80+ US$ 123.08
CORSAIR PS-VX550W CMPSU-550VXUK 550W 80+ US$ 85.90

ENERMAX MOUD82+ 425W EMD425AWT 80Plus DXX ATX US$ 99.40
ENERMAX MOUD82+ 525W EMD525AWT 80Plus DXX ATX US$ 119.87
ENERMAX MOUD82+ 625W EMD625AWT 80Plus DXX ATX US$ 160.90
ENERMAX Noisetaker II 420W EG425P-VE SFMA 2.2 ATX US$ 69.23
ENERMAX Noisetaker II 485W EG495P-VE SFMA 2.2 ATX US$ 75.64
ENERMAX PRO82+ 425W EPR425AWT 80Plus DXX ATX US$ 88.46
ENERMAX PRO82+ 525W EPR525AWT 80Plus DXX ATX US$ 107.70
ENERMAX PRO82+ 625W EPR625AWT 80Plus DXX ATX US$ 148.08

HAHA a 625W non-modular Enermax for $34 more than a Modular HX620, that is a no brainer in my opinion, Corsair is a much better value with those prices you quoted.

 

[tomoyo]

Originally posted by: RallyMaster
Not sure there are many power supply companies left that AREN'T quiet. Pretty much everyone has gone the route of 120mm or larger fans and you can pretty much bet that you're getting a quiet enough power supply. Corsairs come with 5 year warranties and like HOOfan said, are known for being quiet. You won't hear a thing until you put your ears up to it.

That's completely untrue. There are tons of LOUD psu's still. Many of which use 120mm fans. Just because it's 120mm doesn't mean the fan spins slowly. Full speed fans suck. Cheap psus use full speed fans. Nuff said.

But corsair uses good fan controllers. So yes for them.
Enermax uses even better ones in the 82+...but their reliability seems more iffy out there.

 

[suklee]

Originally posted by: HOOfan 1
HAHA a 625W non-modular Enermax for $34 more than a Modular HX620, that is a no brainer in my opinion, Corsair is a much better value with those prices you quoted.

Yep I'm definitely keen on the Corsair's... not sure I'd need modular so may just opt for the VX550W.

 

[Zap]

Originally posted by: tomoyo

Originally posted by: RallyMaster
Pretty much everyone has gone the route of 120mm or larger fans and you can pretty much bet that you're getting a quiet enough power supply.

That's completely untrue. There are tons of LOUD psu's still. Many of which use 120mm fans. Just because it's 120mm doesn't mean the fan spins slowly. Full speed fans suck.

:thumbsup: Here's an example of a power supply that seems good, but that has a noisy 135mm fan.

Also, don't believe manufacturer claims on how quiet their units are. A particular PSU company uses the name "Silencer" on great quality PSUs that can be extremely noisy. Of course that one uses 80mm fans, but 80mm fans can be quiet too, as evidenced by Silent PC Review's inclusion of a handful of PSUs with 80mm fans into their recommended list.

 

[RallyMaster]

This ...I did not know. In the past 3 years of buying and using power supplies (and I've bought a Thermaltake TR2 470W, used a Cooler Master RealPower 450, bought an Antec SmartPower 2.0, Antec NeoHE 430, Antec Earthwatts 380, Corsair HX520, a 350W Sparkle and a 300W Fortron), I've not gotten a single one that could be qualified as noisy...and I've never spent more than $80 on a power supply thus far...