Need help finding a Quiet, Cheap PSU.

[imported_Ged]

Friend of mine is looking for a "Quiet" PSU that doesn't cost much (less than $100)

Anyone suggest some "silent" or very close to silent PSUs?

300W should cover it.

Thanks.

(Edited with definition of cheap being $100 or less)

 

[xsilver]

when you mean "cheap" you mean REALLY cheap right??
if you want silent, seasonic with a 12cm fan, cant get much better than that.... however it will cost you more than $30

 

[imported_Ged]

ah, my bad, cheap being less than $100.

 

[genreviam]

I just bought a SEASONIC S12-430 ATX12V 430W Power Supply from Newegg after a lot of research. Not sure if my reasons match yours, but I wanted a quiet, efficient PS that could drive a decent gaming system (24 pin).

The Seasonics rate highly at silent PC Review. see recommendations here.
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article28-page6.html

The PS is the quietest I have ever owned. I like the connection that intelligently drives my other system fans.

 

[imported_Ged]

Appreciate the replies.

 

[kyparrish]

I've been using a Coolmax Taurus for about 2 weeks, posted a thread in cases & cooling about it...

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[Matthias99]

Originally posted by: genreviam
I just bought a SEASONIC S12-430 ATX12V 430W Power Supply from Newegg after a lot of research. Not sure if my reasons match yours, but I wanted a quiet, efficient PS that could drive a decent gaming system (24 pin).

The Seasonics rate highly at silent PC Review. see recommendations here.
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article28-page6.html

The PS is the quietest I have ever owned. I like the connection that intelligently drives my other system fans.

Seasonic = teh winnar.

The Super Tornado 300/350W sounds like just the ticket for you (cheap, damn quiet). The S12 models are the newer, higher-power version of the same thing.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Looks like eWiz stopped their awesome prices

330watt is still reasonably priced.

EDIT: about the same price as newegg's

Too bad you didn't ask this yesterday