Need PSU advice, silence is important =D

[Deders]

The BeQuiet range are so silent you won't notice they are on. Reliable too.

^This^

 

[B00M123]

Look I did say the Corsair AX860 is perfect for me, and that I was thinking about ordering another. Lehtv - you just seemed very concerned over the matter. And please dont call me wealthy sleepingforest =D I'm earning below minimum wage as I'm doing an apprenticeship atm. My rig specs show that, otherwise I'd have a 3770k and 680 in there! Also the Corsair units are roughly the same as Seasonic units, as well as the new XFX units. I know coil whine is a issue with Corsair, but its a issue with Seasonic too and now I guess XFX could suffer due to being made my Seasonic. Hopefully whenever I upgrade to new hardware itll change, it sounds a bit better since putting my old 6870 back in (along with no freezes due to dieing 6970).
So Corsair, Seasonic and XFX are all just as likely to coil whine. The NZXT HALE 90 might be the only non coil whiner that I've seen.

 

[Sleepingforest]

I hate to say this, but if you're making less than minimum wage, you probably shouldn't be planning on Crossfire or SLI anytime soon. I would resign myself to the idea of staying with a single card and being a little behind the performance curve. Your next upgrade, instead of a Haswell CPU, should be an FX-8350, which can fit in the same motherboard, and maybe a newer graphics card, like the 7970, which would be far more cost effective upgrades.

In fact, you might want to think about putting money somewhere else other than computer hardware.

 

[Maximilian]

I hate to say this, but if you're making less than minimum wage, you probably shouldn't be planning on Crossfire or SLI anytime soon. I would resign myself to the idea of staying with a single card and being a little behind the performance curve. Your next upgrade, instead of a Haswell CPU, should be an FX-8350, which can fit in the same motherboard, and maybe a newer graphics card, like the 7970, which would be far more cost effective upgrades.

In fact, you might want to think about putting money somewhere else other than computer hardware.

Blasphemy! :thumbsdown:

 

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[lehtv]

If you want silence, do not buy a Seasonic X series PSU, or any PSU based on them. I've had four of the god-forsaken things, and every one has had coil whine. My last one was silent to begin with, but after a few months it started buzzing after warming up.

I've had an X650 and an X660, both dead silent, no coil whine at all.

I think it may be down to what hardware it is powering. Some components may induce coil whine more easily than others

 

[Arg Clin]

I've had an X650 and an X660, both dead silent, no coil whine at all.

I think it may be down to what hardware it is powering. Some components may induce coil whine more easily than others

No coil while on my X750 either. Dead silent.

 

[Mannymal]

Another vote for Seasonic. I look nowhere else when shopping. Its the only computer hardware company for which I am truly brand loyal.

 

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