picked the case, now a PSU question

[techiecool]

i have decided on the evercase 4252. and now i am deciding between which PSU brand to get. i am looking at the following makers: antec, enermax, seasonic, nexus, and zalman. and comments as to which would be better? having a quiet psu would be nice. thanks

 

[HiTek21]

I hear the Antec True Power supplies are pretty quiet also a very good quality brand too, I have an Enermax 350w PSU nice power supply but its a little too noisy for my taste. I'm thinking of going to an Antec True 480w

 

[syberscott]

I just ordered a 480 watt Antec True Power myself. I've heard that the higher wattage Enermax psu's are not good quality and I don't know about the other brands you mentioned.

 

[MemnochtheDevil]

Amazon still has the Antec Truepower 430 for $66 shipped, a great deal on a high quality PS.

 

[crimson117]

I can't decide between the Antec TruePower 380 and the 430... My primary reason for the upgrade is for noise reduction, but I want to have enough power for a new processor (barton 2500/2800+) and radeon 9700 video card. Any tips? Do you think the 430 will be much louder than the 380? Money's not a big deal since it's less than $10 difference between the two.

 

[CChaos]

I doubt there's much difference between the two as far as noise goes.

 

[crimson117]

I went for the Antec True 430 ($77 on amazon free shipping), and managed to resist the 480 True Blue partly because of price but mostly because I don't want to sleep with a nightlight on. I'll let you know how noisy it is compared to my old 350 watt Antec PP352X that came with my case.

EDIT: According to this review, the 380 is much quieter than the PP352X, but created slightly higher ambient case temps.