Silent PSU, suggestions?

[SalientKing]

Im looking for a PSU thats quiet when my pc is idle and it need to be able to handle an SLI config.

Ive been looking at the Antec Phantom 500, anyone have experience with this PSU?

Any other good silent PSUs i should look at?

 

[CraKaJaX]

Never had an experience with the phantom, but I know it's as silent as can be

 

[suicidalpigeon]

seasonic s12, tagan u22, pcp&c silencers.

 

[CraKaJaX]

PC P&C... silent? I don't think it's THAT silent. But it's a damn good psu. btw, waffles... i love the quote in your sig :laugh:

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

I put the Seasonic S-12 500w in my machine, and I had just the PSU going, and I had to literally feel for the fan to see if it was on. I was impressed. I am swapping fans out, and replacing the 660w Enermax so that I'll have two Seasonics in my machine, and I'll let you know how it goes as far as the quietness is.

 

[Chopstick217]

Originally posted by: wafflesandsyrup
seasonic s12, tagan u22, pcp&c silencers.

Those are all great silent PSUs. You can also read up on silent PSUs here Silent PC review

 

[Operandi]

Originally posted by: CraKaJaX
PC P&C... silent? I don't think it's THAT silent. But it's a damn good psu. btw, waffles... i love the quote in your sig :laugh:

The PCP&C Silencer is about as quiet as it gets, it is in fact based on a Seasonic design

 

[Ricemarine]

Originally posted by: Operandi

Originally posted by: CraKaJaX
PC P&C... silent? I don't think it's THAT silent. But it's a damn good psu. btw, waffles... i love the quote in your sig :laugh:

The PCP&C Silencer is about as quiet as it gets, it is in fact based on a Seasonic design

But its amps isn't worth spending for IMO.

 

[SalientKing]

Thanks for the info!!

Ive narrowed down my choices to the following

Seasonic S12-430 $101
ENERMAX Noisetaker 485W $93
Antec SmartPower 2-450 $62

In the past ive always gone with enermax and antec, havent been let down yet. Kinda leary about seasonic simply because ive never heard of them before. The price of the antec makes it an appealing choice. Is the Seasonic or the Enermax worth the extra $40?

 

[ribbon13]

Seasonic rocks. Always buy Seasonic from Casemod.com

And for SLI, you should get at least the S12-500 or the S12-600

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

My Seasonic 430 is incredibly quiet, but I think I'd get something a little beefier to be safer with an SLI setup.

 

[SalientKing]

So the antec 450 wouldnt cut it for a sli setup?

 

[brbdc]

Im going with the pricey but nice and highly recommended Phantom 500.
http://silentpcreview.com/article241-page1.html

 

[Aznguy1872]

Go with Seasonic 500 S-12 500W. It is extremely quiet and is a solid PSU.