What is the quietest PSU for these components?

[Steve]

My HTPC has an Athlon XP 3200+ in it (77 watts) but I may swap that with my Sempron 3300+ (seems to be the same except 64 watts, see my thread in CPUs). In any case, I'm probably going to get a Sapphire HD Radeon 2400 Pro (AGP) and I suspect I'd need a new PSU for it. I do want to replace the current unit with something quieter anyway; what do you recommend that's quiet and enough to run these power hungry beasts at stock? Also figure on 2 or 3 optical drives, 1 HDD for now.

 

[John]

The 2400 Pro is not power hungry. IIRC it pulls <25W and a hair less than a 7600GS.

http://www.silentpcreview.com/...&postorder=asc&start=0
http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=33201

What psu is in your rig right now?Is it a standard size ATX? In some cases you can simply replace the fan with a quiet one. Otherwise a nice $45 AR Antec EarthWatts 430 from Newegg is a solid option. Of course there are other quality low cost psu's available.

 

[Steve]

It's a standard ATX Thermalsomething 430W. It's okay, I just need something quieter. This case may be able to hold something with longer depth, depending on clearance to the back of the opticals. Good to know about the 2400 I'll look into fan options too, thanks again.