Where to get a QUIET power supply??

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Anyone know where I can find a good price on a quiet 300 watt atx power supply for my athlon?? I had a 300 watt powerman.. way way too noisy!
Who makes these quiet power supplies? Thanks

 

[EmperorNero]

Antec :
http://www.antec-inc.com

The model is PP-303X

and you can get that at www.egghead.com for a fair price.

 

[Yoshi]

Agreed, without a doubt one of the quietest power supplies out there thanks to the automatic variable speed fan.

 

[relyt]

PC Power & Cooling has a full line of ultra-quiet AMD approved supplies.
http://www.pcpowercooling.com

 

[thermite88]

The Antec fan is thermostatically controlled, sleeve bearing fan. In most unit, it runs at very low rpm and does not speed up until after the air goes above 95 degrees F, which is not good for most computer. When the thermostat is disabled and the fan runs at full speed, it is pretty loud.

You can buy power supply with dual cooling fans for under $100. Or you can switch to the SuperMicro 760A case.

(1) Enermax EG351P-FM Dual Fan Noise Killer Power Supply ($45-60 retail)

Two Visible Ball Bearing Fans (9cm & 8cm) operate in push-pull mode to obtain high air flow at very low rpm. Fan Monitoring (FM) Function Thermal Control Fan (8cm Fan On/Off by M/B)

http://www.enermax.com.tw/power.htm

(2) SuperMicro SP301-RA Redundant Cooling Power Supply (Available with SuperMicro 760A case only.)

The redundant cooling system includes an additional back-up fan, which operates independently from the primary fan, and a thermal control circuit that includes a solid state temperature sensor. This sensor detects ambient temperature changes inside the power supply, and is connected to the fan power drives of both the primary and back-up fans. The thermal control circuit works with the temperature sensor to trigger a response whenever specific high and low temperature thresholds are exceeded. This circuitry enables the primary fan to
increase its RPM simultaneously with increases in the ambient temperature until reaching full speed at 40°C.

http://www.supermicro.com/PROFILE/PressRelease/press041599.htm


You can find the Enermax PS from Russ at Compucheap by mail order:

http://www.compucheap.com/cgibin/shopcart/shopper.cgi?preadd=action&key=msc05

I have seen this PS in many stores in southern CA.

 

[Mikewarrior2]

Thermite88, which socal store did you see the Enermax 350 in? I ordered mine online, and my friends online, but i'd love to know where to get it locally.


Mike

 

[Yoshi]

Switch to the Supermicro 760, he said QUIET.

 

[thermite88]

>>which local store did you see the Enermax 350 in?

Mike,

I live in St. Louis, MO. I got my Enermax from United Computer Technology, a St. Louis distributor.

I travelled to the LA area often. I saw the Enermax in at least two stores there. One is the PC Club in Long Beach. I am not certain about the other.

 

[Mikewarrior2]

Ah... thanks... the pc club near me doesn't carry it, at least not hte last time I was there(about 3 weeks ago). Thanks.



Mike

 

[Mikewarrior2]

errr... double post.