Select a quiet PSU

edcentricedcentric near Milwaukee, Wisconsin Icrontian
edited August 2009 in Hardware
on the 'Egg today there are three options.

COOLER MASTER eXtreme Power Plus RS-500-PCAR-A3 500W Power Supply - $40

Thermaltake Purepower W0100RU 500W Power Supply -
$55 - $22 rebate

OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ500MXSP 500W Power Supply w/ 135mm fan -
$59 - $25 rebate

I am looking for quiet. I would go smaller, but it is hard to find efficent PSUs that are small that don't cost a fortune.
GIVE ME YOUR OPINION
tks ed

Comments

  • BuddyJBuddyJ Dept. of Propaganda OKC Icrontian
    edited July 2009
    I'm very happy with my ModXStream.
  • lordbeanlordbean Ontario, Canada
    edited July 2009
    I've got an Antec Quattro 1000W modular atm, and I'm very pleased with it. The power output is very consistent and it makes very little noise.
  • edcentricedcentric near Milwaukee, Wisconsin Icrontian
    edited August 2009
    Follow up
    Took power supply out of machine with 'issues'. It turned out to be an Antec.
    Put no-name (but high efficiency) supply from other machine in and it worked fine.

    Then put the Antec into my secondary machine. No boot. left power cord plugged in.
    While I was on on 'Egg buying the OCZ the Antec (with no load on it) started spitting sparks and smoke. I am glad that I was sitting right next to it.
  • BuddyJBuddyJ Dept. of Propaganda OKC Icrontian
    edited August 2009
    Sounds like you've got things proper sorted. Did your second machine survive without damage?
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