PSU Question...

[Atragon]

I'm juggling some hardware around between my computers to try and cut down on my noise problem... (And no, watercooling is not an option .)

At any rate, I've got 2 computers to quiet down, my main rig, and an older box currently running as a server. The noise in the older rig is all in the power supply, an old Turbo Cool 300W power supply, so I bought a lovely Zalman 300A-APF to replace it. And I was thinking could I stick this wonderful new PSU in my main box and transfer my enermax whisper PSU into the old box.

Now, my main box is an XP2100+ (palomino core) on a Gigabyte GA-7VRXP with 2 512MB sticks of PC2700 RAM, GF4 Ti4600, a SQ2500 soundcard, a 3com NIC, a 80GB Maxtor 7200rpm drive, and both a DVD drive and a CD burner. My enermax is a 350W supply, and I'm wondering if the Zalman power supply would cut it in that box. (note, I may upgrade the vid card and CPU at some point, and OCing is not out of the question.

Any thoughts?

 

[plot]

you're zalman should cut it for now, would be cutting it close though...


anyways, on to the queiting down your computer issue, you didn't mention the most important - read: usually the noisiest part - part of your computers, the heatsinks and the hsf fans.

those can be replaced with queiter solutions normally and cut down on alot of the noise.

 

[Atragon]

Well, in the p3 (the old box), I've got the stock cooler which isn't that bad... The main box is getting a nice Thermaltake SilentBoost. (I know, not the best, but it was a very reasonable price.

edit: Would I see any real benefit swapping the enermax for the zalman in the main box? (Going from a nominal 350W supply down to a nominal 300W supply)