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quiet power supply

Decently quiet, but not the quietest. What kind of hardware are you running? Most people have hardware that runs louder than their PSUs.
 
dfi nforce4 board
6800 series pci-x
2 sata hd
2 dvd-r drive
2 x quiet 120 fan
 
There's a lot more quieter PSU's out there than the OCZ.

Antec, Seasonic, AMS.... If noise is priority, the OCZ wouldn't exactly be on the top of my list. ;)
 
do anyone have a list of quiet psu?

that is sli certified psu and at least 500 watts
 
rickyman said:
does it support sli video card? Nvidia Sli Certified? pci-x cable?
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There's a PCI-Express 6-pin power cable from what I can see.

Oh, and PCI-X and PCI-Express are two completely different things.
 
Enermax 535W (New) FMA ATX12V Ver2.01 535W

is this power supply good for it.

quiet and power
 
rickyman said:
Enermax 535W (New) FMA ATX12V Ver2.01 535W

is this power supply good for it.

quiet and power
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I have this one and I don't like it. It seems that it's not powerful enough to power my system. Under high load it sometimes dips to +11,46 volts. That's just above ATX2 specs. I've already ordered an Antec Truepower 2 EPS 550 watt powersupply and I'm going to sell the Enermax. Hopefully the Antec will perform better.
 
roflcopter said:
I have this one and I don't like it. It seems that it's not powerful enough to power my system. Under high load it sometimes dips to +11,46 volts. That's just above ATX2 specs. I've already ordered an Antec Truepower 2 EPS 550 watt powersupply and I'm going to sell the Enermax. Hopefully the Antec will perform better.
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i am going to have dfi nforce4 board, 6800 series (6600 series) video card, 2 x sata hd, 2 x ide dvd-r , 2 x 120 fan.

i maybe want to buy sli 6800 series (6600 series) later on in the future.

is the psu that you have, will it handle or not?
 
rickyman said:
does it support sli video card? Nvidia Sli Certified? pci-x cable?
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Yes, it will easily support SLI. It only has one 6-pin connector, though. So if you need two you'll need to use the adapter that came with your video card.
 
nas82 said:
Agreed. :D
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Is it quieter than a Seasonic? I mean, this is a two-fan 80mm model...and since I consider SPCR the gospel (haha), I'm wondering how it compares and why the heck SPCR has never reviewed it?

*Plus, in my move to 939, it's kind of annoying that the S12 430, the only one even REMOTELY in my budget, lacks a freakin' 6-pin connection. Why would they even release a model with 6pin, but is 24pin (implied PCI-E support) is beyond my comprehension.

If that aforementioned PSU, AMS 460W is as quiet two of the posters claim, it would be awesome (cuts $50 from my necessary PSU upgrade cost).
 
this is good psu but i dont think it has the power for sli .

GeForce 7800 GTX (G70) Specs Updated:
Single card requires min. 400W PSU with 12V rating of 26A
SLI configuration requires min. 500W PSU with 12V rating of 34A
http://www.vr-zone.com/?i=2206&s=1

Nvidia has lower the requirement for highend SLI to +12V@30A:
http://www.slizone.com/object/slizone_howtobuild_2.html
However, since we will be over-clocking, we will continue to recommend +12V@34A.
 
Mav451 said:
Is it quieter than a Seasonic? I mean, this is a two-fan 80mm model...and since I consider SPCR the gospel (haha), I'm wondering how it compares and why the heck SPCR has never reviewed it?

*Plus, in my move to 939, it's kind of annoying that the S12 430, the only one even REMOTELY in my budget, lacks a freakin' 6-pin connection. Why would they even release a model with 6pin, but is 24pin (implied PCI-E support) is beyond my comprehension.

If that aforementioned PSU, AMS 460W is as quiet two of the posters claim, it would be awesome (cuts $50 from my necessary PSU upgrade cost).
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Well... one thing you have to take in consideration is that I work for AMS and nas is one of my fan boys.

No.. seriously...

I'm a vendor and I don't even sell AMS and I'll still say they're damn good power supplies.

I ordered one from Newegg (the non PCI-e version) based on nas's recommendation and did a review of it. I was skeptical because of the dual 80's, but it really is a lot quieter than most 120MM fan PSU's... Dare I say as quiet as a Seasonic too (maybe even quieter, but I don't have the equipment to "prove" that.)

Why hasn't SPCR reviewed it? I don't know... but they should!!!
 
roflcopter said:
I have this one and I don't like it. It seems that it's not powerful enough to power my system. Under high load it sometimes dips to +11,46 volts. That's just above ATX2 specs. I've already ordered an Antec Truepower 2 EPS 550 watt powersupply and I'm going to sell the Enermax. Hopefully the Antec will perform better.
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You don't have that demanding of a system... where are you getting these "low" readings?
 
rickyman said:
this is good psu but i dont think it has the power for sli .

GeForce 7800 GTX (G70) Specs Updated:
Single card requires min. 400W PSU with 12V rating of 26A
SLI configuration requires min. 500W PSU with 12V rating of 34A
http://www.vr-zone.com/?i=2206&s=1

Nvidia has lower the requirement for highend SLI to +12V@30A:
http://www.slizone.com/object/slizone_howtobuild_2.html
However, since we will be over-clocking, we will continue to recommend +12V@34A.
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True, the AMS has only 30A on the combined 12V and, although nVidia did lower the SLi requirement to 30A, I do understand wanting more juice for overclocking a CPU.

But...

34 - 30 = 4A

4A X 12V = 48W.

Why do you need an additional 48W just to overclock a CPU?

Assuming you have an FX-53 (you never said what CPU, so I'm just going to throw that one out there) running at 1.5V. A more realistic overclocking voltage may be 1.55V. The additional .05V is going to translate to an additional 1/4 of an Amp on your 12V rail.

Plenty of overhead is NOT a bad idea. But you're asking for inexpensive, quiet.... You can't have it both ways. ;)
 
jonnyGURU said:
True, the AMS has only 30A on the combined 12V and, although nVidia did lower the SLi requirement to 30A, I do understand wanting more juice for overclocking a CPU.

But...

34 - 30 = 4A

4A X 12V = 48W.

Why do you need an additional 48W just to overclock a CPU?

Assuming you have an FX-53 (you never said what CPU, so I'm just going to throw that one out there) running at 1.5V. A more realistic overclocking voltage may be 1.55V. The additional .05V is going to translate to an additional 1/4 of an Amp on your 12V rail.

Plenty of overhead is NOT a bad idea. But you're asking for inexpensive, quiet.... You can't have it both ways. ;)
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I stand by my decision to hold at +12V@34A, as there are plenty of good sub-$100 PSU's that can do this &
thus provide an additional 13%+ overhead. ;)
 
_Korruption_ said:
You don't have that demanding of a system... where are you getting these "low" readings?
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I think I was running BF2 and some extra processes in the background. At a certain moment my pc crapped out on me and rebooted. So I checked my Motherboard Monitor log files etc. and it showed a minimal voltage of +11.46. Usually the voltage is around +11,64 when I'm playing BF2. When idle, the voltage is around +11.84. Not very good i guess :(
My 7800GTX is running at 526/1350. My processor is not overclocked.
 
MetalX said:
No PFC? Meh
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Mains be damned.

None of my PSU's have active PFC. They just generate extra heat for all I'm concerned. :(
 
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