Quiet PSU

[Jademonkey]

I am looking for a new psu, but want a quiet power supply. I was looking at the 400W Zalman Noiseless power supply, but I am not sure if that will be good enough for that I want. Are there any other power supplies that are better but quiet as well?
My current system:
Asus A8N-SLI
AMD64 3800
Radeon x600
Audigy 2 ZS Platinum
2 HDs
2 Optical Drives
1GB OCZ RAM.

Thanks

 

[burningrave101]

The OCZ PowerStreams are quiet but their not fanless like the Zalman so they aren't dead silent if thats what your looking for. Their rated for around 23 dBA @ 60% load which is quiet enough you can't hear it over other components.

 

[Shumph]

this is a great psu. It quality built and best of all it is probably the quietest psu that still has a fan. http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=17-151-018&depa=0
Don't let the name fool ya!

 

[Sib]

I think most 120mm PSU will give you the noise level you are looking for. I personally like my Antec NeoPower. It is quite and the fan connector is thermally controlled so the systems fans also are quieter. Fanless PSU I have heard to stay away from.

 

[burningrave101]

this is a great psu. It quality built and best of all it is probably the quietest psu that still has a fan. http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=17-151-018&depa=0
Don't let the name fool ya!

Seasonic is a good brand thats known for quiet PSU's.

 

[Shumph]

Seasonic is a good brand thats known for quiet PSU's.

I don't know if that was for me but I was not dissing Seasonic .
I meant don't let the name "Super Tornado" fool you (not you burningrave101). Super Tornado to me seems like it would be super loud, but I can attest it is real silent. Probably the worst name ever for a quiet PSU

 

[alysenne]

Fanless PSU's can be great and very efficient, but it is essential that they are installed and cooled properly. They are basically a huge heatsink, and heatsinks don't work very well unless there is a good airflow.

I have two Seasonic 400W super tornado's and I agree that they are wonderful. Definitely strangely named. Their other line of PS's are called super silencers, which are also great but don't use 120mm fans, so can actually be louder than the super tornado's.

 

[Dr_John]

You could look into PCP&C Sliencer power supplies. I have an older Silencer 410 which I've be quite happy with (with a 6800GT and FX-53; HD is in an external SCSI case). They're not as great as the TurboCools, but they're nice and quiet.