Silent, Modular PSU Recommendations

[DeludedGuy]

My Enermax Modu82+ 425w PSU blew up, it was pretty much perfect, quieter than my Corsair HX 520w, and had modular cables to boot.

Unfortunately ebuyer no longer stock these, so I have had my account credited with £55 and am willing to spend another £20 on top, if need be.

I had a quick look but I have no experience with the other PSU brands (Be Quiet, Lian Li, Coolermaster, etc)

So in short, I primarily need a quiet PSU with modular cables, not costing more than £75 and from ebuyer.

Many thanks in advance.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

My HX520W is pretty much silent unless you happened to have a noisy one!!

I would think that the Corsair HX450W would do the job!!

It also costs around £52 and comes with a 7 year warranty:

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/152606

[DeludedGuy]

My HX520W is pretty much silent unless you happened to have a noisy one!!

I would think that the Corsair HX450W would do the job!!

It also costs around £52 and comes with a 7 year warranty:

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/152606

My Corsair HX520 is quiet, its not at all noisey but it still wasn't as quiet as my Enermax. I'm inclined to go with that Be Quiet Dark Power Pro but £88 is really pushing it for me.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

My Corsair HX520 is quiet, its not at all noisey but it still wasn't as quiet as my Enermax. I'm inclined to go with that Be Quiet Dark Power Pro but £88 is really pushing it for me.

The HX450W would be ideal for your setup as the Be Quiet! PSU would be OTT for your power requitements!

[Champman99]

Sounds like you had a good experience with Enermax so I found this which was almost within your budget.

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/175187


Edit:

Whoops, not modular, I'm an idiot.

Can't really find anything better then the HX series, ebuyers selection isnt particularly comprehensive (not that HX series are bad PSU's of course)

[DeludedGuy]

The HX450W would be ideal for your setup as the Be Quiet! PSU would be OTT for your power requitements!

I’m not convinced with the Corsair HX series, I have one already and like I say the Enermax was quieter, I'm not saying the HX was loud, it was also quiet, but im looking for something a bit more special, maybe I have very sensitive hearing - but do consider this case is going on my desk, roughly 50cm away from me, I already have a scythe shuriken which is practically inaudible and two Noctua P12s running at low voltage. The system is almost silent, the 5770 is the only thing I can hear, and will almost certainly replace the stock fan when something better is available.

I think I may have to go with the Dark Power Pro, sure its 550w and a 250w PSU would be more than enough for my system but it has a liquid bearing fan, and silence is the key here.

[DeludedGuy]

Hmm, read some reviews of this http://www.ebuyer.com/product/147112...roduct_reviews

Apparently it's suppose to be very quiet, anyone here have experience with coolermaster PSUs?

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Hmm, read some reviews of this http://www.ebuyer.com/product/147112...roduct_reviews

Apparently it's suppose to be very quiet, anyone here have experience with coolermaster PSUs?

The PSU is made by Enhance and seems to be well regarded:

http://www.anandtech.com/casecooling...oc.aspx?i=3402

http://www.driverheaven.net/reviews.php?reviewid=620

http://www.cpu3d.com/review/5161-1/c...roduction.html

http://www.thinkcomputers.org/index....reviews&id=985

http://www.thinkcomputers.org/index....reviews&id=985

It seems that the PSU is very quiet too so it seems like the one for your.

Regarding the HX series you must remember that different models are made by different OEMs so some models maybe better than others for noise.

[DeludedGuy]

Yup, I think I may go for the coolermaster!

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Yup, I think I may go for the coolermaster!

It looks a surprisingly good PSU for the money!!

[pav]

How about the Be Quiet Dark Power Pro range ?

[DeludedGuy]

How about the Be Quiet Dark Power Pro range ?

They do seem to be the quietest but they are out of my budget, I've ordered the coolermaster and will let you guys know how it goes.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

They do seem to be the quietest but they are out of my budget, I've ordered the silverstone and will let you guys know how it goes.

I assume you mean the Coolermaster as Ebuyer do not do Silverstone PSUs!!??

[DeludedGuy]

Yah, the coolermaster I mean, case is silverstone PSU coolermaster meh!

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

If possible give us a little user review of the PSU when you get it as it looks very good value for money. It maybe a PSU worth recommending in situations when the HX450W won't be powerful enough.

[DeludedGuy]

If possible give us a little user review of the PSU when you get it as it looks very good value for money. It maybe a PSU worth recommending in situations when the HX450W won't be powerful enough.

little review here http://forums.hexus.net/hexus-hardwa...ml#post1806876