How to dummy load the 5V line

[mads]

Im not much of an electronics man so i was wondering if anybody could help me on this?

I just bougt a brand new PowerTek 600W PSU after realizing that my old chieftech 300W just couldnt cut it anymore!

And boy is this motherfu**** stable on the lines but only with a rather heavy load on the 5V line which i am right now creating with my radiater radial blower on "high setting" and 5V but this is to loud for my picky ears! sound like a freakin vakuum cleaner on speed.

So help me find a solution on how to create high dummy load on my 5V line.

Ps. im a P4 guy so not much load on the 5V line.

[Since87]

First of all, are you running any fans '7 volted'?

If so, don't. Doing so shifts loading which should be on the +5V rail to the +12V rail. Better to use a rheostat or other fan controller to control fan speed in your case.

The best way to load the +5V rail is to get yourself a highend video card and overclock it.

You could load the +5V rail with a one Ohm resistor to add an additional 25 Watts of load to the rail, but the resistor needs to be rated for it and it will need to be cooled.