Dead Silient PSU

bkeating · 01-30-2002, 01:28 AM

I've been wanting to setup a fanless PSU design for quite some time. Haven't had the time or funding to research on PSU heat so i came here to ask you guys (i just discovered this site tonite and the forum community has gotten me very excited... theres others like me out there! Willing to do crazy ass shit just for the fun of it (and gain some knowledge too!). anyway

for a typical home entertainment workstation.. using a VIA C3 (latest speed) with average accessories (DVD, decent video, etc.) what PSU wattage rating would you recommend without goign overboard and how hot on average does that PSU get? (i know it varies from company to company... im just looking for very general numbers cuase im bored and have nothing to test out right now. want to prebuffer my mind with ideas so whent he time comes, I'll be loaded with ideas to throw at my objective... a DEAD silient PSU

Cheers Geek headz,
Benjamin P. Keating

Butcher · 01-30-2002, 02:44 AM

300W should cover it, they're about 85% efficient so you're looking at 45W of heat roughly.

DigitalChaos · 01-30-2002, 03:12 AM

Any name brand that stick out from the others as far as quality and reliabillity goes?

thanks!

Butcher · 01-30-2002, 05:38 AM

Antec are reputed to be pretty good, enermax are not

DigitalChaos · 01-30-2002, 02:32 PM

thought enermax were good, no?

Butcher · 01-30-2002, 09:16 PM

Supposed to be or not they aren't - the 5V line drops under any sort of load, they suck.

Brad · 01-31-2002, 02:09 PM

get a normal psu, remove the 80mm fan.

cut a 115mm x 115mm hole in the bottom. Buy a http://www.caseetc.com/cgi-bin/casee...ml?id=sf6xnd5W

run it at 5v or 7v, it will be completely silent

decodeddiesel · 02-01-2002, 03:02 PM

willing to do crazy s***? Well if you want a dead silent PSU this is the only option. http://www.zerofanzone.co.uk/content...max550w&page=1

01-30-2002, 01:28 AM	#1
bkeating Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Eagle, WI Posts: 21	Dead Silient PSU I've been wanting to setup a fanless PSU design for quite some time. Haven't had the time or funding to research on PSU heat so i came here to ask you guys (i just discovered this site tonite and the forum community has gotten me very excited... theres others like me out there! Willing to do crazy ass shit just for the fun of it (and gain some knowledge too!). anyway for a typical home entertainment workstation.. using a VIA C3 (latest speed) with average accessories (DVD, decent video, etc.) what PSU wattage rating would you recommend without goign overboard and how hot on average does that PSU get? (i know it varies from company to company... im just looking for very general numbers cuase im bored and have nothing to test out right now. want to prebuffer my mind with ideas so whent he time comes, I'll be loaded with ideas to throw at my objective... a DEAD silient PSU Cheers Geek headz, Benjamin P. Keating

01-30-2002, 02:44 AM	#2
Butcher Thermophile Join Date: May 2001 Location: UK Posts: 1,064	300W should cover it, they're about 85% efficient so you're looking at 45W of heat roughly. __________________ Once upon a time, in a land far far away...

01-30-2002, 03:12 AM	#3
DigitalChaos Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Waukesha, Wi Posts: 698	Quality... Any name brand that stick out from the others as far as quality and reliabillity goes? thanks!

01-30-2002, 05:38 AM	#4
Butcher Thermophile Join Date: May 2001 Location: UK Posts: 1,064	Antec are reputed to be pretty good, enermax are not __________________ Once upon a time, in a land far far away...

01-30-2002, 09:16 PM	#6
Butcher Thermophile Join Date: May 2001 Location: UK Posts: 1,064	Supposed to be or not they aren't - the 5V line drops under any sort of load, they suck. __________________ Once upon a time, in a land far far away...

01-30-2002, 02:32 PM	#5
DigitalChaos Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Waukesha, Wi Posts: 698	thought enermax were good, no?

01-31-2002, 02:09 PM	#7
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	get a normal psu, remove the 80mm fan. cut a 115mm x 115mm hole in the bottom. Buy a http://www.caseetc.com/cgi-bin/casee...ml?id=sf6xnd5W run it at 5v or 7v, it will be completely silent __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

02-01-2002, 03:02 PM	#8
decodeddiesel Cooling Savant Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: classified Posts: 534	willing to do crazy s***? Well if you want a dead silent PSU this is the only option. http://www.zerofanzone.co.uk/content...max550w&page=1 __________________ ...i hurt... do me a favor, disconect me... they can re-work me but i'll never be top of the line again ...i'd rather be nothing...

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