Silent PSU recommendations

roast · Dec 14, 2014

Hey everyone,

I'm looking for a decent PSU but there's so many on the market now and I've been out of the game for a little while. I've been rocking my TX 850 for about five years now so it's definitely time for a change!

The most critical thing is that I need a PSU which is super-quiet, if not silent. As in, as-quiet-as-a-ladies-wind kind of quiet.

I've been leaning towards the Be Quiet! 800w, which seems like it might fit the bill. Are there any other major players I should be looking at?
And are there any decent passively-cooled PSU's on the market? I recall seeing some a few years back.

Current rig is a Gigabyte x58a-UD7 with an i7 920 (Ancient, I know... they'll be getting the boot soon too.

) and a GTX 970.

Thanks in advance..
/Mick

AsRock · Dec 14, 2014

Check this thread, i still believe typically SS psu's are dam silent or near too.
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/t...um-isnt-completely-silent-at-low-load.207729/

roast · Dec 15, 2014

Thanks!

The platinum would be ideal.
Looks like they're difficult to get a hold of in Ireland, unfortunately. Only one e-tailer stocks Seasonic stuff, but not that model unfortunately.
Any other recommendations?
Thanks again.

AhokZYashA · Dec 15, 2014

the AX860i should be silent as well,
and its platinum too

Tarkhein · Dec 15, 2014

Seasonic and Silverstone have passive power supplies (with Silverstone even rebranding a Seasonic design). If you need (or want) higher wattage, you've got the EVGA G2/P2 series, Corsair RM/HX/AX series, Seasonic X/XP series, and Seasonic rebrands.

FireFox · Dec 16, 2014

roast said:
I'm looking for a decent PSU

I would recommend Enermax Platimax.
Are more than decent.

Processor	AMD 3900X \ AMD 7700X
Motherboard	ASRock AM4 X570 Pro 4 \ ASUS X670Xe TUF
Cooling	D15
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Video Card(s)	eVga GTX1060 SSC \ XFX RX 6950XT RX-695XATBD9
Storage	Sammy 860, MX500, Sabrent Rocket 4 Sammy Evo 980 \ 1xSabrent Rocket 4+, Sammy 2x990 Pro
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Audio Device(s)	Yamaha RX-V677 \ Yamaha CX-830+Yamaha MX-630 Infinity RS4000\Paradigm P Studio 20, Blue Yeti
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime TX-750 \ Corsair RM1000X Shift
Mouse	Steelseries Sensei wireless \ Steelseries Sensei wireless
Keyboard	Logitech K120 \ Wooting Two HE
Benchmark Scores	Meh benchmarks.

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Video Card(s)	Asus GTX1070 Dual
Storage	250GB 860EVO - 2x600GB Cheetah 15k7 - 2x2TB Constellation ES - 2+3TB Green - 500GB Deskstar
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Case	Fractal Design Define R5
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Silent PSU recommendations

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AhokZYashA

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