[plug] DFI Motherboards - Sound

[W.Kenworthy]

I have not looked at this type of thing but it seems a bit useless for
my purposes.  As the box will eventually sit in a closed cupboard with
air ducted in/out (I intend using the PS fan for extraction, and
probably another 12v 120mm fan running at 7v blowing on the hot bits) -
these power supplies seem to depend on passive air flow, so I dont think
they will "cut it" unless I add fans to it which kinda defeats the
purpose!

I am happy with the antec, but if the thermaltake is a little quieter
under similar conditions, it looks promising.

BillK


On Wed, 2005-10-12 at 09:44 +0800, Kev wrote:
> There are fanless (hence silent) power supplies available, such as ...
> 
> 
> 
> FSP-ZEN300
> 
> Features:
> 
>      * 99% active power factor correction
>      * High efficiency design at 89%
>      * Universal full range AC Voltage input
>      * Complies fully with the latest Intel ATX 12V .20 Standard
>      * Total output protection solution
>      * Protection from over-heating
>      * Fan-less PSU
>      * Highly stable double-sided PCB design
>      * SMT technology to enhance product reliability
>      * Super large, efficient cooling fins
>      * Effectiveness of heat-dissipation
> 
> Cheers
> Kev
> 
> 
> William Kenworthy wrote:
> > I am looking for a reasonable, quiet and reasonably priced power supply
> > for a media box: is the thermaltake quieter than the similarly rated
> > Antec (I already have one of these and it is quiet, but not silent once
> > it hits its equilibrium temp)
> > 
> > #$^$@ Western Power destroyed the first copy of this email - 2 sec power
> > dropout, 4 PC's crashed, and umpteen clocks to reset ...
> > 
> > BillK
> > 
> > On Tue, 2005-10-11 at 20:33 +0800, Leon Brooks wrote:
> > 
> >>On Tuesday 11 October 2005 16:31, Paul Mc wrote:
> >>
> >>>Timothy White wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>Also, I might as well put it in the same post. If you are looking
> > 
> > ...
> > 
> >>The ThermalTake 430W PSU is also amazing, it spins the fan down as far 
> >>as stopped if it's not heavily loaded, and has sockets for 9 devices, 
> >>plus two floppies, two SATA (includes adaptors for 8 more, potentially 
> >>consuming 4 sockets), two ATX supplements and the main connector.
> >>
> >>Cheers; Leon
> > 
> > 
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