what is THEEE quietest power supply

[sdot]

according to resaearch and noise on this forum,

ocz modstream and this seasonic one is on top..

i need everyone to input into this...what is theee quetiest power
supply...but also has very good power and good cooling

 

[Mike T.]

according to resaearch and noise on this forum,

ocz modstream and this seasonic one is on top..

i need everyone to input into this...what is theee quetiest power
supply...but also has very good power and good cooling

If you are looking for something quieter than the ones you yourself
mentioned, there are PASSIVELY cooled power supplies available. But then
you still need cooling for the case. That is, unless you are going to
water-cool your rig. Even then, you'd want to (at the very least) mod the
case to allow heat out the top (blowhole), because water cooling won't
prevent heat from building up in the case. -Dave

http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/04/01/really_cool_and_quiet_power_supplies/page2.html

 

[JAD]

the quietest PSU is a clean one. ANY PSU that accumulates debrie, will get
noisy. When asking this question you open the door to many noisephiles, who
if they could, would have the case in one room and the HID's and monitor in
another.

 

[spodosaurus]

according to resaearch and noise on this forum,

ocz modstream and this seasonic one is on top..

i need everyone to input into this...what is theee quetiest power
supply...but also has very good power and good cooling

The sun: sound does not travel through the vacuum of space.

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Ari

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[Mike T.]

the quietest PSU is a clean one. ANY PSU that accumulates debrie, will get
noisy. When asking this question you open the door to many noisephiles,
who
if they could, would have the case in one room and the HID's and monitor
in
another.

I actually considered doing that, briefly. I know a guy who had a computer
network downstairs and the monitors/keyboards/mice upstairs. I actually saw
his systems and they worked pretty well. One bug he was still working on
(don't know if he ever got it fixed) was that the printer cord extensions
wer too long to allow the printer(s) to work . . . too much line loss. So
when he printed something, he had to run downstairs to get the hardcopy.
(!) And of course he was too cheap (at the time) to spring for a
networked printer. -Dave

 

[adsci]

there are psus WITHOUT any fan. propably they are the most quiet psus

i.e.
http://www.overclockercafe.com/Reviews/other_misc/Tt_Fanless_PSU/index.html

google for "fanless psu"

 

[adsci]

i think this is the final solution:

a computer in two hulls.

the outer hull, then vacuum and then a second hull hovering in a
magnetic field which contains the actual computer parts with no physical
connection to the outside.

the problem we need to solve may be the way we can get the heat out of
this construction... damn...

 

[Dave (from the UK)]

i think this is the final solution:

a computer in two hulls.

the outer hull, then vacuum and then a second hull hovering in a
magnetic field which contains the actual computer parts with no physical
connection to the outside.

the problem we need to solve may be the way we can get the heat out of
this construction... damn...

You could probalby reduce it by the use of superconductors. That gets closer to
a solution!!

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MCSE = Minefield Consultant and Solitaire Expert.

Please note my email address changes periodically to avoid spam.
It is always of the form: month-year@domain. Hitting reply will work
for a couple of months only. Later set it manually.

 

[adsci]

You could probalby reduce it by the use of superconductors. That gets
closer to a solution!!

cool it down to < -100°C

seriously there is no known solution to this to date. my solution was
not serious btw

 

[Dave (from the UK)]

cool it down to < -100°C

seriously there is no known solution to this to date. my solution was
not serious btw

Nor was my proposal serious.

That said, I've designed power supplies that have needed no fans and supplied
1500 W.

If someone wanted to pay me enough, I could design a PC power supply that needed
no fans. But it would *not* fit in an ATX case, but probably be the size of a
typical PC and weight an awful lot more. I could not eliminate mains hum from
power transformers, so it would not be totally silent, but I doubt it could be
heard.

If anyone has more money than sense, I would take it on. This is me

http://www.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/~drkirkby/

so I am not a total idiot when it comes to electronics.

--
Dave K MCSE.

MCSE = Minefield Consultant and Solitaire Expert.

Please note my email address changes periodically to avoid spam.
It is always of the form: month-year@domain. Hitting reply will work
for a couple of months only. Later set it manually.

 

[Mike T.]

Dave K MCSE.

MCSE = Minefield Consultant and Solitaire Expert.

That's funny! I've met MCSE's who couldn't troubleshoot even the simplest
of hardware problems. -Dave

 

[John P. Dearing]

That's funny! I've met MCSE's who couldn't troubleshoot even the simplest
of hardware problems. -Dave

I've also see it as....

Must
Consult
Someone
Experienced

I've also seen some MCSE's that would be downright dangerous with a
screwdriver in their hand too.

Maybe that's one of the reasons that Microsoft started accepting A+ &
Net+ as electives towards the MCSA.

John

 

[Mike T.]

MCSE = Minefield Consultant and Solitaire Expert.

I've also see it as....

Must
Consult
Someone
Experienced

I've also seen some MCSE's that would be downright dangerous with a
screwdriver in their hand too.

Maybe that's one of the reasons that Microsoft started accepting A+ & Net+
as electives towards the MCSA.

John

Before I started working in the IT field, I had a non-IT position at one of
the largest computer corporations in the world. One of their MCSE certified
techs was sent over to fix the PC used by the secretary of my section. I
knew before he even arrived that the motherboard was bad. I never touched
the computer, just watched as it was turned on, and told our secretary (and
I was absolutely sure on this) that the motherboard needed to be replaced.
Then I watched Mr. MCSE, employed in the IT department of one of the largest
computer corporations in the world, **** around with that system for TWO
DAYS trying to fix it with various brilliant ideas like (hey, let's try a
new mouse!). The second day, I flat out TOLD HIM that the mainboard was
bad. He didn't believe me. A few hours later he finally concluded that
MAYBE the motherboard might be bad. After the motherboard was finally
replaced, the system was back up and running with no problems at all.

Must
Consult
Someone
Experienced

Yup, gotta agree with that. I had no professional experience at that point,
but had enough (tinkering on other systems) experience to recognize a bad
motherboard just by watching the system boot (or try to). So how the frick
did Mr. MCSE fail to diagnose the same problem I did? No excuse. I could
have had the system fixed in less than a half hour, including driving down
to CompUSA and back to buy the mainboard. -Dave

 

[johns]

It is the one in the Dell 9100, and also in one of the
Dell Inspirons. It is so silent, that students come
in the lab and try to turn it on ... and turn it off.

johns

 

[John P. Dearing]

Yup, gotta agree with that. I had no professional experience at that point,
but had enough (tinkering on other systems) experience to recognize a bad
motherboard just by watching the system boot (or try to). So how the frick
did Mr. MCSE fail to diagnose the same problem I did? No excuse. I could
have had the system fixed in less than a half hour, including driving down
to CompUSA and back to buy the mainboard. -Dave

Agreed... No excuse other than he was probably an accomplished software
and network guy, not a hardware guy.

Many early MCSE's considered themselves "software" guys. The hardware
was someone else's responsibility.

Employers started to get tired of this and got wise and finally started
hiring MCSE's that knew which end of a screwdriver to pick up.



John

 

[Mike T.]

Yup, gotta agree with that. I had no professional experience at that

Agreed... No excuse other than he was probably an accomplished software
and network guy, not a hardware guy.

Many early MCSE's considered themselves "software" guys. The hardware was
someone else's responsibility.

Employers started to get tired of this and got wise and finally started
hiring MCSE's that knew which end of a screwdriver to pick up.



John

Well that sure clears up a lot. I'm not MCSE, but have had experience
(professional and otherwise) fixing mostly software problems. I very much
doubt any MCSE could fix a problem that I could NOT fix, whether it is
hardware OR software. Incidentally, if that problem exists (one that I
can't efficiently fix), I have not found it yet.

In my mind it makes no fricking sense to be a specialist in software without
knowing much about hardware (or the other way around, either). But if that
was the mindset of some MCSE's (I'm just the software guy), then that sure
would explain why I've met so many of them that are seemingly totally
clueless.

Before someone flames me, I've met some people who really know their shit
and just happen to be MCSE also. But in my experience, that seems to be the
exception, and certainly not the rule. If someone tells me that they are
MCSE while seeking a job from me, I'd say simply "next". That is, if they
feel that the MCSE might impress me (because that's their best, opening
shot), then I already know that I don't want to hire them. -Dave

 

[Robert]

according to resaearch and noise on this forum,

ocz modstream and this seasonic one is on top..

i need everyone to input into this...what is theee quetiest power
supply...but also has very good power and good cooling

Suggest that you have a look at the SPCR site section on power supplies
at http://www.silentpcreview.com/section4.html - from memory Seasonic
tend to lead in the quietness/efficiency stakes.