can anyone recommend a CHEAP + QUIET power supply?

[8ace]

i am already in the dog house, what do folks recommend as a CHEAP power supply ... 400-500W?

To support an AMD gigabyte motherboard and a couple of hard disks.


thanks for any advice.

[Graham]

I bought Akasa and I don't regret it.

[pBS]

it's less about the brand and more about the specific power supply you get..
if you can get an 80PLUS certified,do...excellent quality and efficiency..[tho $$]
look for 120mm fans for less noise and more reliability[harder to clog], and don't get too much more than your system needs..
typical pc's with multiple hard drives only use less than 200 watts normally,even at peak...so anything over 400 without a video card requiring a power connector is overkill... almost everything in a modern pc is low power usage thesedays...cpu,hd,video..
[ever notice Dell's ,etc only come with <350w ps?]

on the cheap side i like FSP Group[Fortron] and Antec are quality...
i do know some rather cheap fanless ones from SilenX [400w] http://www.directron.com/lx4000.html


btw, i'm running 4 hd, 3 cap cards, a vfd display, and a dual core off a 300w fanless right now...

[whurlston]

Not quite as cheap (and harder to find) but I have the XG Magnum 500W. It has a backup fan in it that only powers on should the unit overheat but mine has never kicked on.

System specs running on that PSU:
2 - 120GB drives
3 - 750GB drives
2 - 1TB drives
AMD 790FX MB
ATI 4670 video (also ran a 5770 but moved it to another machine).
HVR-2250
Vistaview Saber

Runs at 39C under a 141W load.

[McBainUK]

Have a read on silentpcreview.com or tomshardware.