Hi all spcr members,
As this is my first post, many thanks to SPCR and everyone here for the invaluable information I have got all this time!
I am upgrading my PC based on forum info, and as soon as I bought a silent Gigabyte 9600GT my old 400W PSU revealed its inadequacy to handle it by topping up speed and making an awful noise
The fact that I've also replaced my case fans with a couple of Yate Loons D12SL12 made this even more intolerable
So, although a bit scared by the reports in this thread about apparent QC issues(?), I bought an Enermax modu82+ 525W, which I am happy to report that it works perfectly.
It starts up at 420/460rpm (as reported by MB's uGuru utility) as expected, at which speed is nearly inaudible as already reported by many.
It now works at 720rpm, which still is very quiet. However, as we are now in the hot Greek summer season, ambient temp at this moment is about 30 C, and PC temps report as CPU 41, System 39, PWM 50, which is still pretty good, isn't it?