I have just bought and installed Antecs new Truepower 430W PSU, and Im very please with it.
Its really very quiet - MUCH quieter then my old Antec 300W PSU. I currently have a roomtemperatur of 28C, but the back 80mm fan still doesnt go over 1700rpm - even after 1 hour. The 380W version got less favourable ratings in this site because of "unexplained coil buzz", but was probably a bad specimen. I sure as heck dont hear anything like that in my PSU. I can wholeheartedly recomended this one.
Antec homepage: http://www.antec-inc.com/p_truehome.html
Truepower review: http://www.envynews.com/review.php?ID=97
Pleased with Antec Truepower 430W
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Pleased with Antec Truepower 430W
Last edited by Ralf63 on Fri Aug 16, 2002 5:57 am, edited 1 time in total.
Its always a good idea to deliberately buy an overdimensioned PSU.
My old 300W PSU probably worked about 85-90% of its maximal capacity, which meant that its fan worked att full speed almost from the begining. Lots of strain & noise. My current 430W PSU, by comparison, have a lot more headroom. The strain on the PSU is considerably less, and it can supply your system with more stable current at lesser noise-levels. Finally: if your system demands exactly 280W, then any 300+ watt PSU are gonna deliver exactly that - regardless if its a 300W, 400W or even a 500W PSU. So you dont have to worry about your monthly bills going up. The only backdraw is the higher pricetag on the PSU itself.
My old 300W PSU probably worked about 85-90% of its maximal capacity, which meant that its fan worked att full speed almost from the begining. Lots of strain & noise. My current 430W PSU, by comparison, have a lot more headroom. The strain on the PSU is considerably less, and it can supply your system with more stable current at lesser noise-levels. Finally: if your system demands exactly 280W, then any 300+ watt PSU are gonna deliver exactly that - regardless if its a 300W, 400W or even a 500W PSU. So you dont have to worry about your monthly bills going up. The only backdraw is the higher pricetag on the PSU itself.