300W+ fanless power supplies ?
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300W+ fanless power supplies ?
are 300+W fanless power supplies reliable?
what are the issues with them?
if they have quality issues, does it effect the life of the motherboard and associated components?
have any tests been done? or anybody have experience using one and how long?
what are the issues with them?
if they have quality issues, does it effect the life of the motherboard and associated components?
have any tests been done? or anybody have experience using one and how long?
Re: 300W+ fanless power supplies ?
The Seasonic x 650 is in effect fanless at 300 watts.ralphzak wrote:are 300+W fanless power supplies reliable?
what are the issues with them?
if they have quality issues, does it effect the life of the motherboard and associated components?
have any tests been done? or anybody have experience using one and how long?
Re: 300W+ fanless power supplies ?
Silverstone Nightjar ST45NFralphzak wrote:have any tests been done?
Re: 300W+ fanless power supplies ?
Under what conditions would you get the nightjar when this is available and runs without a fan under 300 watts:Tephras wrote:Silverstone Nightjar ST45NFralphzak wrote:have any tests been done?
http://www.silentpcreview.com/Seasonic_X650
It is 100% fully modular. It runs with no fan under 300 watts. It has built in over heating protection. It has more reserve capacity. It costs less. Is more readily available.
Though even with all that reserve, if you are running a silent system, when are you going to need even 200 watts?
Re: 300W+ fanless power supplies ?
Well I run a silent system and I need 200 watts to power my system. It's almost all used by my Videocard however. (Which comes stock fully passive)ces wrote:Under what conditions would you get the nightjar when this is available and runs without a fan under 300 watts:Tephras wrote:Silverstone Nightjar ST45NFralphzak wrote:have any tests been done?
http://www.silentpcreview.com/Seasonic_X650
It is 100% fully modular. It runs with no fan under 300 watts. It has built in over heating protection. It has more reserve capacity. It costs less. Is more readily available.
Though even with all that reserve, if you are running a silent system, when are you going to need even 200 watts?
From what I've read fanless power supplies are pretty crap. The tiniest bit of airflow provides much more cooling than convection.
IMHO its better to just get an efficient PSU with a big fan, and mod the fan if necessary to spin slower. But you need to know what you're doing. If you're not an expert don't play with your power supply. You may die. Not joking. They can store enough power to kill even after they're unplugged.
IMHO its better to just get an efficient PSU with a big fan, and mod the fan if necessary to spin slower. But you need to know what you're doing. If you're not an expert don't play with your power supply. You may die. Not joking. They can store enough power to kill even after they're unplugged.
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I have an Antec Phantom from a while ago now.
If I were to buy a PSU today it'd be the enermax 87+ 500W as I still have fans in my system running at > 300rpm (550rpm). The only reason I didn't go seasonic or something back then is the PSU would have been louder than the rest of my system.
Fanless is cool but doesn't really make sense unless you eleminate all the fans.
If I were to buy a PSU today it'd be the enermax 87+ 500W as I still have fans in my system running at > 300rpm (550rpm). The only reason I didn't go seasonic or something back then is the PSU would have been louder than the rest of my system.
Fanless is cool but doesn't really make sense unless you eleminate all the fans.
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Re: 300W+ fanless power supplies ?
I heard some rumors from a Chinese local forum that at Computex 2010 (June 1~5) Seasonic will come with X-series second generation:ralphzak wrote:are 300+W fanless power supplies reliable?
what are the issues with them?
if they have quality issues, does it effect the life of the motherboard and associated components?
have any tests been done? or anybody have experience using one and how long?
For silent running - X-Series-Fanless 400 and 460W <<<
For performance and efficiency enthusiast - X-Series 560, 660, 760 and 850W
For high-end and gaming application - X-Series 1000 and 1200W
I don't quite trust it but it's really promising for the new arrival Computex.
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Re: 300W+ fanless power supplies ?
This one makes the whole "rumor" look stupid - what would be the point of replacing the already existing 650W and 750W versions with 660 and 760W ? None, zero, nada.netmask254 wrote:For performance and efficiency enthusiast - X-Series 560, 660, 760 and 850W
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Though it sounds ridiculous, the rumor becomes true today and it's really good news for silencers, I don't know how to post images in this forum, and just post a Chinese URL with pictures here (search X-400 in your browser):
http://www.chiphell.com/forum.php?mod=v ... a=page%3D1
http://www.chiphell.com/forum.php?mod=v ... a=page%3D1