Questions on Seasonic 460W Fanless
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 8:45 am
So...my power supply has become the noisiest thing in my case (at idle). I am looking at the 460W Seasonic fanless supply.
I have an Antec P180. There is probably half an inch above the power supply to the divider between the bottom chamber of the case and the main chamber. There is a fan in front of the power supply blowing back over the supply. Is this enough cooling, or is the lack of space above the supply going to be an issue, even with the fan?
The CPU is a 95W AMD Phenom II, and graphics is an AMD 6850-based card.
At idle, the system draws about 85W from the wall.
Under load (gaming), the system draws around 180W typically, with spikes above 200W.
Given all of the above, is the 460W fanless supply an option, or should I look at a power supply with fan?
Thanks!
I have an Antec P180. There is probably half an inch above the power supply to the divider between the bottom chamber of the case and the main chamber. There is a fan in front of the power supply blowing back over the supply. Is this enough cooling, or is the lack of space above the supply going to be an issue, even with the fan?
The CPU is a 95W AMD Phenom II, and graphics is an AMD 6850-based card.
At idle, the system draws about 85W from the wall.
Under load (gaming), the system draws around 180W typically, with spikes above 200W.
Given all of the above, is the 460W fanless supply an option, or should I look at a power supply with fan?
Thanks!