I've read about seasonic x series PSUs apparantly they are completely passive up at up to 25% load.
My current setup draws 180w from the mains on idle, so according to that I should 720w at a minimum.
I'm trying to be economical too. So I was wonder how strict is this 25% rule. And would the 660w version run passive on my rig.
Thanks,
silent psu for my build
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Re: silent psu for my build
Wow! Did you mean load power is 180W AC?TigerUK wrote:My current setup draws 180w from the mains on idle
If so, that's:
162W DC @ 90% efficiency.
153W DC @ 85% efficiency.
Take a look at the number of low noise PSU's in this table at your DC load power.
Don't worry about passive - just pick one that is below your noise floor.