advice please on a reliable, quiet PSU
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 7:37 am
i've had a really bad run lately with a Corsair 650TX (versions 1 and 2). to cut a very long story short, i bought the PSU just before discovering this site, and within a week of my fourth replacement, the PSU has just died. so i have had enough and don't want another replacement as i have wasted enough time.
so i'm looking for some advice on a suitable PSU for my system. i am happy with the other parts and would like a reliable and quiet PSU (the Corsair seemed way too loud, and was by far the loudest component in my system).
here is what i have:
Silverstone FT02 case (PSU fan is vertical - is this important?)
i7 980X CPU (with a modest OC @ 3.9ghz with 1 or 2 cores and 3.6 when more cores are in use)
GTX 560ti 2GB
12GB RAM
1 x HD
1 x DVD
so pretty simple really. i use the PC mainly for work. often the CPU is under 100% load for hours at a time. in the future i may use the GPU for realtime rendering, in which case it too will be at 100% load for a number of hours at a time. in general, even when CPU is at 100% load, the temps rarely go above 60deg (CPU has a Noctua heatsink and 2 x Noctua fans).
please let me know if you need to know anything else and a quick response is appreciated as i have to get this fixed asap.
i was looking at the Seasonic x660 but have no idea if this is OTT or maybe even not enough? reading some of the articles and threads here it seems that these PSUs are over spec'ed in many cases, although i would rather have more power than needed and less noise than the other way around.
so i'm looking for some advice on a suitable PSU for my system. i am happy with the other parts and would like a reliable and quiet PSU (the Corsair seemed way too loud, and was by far the loudest component in my system).
here is what i have:
Silverstone FT02 case (PSU fan is vertical - is this important?)
i7 980X CPU (with a modest OC @ 3.9ghz with 1 or 2 cores and 3.6 when more cores are in use)
GTX 560ti 2GB
12GB RAM
1 x HD
1 x DVD
so pretty simple really. i use the PC mainly for work. often the CPU is under 100% load for hours at a time. in the future i may use the GPU for realtime rendering, in which case it too will be at 100% load for a number of hours at a time. in general, even when CPU is at 100% load, the temps rarely go above 60deg (CPU has a Noctua heatsink and 2 x Noctua fans).
please let me know if you need to know anything else and a quick response is appreciated as i have to get this fixed asap.
i was looking at the Seasonic x660 but have no idea if this is OTT or maybe even not enough? reading some of the articles and threads here it seems that these PSUs are over spec'ed in many cases, although i would rather have more power than needed and less noise than the other way around.