i will be using one for my build so if it's too loud (only other noise will be a 1200rpm slipstream) i will make a sound proofed wind tunnel (open ended rectangle) with either end facing away from the user, and maybe an undervolted 120mm fan blowing through if it gets too warm

with any luck it will be quietest at idle, when we're sleeping and when its most important to be quiet

does the 'irregular high-pitched whine' vary with the load on the system? (eg louder at load and quieter at idle)

you're welcome are you running it now?

try looking for screws under labels or rubber pads

I remember when i had an NF7-S! and an amd 3000+ which cost ~£293!!
bargain

It has a square plug like this:



Anything that can be done?

I am in the UK so shipping is very cheap just wondering if it is as good as if not better than my dell which would need to be cut up and a new plug fitted

Item number: 150328112914

12v 10A with what i think is the perfect plug for the pico psu 120w?
I have a dell 3R160 but would prefer this if it is atleast as good, as would save butchering the dell cable

What do you guys think? is all i need to complete my system now

i was aiming for about 50 watts but it may be more as it is my first low power system, do you have a link?

system:

Mobo: [MSI IGP]
CPU: e5200 + HR01plus
GPU: 9300 IGP
RAM: 2gb Corsair 6400DHX
HDD: 32gb-64gb SLC SSD
PSU: PicoPSU 120W
FAN: Scythe Slipstream 1200rpm


what do you think?

anyone?? surely im not the only person with a picopsu

acoustipack?

could also be coil whine, have a look/search around on here, can sometimes be very hit and miss depending on the combination of components in the system

would there be a way to bodge a connection without destroying the connector just to see if it works with the pico? that way if not i can resell it for someone else to use and if so can put a proper connector on it

Could it be that the new system draws more power? the additional load making the PSU louder?

I have a 3R160 to go with my 120W pico psu but the connector is a square with holes in a circle: http://www.powerstream.com/z/DELL12V12_5A.JPG is there any way i could make an adaptor for this to save destroying it? or should i just cut it off? if i was to cut the wire, would there be just a positiv...

i've been using an antec phantom for 3-4 years in the lower chamber of my P180 with a tricool on low and more recently a 500rpm slipstream and to this day have never heard the PSUs fan activate, temp gun says the outside is 40-50c depending on load

yea, if you wanna do that over 100 pages per catagory :p

does that only work with the acer? or could it with others too?

was this ever done? replacing laptop fans with quieter ones?

Would a Dell 3R160 brick work well with a pico 120 watt psu? and is the brick silent?


Thanks

1. Put a fan in the lower chamber, making the fanless PSU pointless. What's the point of getting a fanless PSU only to dedicate a fan specifically for the PSU? (i haven't read the rest of this thread) the point is you have a power supply built from the ground up to run with very low air flow, this ...

any update on this?

my p180 already has the grills tin snipped out so will use the dremel to neaten them up, which attachment would be best for that?

yea yours will be a 720i/p so 1024/1080 wont work so well but i plan to get a 1080p so with any luck i can watch nice HD through my htpc

what about the custom resolution option in the nvidia control panel, would that combined with HDMI provide a 1080/1024 vertical resolution?

on a TV i was looking at it had 3 computer resolutions, the best of which XGA 1024x768 which im guessing is the vga port on the tv..
does this mean that the tv can only support this resolution from a tv? or can they accept higher through dvi or hdmi? (i was planning to use hdmi)

Thanks

what about the diamond tipped cutting wheels/slot cutters for doing fan grills? or does one come with it that is good enough?

yea i've heard they can go past 4ghz

ok im thinking E5200 would finish this setup nicely, what does everybody else think?