I've got it down to 2 options since I don't need more than 400W: S12G-450 $81 X-400FL OEM $124 The only question I have, if the computer is silent (no discrete GPU, fans & cooler are silent and non audible), would the S12G-450 be silent as well up to 40% (~180W) load , or would it be audible? If sil...

Thanks for the info. Your posts are very helpful. I went through the board manuals, and it seems the MSI B85M-E45 is using the same method as you described from your MSI board. And it's good to hear from you that it works fine. The 50% min for 3pin chassis fan control is still better than the 60% of...

The G550 from the place I buy from, is the second version, it has the Haswell sticker.
About the X400, I will try to find out about the warranty policy regarding the coil whine.
Thanks again.

Since I already received the case 2 days ago, I removed now the 2 stock fans and tested them with speedfan on on another computer. Exact same fans as this one: http://www.expreview.com/img/review/silverstone_ps07/img/silverstone_ps07_28.jpg One of them has some noises from chafing/friction of the be...

MSI is pretty solid on bios fan control, but mainly on 4pin PWM which only has 2 headers, the rest are 4pin fake, aka voltage controlled, where its not bad, but cant drop as Asus can. How low can 3pin fan speed drop through MSI bios? I'm considering B85M-E45 board for my new build and wish to decre...

Thank you Abula. Since I can get both the X400 and G550 for a similar price. Does the X400 have higher quality components inside and would be the better choice? I don't really need the extra wattage of the G550. Is the 3 year warranty of the OEM X400 a significant disadvantage I should consider? Or ...

I'm building a very quiet/near silent PC that will be used by my family for web surfing, office work, occasional Photoshop, and as an htpc. This is the setup: CPU: i5 4590 Cooler: Scythe Kotetsu MB: Not yet decided Memory: G.Skill Ares 2x4GB 1600Mhz CL9-9-9 Case: SilverStone PS07 Black HDD: WD Blue ...