Perhaps because the FSP Zen 300W has problems starting with some low-powered systems, like mine. I did buy one to replace my audible S12 430W only to find that it wouldn't start. I did manage to start it by connecting two high-power fans. It would continue to run even after the fans were disconnecte...

I guess you can subtract one from "Works fine" and instead add it to the pile of failing Phantom 350W's. Mine just died after little over a year in service. S/N: D05020045081 Ordered 05-10-11 from webhallen.com in Sweden. My system has been powered on 24/7 for quite a while and I noticed that one ti...

I wonder if this PSU suffers from the same design flaw as the Tagan TurboJet 1100W

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/403/1

Read this review. It also uses two transformers, but they use the same transistors to drive them!

I don't think it's a very wise decision from consumer standpoint to buy 24" iMac. Simply because monitor is integrated into computer block and you cannot reuse the screen once computer gets too old. Think about it, 24" is very nice and can serve for many years and outlive several hardware upgrades....

I'm looking forward to see a comparision between the four main fans available here in sweden (120mm ones), namely Adda (hypo bearing? ones), Nexus, Papst and Scythe. There is always endless discussions about which one is the best.

This is beginning to look more and more hi-tech. But I still have to say it. The results from SPCRs test bench are with few exceptions the only results that I trust, both regarding efficiency and noise, and now performance (ripple) too. I was wondering one thing though. Is it possible that you could...

Looks like I've got some testing to do, then. Do you know whether the chime was caused by the rotation of the fan or something related to the actual electronics (either inner or cables etc.)? Did you try to point the fan up? Just having a hard time believing that it could be the reason why. Althoug...

I got a similar chime/whistle in my P180. It was very directional and was only heard at a slight angle from the front. I found out what it was. It actually was my PSU. A S12 430W, mounted with the fan downwards. I swapped it for a Phantom 350W and the noise was gone. A real expensive solution and no...

It doesn't have to be, but those final decibels sure does come at a price. Fanless PSUs and boxes for hard drives DO add up. My Phantom 350W must have been one of the least price-concerned buys in my life

Is actually IS available here in sweden, which surprises me.

It is expensive though. About the same price as the M12 600W.. or the price I had to pay for a Phantom 350W. This silencing bug is really killing me economically... sigh.

Will the Yate Loon D12SL-12 even start at such low voltage?

Wow, I clearly envy that system.

I have only 3 nexus fans (had 2 previosly) and a very similar system, and I find my system clearly audible. There is no way my LCD-monitor can be heard over the sound from my computer. Most of the sound is from hard drives though, very little is from the fans.

With all these facts at hand, it seems like the 400W-model is the one that should have been tested instead. Perhaps a future review?

I've tried both the Schooner and the BeQuiet! Polar freezer on my GFX. I got similar temps, the Polar freezer a degree or two better. The external part of the Schooner isn't really helping much. The fins are way to narrow apart to allow any convectional cooling. What is most interesting though is th...

Whoa, that Wall Street Journal article sure was more extensive than I'd ever think I'd see in a public-oriented paper. Impressive!

This one should have been cooled passive, like the mCubed HFX mini.

Perhaps SPCR should obtain a new sample of the Ninja in order to check for sample variance. It is strange that the Ninja fares so much better than almost everything thrown at it, which usually is not seen in reviews from other sites.

Less is more, as it would seem!

6600 is generally a bad choise. The cards are unneccecary hot for their performance, I *think* there should be some 7300 or 7600GS available with dual DVI.

This is just terrible.

With only one case fan in the upper chamber of a P180, a nexus at 7V and a BeQuiet! Polar Freezer mounted on a 6600GT (50W load) I'm running at 70C load (ambient somewhere around 20-25C). With one open PCI-slot, even lower.

This is strange.
Seasonic M12 has been available here in Sweden for a few weeks. Why not in the States?

If i were you, here is what I would have done. This is just a recomendation. Case: Antec P150 with stock PSU. Way better than the Sonata in every possible aspect except price. CPU HSF: Ninja with Nexus 120mm. Other than that it looks okay. Be sure to buy a 120mm Nexus fan for your case, and perhaps ...

Using a waterblock shouldn't be too hard. If someone could manufacture a "standard" waterblock, like a square one with a slightly smaller square riser on top, you could custom make a bracket for it. Then one could hook it up to something like a Zalman Reserator and have a quiet xbox, though with lou...

Well, integrated systems manufacturers aren'y exactly known of using high-end graphic cards. They often combine a Prescott 3.8EE extreme toaster with a X300 and call it "a powerful gaming rig!".

Any news on the Seasonic M12? It is available here in sweden right now and I do want to know if i should recomend it to people or not..

Lian Li PC-G50 is only 381mm high and positions the PSU above the CPU (which causes a very narrow limit for the height of the CPU cooler).

Rory Buszka wrote:Perhaps some mods on this power supply should be explored.

No point in doing so. There are way better candidates. Just look at efficiency, power factor etc. There is simply nothing worth it.

What about the ASUS Pundit P1-AH1?

It has DVI output, room for two PCI cards and it is extremely cheap. I bet it could be silenced if one used a low powered chip and perhaps used the stock AMD heatsink but with a different fan. It doesn't really have room for big heatsinks.

I am very disappointed with Zalman and very satisfied with the review. This was one of the heatsinks, together with the AC Alpine that I had thought of as useful in a low noise, low profile HTPC (the NSK2400 for example). Too bad both of them are really poor performers. Atleast the Alpine is quiet (...

If this is a recent article, I am not very impressed with the autors choice of several old "silencing" components. The Sonata and 7700 are simply just outdated.

But it showed that his gaming rig was more quiet than the P150 and P180? Running the intel stock 775 HSF with all case fans on max, surely!