I didn't know there were shiny Fortrons:
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FSP530-60GNA Review by ClubOC.net
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I have this power supply currently. As stated in the second page of the review, the reviewer's case mounts the p/s upside down. So the picture above is not representative of the normal layout. It is a standard config with the fans closer to the open side of the case. But there are still no vents anywhere on the supply, just the two fans.
The power supply is stable and everything, but I do not think it is quiet. I sit three feet away from the rear exhaust of the supply and can hear it easily. After playing games for a little bit the thermally controlled fans speed up, and the supply goes from being not-quiet to just plain loud. That itself may not be an issue with better cooled cases - I don't have any intakes and a couple of Silencers for exhaust on the rear and top. I have a 350w 120mm Fortron p/s sitting in a box here that I am going to install sometime soon, so hopefully that one will be quieter than this.
The power supply is stable and everything, but I do not think it is quiet. I sit three feet away from the rear exhaust of the supply and can hear it easily. After playing games for a little bit the thermally controlled fans speed up, and the supply goes from being not-quiet to just plain loud. That itself may not be an issue with better cooled cases - I don't have any intakes and a couple of Silencers for exhaust on the rear and top. I have a 350w 120mm Fortron p/s sitting in a box here that I am going to install sometime soon, so hopefully that one will be quieter than this.