im thinking of replacing the psu in my desktop.
currently:
CPU: intel E5200 @ stock speeds
HSF: Fanless mini ninja
RAM: 2*2gb ddr2 800
SSD: OCZ vertex 30gb
GPU: Nvidia 7300gs
PSU: some cheap 500w psu (which has quite a loud 120mm fan in it)
build is idle at 60w, before i had the same motherboard +cpu+ram with 2 hard drives on a pico psu , which was idleing at 50w, so im sure that this psu is wasting quite abit of power at idle.
im looking for a silent psu hoping to spend below £50 ,
im thinking of getting a pico psu, or a similar dc psu , but by thhe time you get a the psu and power block they end up pricy, so any alternative sugestions welcome
i have checked the recomended psus, there are only 2 recomendations under 300w .
edit: just remembered i have a spare picopsu just need a ac adapter for it. thinking of getting dell da-2 power adapter, but any other recomendations welcome
power supply recomendation
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Before I got my Dell RM112 I was considering a Pico or Wingate. I moved away because the efficiency was too dependent on the AC to DC brick, not just the DC/DC converter. Also having an external brick was a negative.
I found on eBay a 12V - 120W LCD monitor brick out of Hong Kong for $24 shipped. Worth a look.
As for the EW 380W PSU, amazingly good and if your case takes a ATX PSU, I'd stop there. Here are my results:
All the PSU's were connected to a i3-530 on a Gigabyte microATX MB w/4GB DDR3 and a notebook HDD.
I found on eBay a 12V - 120W LCD monitor brick out of Hong Kong for $24 shipped. Worth a look.
As for the EW 380W PSU, amazingly good and if your case takes a ATX PSU, I'd stop there. Here are my results:
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PSU FF No Load Idle Comments
Seasonic 180W SFX 7W 44W SS-180SFD
Sparkle 200W SFX 9W 45W FSP200-50SNV
Antec EW 380W ATX 6W 34W EA-380 80+
TT 420W ATX 14W 45W Thermaltake HPC-420-102DF
Bestec 250W ATX 6W 39W ATX-250-12Z Compaq OEM
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i wana avoid the cheap ebay ac adapters because the pico psu has no 12v regulation and the ones from china can be abit dodgy
Thanks for the replys found EW 380 on ebuyer for £30
edit: found it on www.microdirect.co.uk for £17!! but its out of stock right now
my case has space for a atx psu.
how much noise does the EW 380 make at <100w load?
Thanks for the replys found EW 380 on ebuyer for £30
edit: found it on www.microdirect.co.uk for £17!! but its out of stock right now
my case has space for a atx psu.
how much noise does the EW 380 make at <100w load?
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Can't speak to 100W, but I have the EA-380 sitting on top of my microATX case, on the table top 3-feet from my ear. I'm looking at the fan spin and I can hear nothing. That's probably 40W, I'm sure if I got to 380W it'd sing, but I'll never get there.mark19891989 wrote:how much noise does the EW 380 make at <100w load?
Theirs probably a review of the EA-380 on this site, worth a hunt.
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thanks there is a review of the 430w version.MtnHermit wrote:Can't speak to 100W, but I have the EA-380 sitting on top of my microATX case, on the table top 3-feet from my ear. I'm looking at the fan spin and I can hear nothing. That's probably 40W, I'm sure if I got to 380W it'd sing, but I'll never get there.mark19891989 wrote:how much noise does the EW 380 make at <100w load?
Theirs probably a review of the EA-380 on this site, worth a hunt.
that sounds perfect, i just need to wait for it to be instock and i will order it