Nexus Value 430 PSU: Affordable Silence
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At newegg, most known decently quiet 400~450W PSUs run ~$60.Monkeh16 wrote:Quite the premium for a 430W.
Not cheap for the power, but for the noise, definitely not pricey.
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Well, let's say you buy a typical 80+ 400W PSU for $50. It's not going to be 11dB unless you swap the fan. A good 120mm fan is $10. So now you are up to $60. Now you have the time/effort it takes you to do the fan swap. For some people that is far less than $20, but for others it is more. Bottom line, price is reasonable if you don't like the idea of having to do a fan swap and silence is you top priority for PSU.Monkeh16 wrote:Quite the premium for a 430W.
Very interesting product and thanks for the review.
Is there a reason that the Feature Highlights refer and link to the Nexus NX-8060 (600W modular PSU) rather than the Nexus Value 430
Is there a reason that the Feature Highlights refer and link to the Nexus NX-8060 (600W modular PSU) rather than the Nexus Value 430
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Obvious reason -- the NX-8060 review html file was used to start the review & those nx8060 references were missed. Corrected now.HueyCobra wrote:Is there a reason that the Feature Highlights refer and link to the Nexus NX-8060 (600W modular PSU) rather than the Nexus Value 430
Thank you Mike, oh and thanks for the review.
The price from endpcnoise works out to £44ish (God Willing relatives are coming from Cananda to UK in July) but I've just bought a second hand Liberty 400W from ebay.
Isn't there going to be an issue - I thought the NSK34XX needed an 80mm PSU?Cistron wrote:Wouldn't that be the perfect PSU for the crammed upper compartment of the NSK3400?
You can't complain about the price since it's the least expensive PSU with that kind of low noise output.
The only one I can think of is the Pro82+, if they're anywhere close to the reviewed Modu82+ in terms of noise,
but I've read so many different opinions about them that I don't know what to believe anymore.
The 125 mm depth is also a good thing for those who usually needs the shortest optical drive possible for small cases.
The only one I can think of is the Pro82+, if they're anywhere close to the reviewed Modu82+ in terms of noise,
but I've read so many different opinions about them that I don't know what to believe anymore.
The 125 mm depth is also a good thing for those who usually needs the shortest optical drive possible for small cases.
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It would work well -- the top cover is vented directly over the 3480 PSU position. Am thinking of replacing the Silverstone 300W fanless in our audio PC with the Value 430 so the fanless on can be put to work where absolute silence is more useful -- like on a new HDD test rig to run in the anechoic chamber.amjedm wrote:Isn't there going to be an issue - I thought the NSK34XX needed an 80mm PSU?Cistron wrote:Wouldn't that be the perfect PSU for the crammed upper compartment of the NSK3400?
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Is it not clear enough now? The in/out numbers are right next to each other, the difference = heat. I'm loathe to put any more columns in that table, it's too wide already.Olaf van der Spek wrote:Could you include heat generation (output - input) in the "OUTPUT & EFFICIENCY: Nexus Value" table? That way it's clearer what amount of heat is being generated.
, thought they were in Vancouver CanadaMikeC wrote:EPCN is a US company and their price is US$80 -- which works out to £57.amjedm wrote:The price from endpcnoise works out to £44ish (God Willing relatives are coming from Cananda to UK in July) but I've just bought a second hand Liberty 400W from ebay.
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Sweet! There's plenty of these PSU's available in Finland. GNT's nation wide stock has nearly 450 units of these. For once, Finland has something good and quiet plenty.
This is nearly 30 €'s cheaper, somecases nearly 40€'s cheaper than Enermax modu82+. Finnish price is between 63 to 68€'s for this PSU. Definately not a bad price for such quiet PSU. Enermax is around 89€'s to 99€'s.
Oh, yes, I have found my new PSU!
This is nearly 30 €'s cheaper, somecases nearly 40€'s cheaper than Enermax modu82+. Finnish price is between 63 to 68€'s for this PSU. Definately not a bad price for such quiet PSU. Enermax is around 89€'s to 99€'s.
Oh, yes, I have found my new PSU!
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