you can monitor temps on a HD - you'll need to place one of those thermal sensors that come w/ some fan controllers and just tape it onto the side of the raptor i would have at least one case fan blowing in, and one blowing out if you need quiet fans, spcr has tons of forums on that, but i prefer y...

I probably wouldn't go for a passive PSU, but the seasonic's are very quiet. default fan controllers on the mobo adjust the rpm according to the temp, but lots of people find it easier to manually adjust... The Zalman ZM-MFC1 is a popular one, and the new ZM-MFC2 looks pretty spiffy with the color ...

ok, thank you. The S-12 should be on its way now. After changing the PSU I think the Lian Li 5 1/4" hard drive bay with rubber mounting will be the loudest noise source, the fan make some noise. But I have been running without this fan (also without any case fans...), but at least with the case fans...

Thank you. I will try the Seasonic S12. The PSU is the noise that is irritating me. I think it is the PSU, I have tried stopping the other fans and they don't make much noise. It's not a super-silent PC I have anyway. I bught the fans and the Zalman 1 1/2 year ago.. I don't see any model number at t...

I have one Zalman CPU fan on my AMD 6400+, with a manual adjustment box. Also I have two case fans 120MM, and one for the hardisk bay(Raptor X). It it possible to connect these fans to fan controller that adjust the RPM according to the temp? Or is this an manual operation? Also as mentined in anoth...

Silence would imply you can't hear it at all, if that's what you're looking for go with a passive power supply. Otherwise, the HX520 is a great unit considering the manufacturer(seasonic) and the cabling. The only issue I have with it is that it's much more power than I'd ever need, so I wouldn't b...

The VS450W has an amient noise level of 28dba, but the S12 has 17 dba. I'm looking for a quiet PSU, I think the S12 still is the best option. The HX520 has modular cabling and 2 dba more noise (should not be notisable). But after reading all wining noise post of the HX520, mayne the S12 will be more...

I also ready the test of the new Corsair VX450W, but in a test the amient noise level was 28 dba, but the Seasonic S12 has 17 dba, so I guess the Seasonic would be most silent for me. I guess a can live with a non- modular PSU, even if I have that today on the Hyper PSU. The Corsair HX520 is 2 dba m...

jaganath wrote:I'm surprised no-one mentioned the buzzing issue: link. it's unlikely you will be affected by this, but you should be warned.

Thank you.
Maybe I should go for the Seasonic S12 430W instead? 430W should be enought anyway..

Thank you. I will post my order for the Corsair HX520 now

I have today a Hiper Type-R 580W. Its realy the part of my computer that make most noise. In a test I read it was running at 30 DBA, and it has high frequent noise that realy iritate me. My CPU is AMD 4800+, and Geforce 7900GTX graphic card, and one hardisk. After reading the recommened power suppli...