well I've given up on those crappy speakers, I installed them on another computer used by others. My new computer is fine now that I swapped the speakers with the old computer (which will be using a hi-fi system for now.)

If anyone has nice 5.1 speakers I would nonetheless like to hear it.

It's a new computer that I'm setting up, not the old computer which is hooked up to both computer speakers and a stereo receiver. Actually I'm mostly trying to get a non-whiny subwoofer for the new computer. The new subwoofer has inherent whine that exists without any connection to an audio source. ...

Hi all, anyone knows some brand-name speakers (stereo, 5.1, etc) that do not generate much static or electric noise? I noticed that my new generic speakers have a lot of unwanted whine, whereas my older Cambridge Soundworks 4.1 system is relatively free of unwanted noise at lower to medium volumes. ...

I can't find any more Barracuda IVs at the local stores, who have advertised the 7200.7 drives as Barracuda IVs and don't seem to know the difference.

that's right... I purposefully leave out words in my sentences, as a linguistic puzzel! Haha -- either that or my typing clumsiness.

This is what the vendor who sold me the board claimed when I showed him the remains of my board, an ECS K7S5A Pro, whose underside circuit is damaged (one wire is blown out and hanging). Basically I turned the power on and smelled something burning, which is likely when the damage occured. Afterward...

digitalix wrote:Haha, you intend on getting warranty after you open up your power supply? Tsk tsk tsk...

(What -- the power supply can be opened?)

by the way, do Seasonics have a case sticker that voids warranty if removed?

PSU are almost NEVER repaired. They just chuck em, hopefully into a recycling lot of some kind. It is just replaced. You should talk to the shop & push a little, and/or get in touch with the Enermax distributor in Canada. Update: I just got my PSU back, and, surprise, they just gave me back the old...

It's a plain food container, and the idea is old: http://www.overclockers.com/tips00203/index02.asp I just added foam in the box, plus a second drive and a fan. If I manage to find another container I would move the second drive to its own box. I have another Barracuda in the case that is sitting on...

In my experience modding a generic PSU can be dangerous since it's lower quality and can overload and overheat easily. When my 300w PSU died, it took out my RAM in the process (I think, since it became faulty).

When my Enermax gets not enough airflow it complains by means of annoying coil whine.

To rid my IBM 60GXP of its high-pitch noise, I 1 put it to the bottom of the case 2 added foam beneath 3 put the foam and the drive in a clear plastic container --> great reduction in whine. I tried to put a second HD, a Barracuda IV, in the same container, but both drives would overheat quickly sta...

Sounds like a good candidate for modding, thanks.

Has anyone used a Seasonic 400FS yet? Any feedbacks on noise or quality? Thanks.

You can use software like CD Speed to slow down the drive speed when the extra speed is not needed.

I would be interested in a quiet 160gb model review. I'm hoping to decrease the number of harddrives running in the case.

Has anyone been using an Enermax with only one low airflow fan without problems? For many months I've used a 350w with two NMBs at 7V each. Just curious if others have taken it one step further.

Thanks for the input MikeC, I'll try the store again in a while.

well I returned it to the store. The PSU is discontinued, so if the RMA goes through it will be "months" before I got it back.

Has anyone successfully RMAed a fried/broken PSU whose case has been opened? For my Enermax there is no seal on the case so there should be no way of telling.

I've fried a generic 300w PSU with one 80mm NMB at 5v before, so now I use 2 NMBs at 7v+ to be safe.

If there was a Canadian reseller, I'd buy one.

Edit: I see that the store ships to Canada, which is nice. Resellers are still nice though.

Mike Sae wrote:My ZM300A-APF has no whine whatsoever. I use an Nvidia not an ATI video card, however.

That's good to know. The review sample from this site had some coil whine, along with some comments so far. So right now I'm iffy on the Zalman.

Very interesting app, dropping my idle temp by 13C. Distorts audio on my computer when enabled.

Now that I think about it, the only quiet PSU available to me seems to be the Zalman -- fellow Vancouverites or Canadians please inform if you know of others being available.

Is there any Zalman ZM300A-APF owners here who can provide feedback regarding coil whine? Thanks.

d_kay wrote:Isn't it time to write an article on this subject alone? coil buzzing I mean..

Which PSU 's to avoid and such. Perhaps it's a matter of consistent manufacturing quality, some buzz and some don't?.

I second that. A coil buzz article would be nice.

Enermax "Whisper"? To me ears, I call that false advertisement.

Can anyone name some quiet PSUs that have no discernable whine or buzz from non-fan components? My Enermax whines.

Marvin wrote:I opened my own Enermax PSU without removing any stickers.

There is no way that anyone could see that I opened mine, if I put back original fans as I didn't mess with anything else.

Yeah I use an Enermax and I'm not familiar with the sticker business

I haven't gotten around to Tribunal yet myself, but according to several reviews the new plot for the expansion will begin with an assassination attempt the next time your character sleeps. Investigating it is supposed to open up the new travel destinations, etc. I just put my char to sleep for 24 ...