I would keep it, but I already bought another because I thought this one got lost in the shipping from the Jonny Guru editor. He shipped it to me from Canada 6 weeks ago, and it got on the slow boat and just arrived today.
As I no longer need it, it'll be up for grabs to the first individual interested for $150 shipped anywhere in the USA. I'll accept non-CC PayPal, you'll find my heatware feedback here: http://www.heatware.com/eval.php?id=63617
(I'm rated 12-0-0 right now). Thanks!
edit: dropped to $140 shipped!
edit: dropped to $100 plus shipping!
edit: gosh, I figured it'd fly out the door at this price...aren't there any silent PC enthusiasts around here??? What's the problem?
Sold locally
This PSU Retails for $200...and this one is better than brand new!!! (see comments from O Wolf below).
I live in Japan (but have a USA APO shipping address, I live on a US Army base), so shipping usually takes 7-10 business days via USPS Priority. International shipping will be calculated upon request.
Our very own Mike Chin also reviewed the unit at the end of last year, and came away very impressed!The Silverstone Nightjar ST45NF does everything it sets out to do and then some. Not only did it manage to impress me at its full rated 120V load level, it went on to scoff at the hot box when I asked it to do the 240V spec afterwords. This unit is fan less, built like a fortress, and performs like the server grade unit it is. This could very well be the fan less unit to beat.
The Silverstone ST30NF power supply is one of the most enduring power products in silent computing. We reviewed a sample all the way back in September 2004, and found it then to be the most capable fanless PSU reviewed to date: "The features alone are impressive enough, but more importantly, real performance was exemplary throughout bench and in-system testing." Amazingly, nearly five years later, this model continues to be in production. It is still the model most often mentioned when anyone inquires about a fanless PSU in the SPCR forums. In fact, one of them is powering the new silent PC that processes the digital audio measurements and recordings from SPCR's anechoic chamber....
...Of all the fanless PSUs we've examined over the years, the Silverstone "Nightjar" series have stood the test of time. It's simply unheard of for a component in the PC retail business to last five years essentially unchanged, which is a testament to the solid design of the original ST30NF.
The Silverstone ST45NF is a natural improvement over the lower power ST30NF. It is substantially more efficient and well deserving of its Bronze 80 Plus tag. It is one of the most efficient PSUs we've tested, in fact. For a unit rated at just 400W output (with 115VAC input), our sample's performance was outstanding, suggesting both robust longevity and good thermal design. The conservatism of Silverstone's power rating pays off here. About the only lack you might point out is modular cables; at the asking price, this feature would not be unreasonable to expect.
Acoustically, there's no way to make a PSU any quieter. The noise exhibited by our test sample was essentially nil. It made no appreciable noise in normal testing
or use.
