NorthQ - NQ4775-500S Ultra Silent PSU 500Watt

jcjuul · Post by **jcjuul** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:51 am

I've been waiting for my S12-430 for a long time, and it seems there are no vendors in Denmark who can get any for a long time still. I wouldn't mind so much if I didn't have a complete new pc excluding PSU standing waiting for me

So, the above mentioned PSU was recommended by the vendor. I know I do not need 500W, but with 140mm fan by Yate Loon, Active PFC and a claim of 12-17 db it seems at least worth considering. However it's energy efficiency is not extraordinary.

Does anybody have opinions or advice?

jcjuul · Post by **jcjuul** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:59 am

BTW: my new system is:
Core 2 Duo E6400 2.13 GHz,
ASUS P5B Deluxe AI Lifestyle Series,
Corsair XMS2 2 x 1 GB,
ASUS EN7600GS SILENT/HTD,
Antec P-180,
3x Nexus 120mm Real Silent Case Fan,
Scythe Ninja, Raptor 36GB,
SamsungSpinPoint T133 400GB,
2x NoVibes.

But no PSU..

jaganath · Post by **jaganath** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 12:17 pm

www.komplett.se has the S12-380 in stock, that will handle your setup with lots of power to spare.

McBanjo · Post by **McBanjo** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 6:12 pm

SHG.biz has some S12-500 in stock. They are a bit slow on deliverence but otherwise a great company to my experience

My NorthQ was dead silent at arrival but got noisy rather quick (max 6 months) but it was a cheaper 400W model (forgot the model-name). Did send them a email and asking about it but didn't get a reply. Might be just my sample tho

It's not a Seasonic but it's probibly an ok budget choice.
I assume you read the review:
http://www.driverheaven.net/reviews/Nor ... /index.htm

jaganath · Post by **jaganath** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 12:45 am

It's not a Seasonic but it's probibly an ok budget choice.

The S12-380 is actually cheaper than the NQ-4775 500S at that shop, so the Seasonic is the budget choice.

8300ati · Post by **8300ati** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 9:50 am

A year old review can be found here:
http://www.pcmoddingmy.com/e107_plugins ... tent.283.7

jcjuul · Post by **jcjuul** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 10:42 am

Totally unfair that the S12-380 is in stock in Sweden (in Denmark it is currently out of stock everywhere). The Swedish price is much higher than in Denmark and with shipping the total cost approaches what I'd pay for the S12-500 in Denmark.

I've decided to go for the 500. My brother is considering building the ultimate gaming rig with true SLI and what else, so maybe I can pass the 500 onto him and replace mine with the 430 which more than enough covers my needs (or maybe even the 380). We'll see. Most importantly, the 500 is in stock!

McBanjo · Post by **McBanjo** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 10:43 am

jaganath wrote:
It's not a Seasonic but it's probibly an ok budget choice.
The S12-380 is actually cheaper than the NQ-4775 500S at that shop, so the Seasonic is the budget choice.

hi hi guess so

Lennart Burenius · Post by **Lennart Burenius** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 1:44 pm

I consider the Seasonic S-series to be superior to NorthQ 4775-500S (a.k.a. LC-Power Silent Giant, manufactured by Shenzhen Chi Yuan). If you can understand swedish, this review I've written may explain why.