New Zalman Powersupply -- what do you think?

gksam · Post by **gksam** » Sun May 11, 2003 11:09 am

Not sure if you've all seen this before, but I came across this:
http://www.overclockers.com/articles745/

looks like it has large heatsinks, so it is a good candidate for running a slow fan

gksam · Post by **gksam** » Sun May 11, 2003 11:14 am

Actually, it looks VERY similar to the SilentX one that MikeC reviewed. Wonder if its the same thing but rebadged (and recolored)

Tigr · Post by **Tigr** » Mon May 12, 2003 9:54 am

Hey, I have that one! Just bought it last week as an experiment

I like it, it is a decent PSU, not silent but very, very quiet. You have to be sure your case temp stays below 30 C though, otherwise it will speed up the fan and become noisier by the minute.

Edit: hell, no, I have the 300W version...

energy · Post by **energy** » Mon May 12, 2003 6:26 pm

It is a similar circuit design as the SilenX, they are both FSP based.

The ZM400 is actually quieter than the 300W version, the fan doesnt spin up quite so easily. What I do with all the PSUs with vent holes on the bottom is to cover them with a sheet of acetate from the inside, so that they dont suck air in from the hot CPU and spin up the fan faster.

It works, thats for sure.

BTW.. the Zalman 400 is the heaviest ATX PSU I've ever seen. Like a brick.

Zilla · Post by **Zilla** » Thu May 15, 2003 2:18 pm

has anyone compared the zalman with the silenx 14db PSU?

al bundy · Post by **al bundy** » Thu May 15, 2003 11:37 pm

I really like the looks and design of that new Zalman ZM400A-APF.

energy · Post by **energy** » Sat May 17, 2003 5:56 pm

They need a gold grille on the black Zalman to look perfect though

egarrard · Post by **egarrard** » Tue May 20, 2003 8:52 am

Aren't they just the same PSUs, but with different fans?