Has anyone got any experience with the OCZ StealthStream 400W PSU, in terms of noise?
There's a rather in-depth review of it in terms of components and efficiency here: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/522 but it doesn't say anything about noise.
I'm sure, being a budget PSU, it's not going to be in the same league as the Recommended PSUs, but I was thinking of getting one temporarily until the fanless Seasonic PSUs are available and then putting it into an HTPC for my brother, who's not as noise-sensitive as me, so I was just wondering if it would suffice for that really.
OCZ StealthStream 400W
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Well having got the OCZ StealthStream 400W as a birthday present, I can state that it's far from quiet, with a rather rattly fan.
However, it's a vast improvement on the EZCool 400W I was using, and as I'm still running the stock AMD X4 640 CPU fan, it's not really too intrusive from my sofa, so it will do until I can afford to get a better PSU or fix my EF28 DC-DC board and return to fanless nirvana
However, it's a vast improvement on the EZCool 400W I was using, and as I'm still running the stock AMD X4 640 CPU fan, it's not really too intrusive from my sofa, so it will do until I can afford to get a better PSU or fix my EF28 DC-DC board and return to fanless nirvana
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This PS? http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/ ... Review/794
I got one of these when it was on sale. Works fine, nothing special. The stock fan didn't have very good bearings. I replaced it with a YL fan and now it's very quiet. Keep in mind that it has 140mm so there is are limited choices. I wouldn't pay more than $40 for one.
I got one of these when it was on sale. Works fine, nothing special. The stock fan didn't have very good bearings. I replaced it with a YL fan and now it's very quiet. Keep in mind that it has 140mm so there is are limited choices. I wouldn't pay more than $40 for one.