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  1. SilenX by dFaust · · Score: 3, Informative · on A PC Case with External Power Supply?
    You could check out SilenX. While their PSUs can get pricey, a 300W model can be had for $59.95 and is rated at 14dba. That's under load... not under load the fan can run even quieter. That puts the SilenX's loudest at being nearly 3x quieter than the Zalman mentioned in another post when the Zalman is running at it's quitest. The Zalman can reach up to 30dba, which is something like 32x louder than 14dba.

    I've only owned SilenX's fans, but I'm EXTREMELY pleased with them. A 92mm 14dba fan and 120mm 14dba fan (~17dba combined) quieted my system considerably while actually lowering temps. I haven't tried their PSUs, but I'm expecting one any day now and have read plenty of great reviews of them.

  2. Re:Quiet PCs? by sp00j · · Score: 1 · on Japanese Inventor's Motor Uses 80% Less Power


    Quiet PCs are easy to cobble up. You can get the necessary bits'n'bobs from http://www.silenx.com/, http://www.zalman.co.kr/ and other vendors...

  3. Re:Quiet PCs by dFaust · · Score: 2, Informative · on Review of Silent 400w Power Supply
    Ahanix DOES NOT MAKE SilenX PSUs!!!!!!!!!! This important, please mod this up!!!! See www.silenx.com to see what I'm talking about.... Ahanix is basically a rip off company (you'll notice their homepage is even a rip off of Samsung's).

    Also, while Zalman PSUs may be quiet, they're not on the same level as the SilenX. The parent article notes that the SilenX is "much quiter" than a PSU which he reviewed as being "much quieter" than the Zalman. So the SilenX is essentially "much, much quieter" than the Zalman :) Seriously though, Zalman's specs rate their 400W PSU at 20-30db. SilenX's is rated at ~11.5-14db. If you're going for true silence, 30db compared to 14db will make a huge difference.

  4. What's so special?? & IMPOSTERS by dFaust · · Score: 1 · on Review of Silent 400w Power Supply
    I've seen some posts asking what's so special about this PSU, as "silent" PSU's have been around for a long time... I have to say, I've been following reviews of this brand for the last few months (and plan to order one myself in a week or so) and from all the reviews I've read, these take silent to another level, and are high quality, to boot.

    Tom's Hardware has a few PSU roundups (older, newer) which include noise level testing... as you can see, other "silent" PSUs are much louder than 14db (nor do said PSUs even claim to be that quiet). At best, you're talking about PSU's doing 25 (low load) to 33db (full load), and they tend to get louder as the wattage rating increases. All SilenX PSUs (I believe they go up to 600watta) are rated around 11.5 (minimum) to 14 (maximum) db. So it really is a big difference. I know my "silent" PSU which is around 30db is -much- louder than my 80mm case fan which claims to be 20db.

    Anyhow, literally EVERY SilenX review I've read has said they a) really are quiet (much quieter than other "silent" PSUs, apparently) and b) are very high quality.

    Also note that you have to buy them from www.silenx.com or (soon) NewEgg. You'll see "SilenX 14db" PSUs on Pricewatch and such, but they are imposter PSUs of inferior build made by a company named Ahanix, whom SilenX is currently involved in lawsuits with regarding this issue, and whose site is a blatant rip-off of Samsung's.

  5. SilenX website by vasqzr · · Score: 1 · on Review of Silent 400w Power Supply

    Since the review page is Slashdotted, here's a link to the manufacturer.

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    SilenX power supplies are simply the quietest active cooled power supplies on the planet! With a ture 14 dBA noise level from 1m, it will blow away any other so-called "silent" ppwer supply on the market today. Zalman? Nexus? Seasonic? There's no comparison. Under load, the difference gets even wider! Thanks to some innovative technologies, SilenX power supplies can not only run quieter than other power supplies out there, but do so with higher efficiency , greater reliability and beter stability.
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  6. costs $99 by DanThe1Man · · Score: 3, Informative · on Review of Silent 400w Power Supply

    If you were wondering how much it is and where to order it, go here.

  7. Quiet PSUs by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Better Power Supply Roundup

    For anyone looking for quiet parts, the Silenx PSUs are rumored to perform very well both voltage- and noise-wise. Google found reviews here and here.