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Review of Silent 400w Power Supply

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the quiet-in-back dept.

SnowPunk98 writes "OCModShop has done a review on a SilenX 400w 14 dBA PSU "The power supply doesn't boast any flashy designs or cool colors however that is not the purpose of this power supply. Silence is what the main goal of the unit is and there are tons of features to help achieve that.""

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  1. My 400w power supply is silent, too by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Until I turn it on.

  2. Outstanding!! by loserbert · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now I'll be able to listen to my 5 case fans that sound like an Harrier hovering above my house! That stupid power supply fan was screwing everything up....

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  3. come on... by fjordboy · · Score: 4, Funny

    The flashy colors make power supplies better - period.

    The purpose of a power supply is not to be quiet - if that was the purpose I'd just make one that didn't work - the purpose is to provide electricity to the components in a computer. Duh.

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  4. HA! by pbranes · · Score: 4, Funny

    Their power supplies are really quiet too after a good slashdotting!

  5. You know... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Some of us just can't sleep without the soothing turbine noise of a plethora of fans. Hope these things don't catch on, I'll be hooked on Ny-Quil within a week...

  6. it must be quiet by Chuck+Bucket · · Score: 3, Funny

    I've never _heard_ of this power supply! (get it?)

    CB

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  7. Here's a sound clip for the power supply: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny






  8. Re:What is silent? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    A whisper? I have voices whispering to me all day long; it's pretty hard to ignore. "Get a rifle and climb up the water tower", or "Flick that lightswitch two more times", or "Get a load of the *** on her!", or "Time to reline your tinfoil hat". If my power supply were this annoying, I wouldn't get anything done around here at all...

  9. Re:Advertising? by Basehart · · Score: 3, Funny

    "My "#include " beer glasses from thinkgeek"

    You, sir, are a true geek.

    Your #include beer glass is almost as cool as my big chipped plastic mug with Apple printed on the side in the most horrible pink color ever seen.

  10. Re:Apple anyone? by Golias · · Score: 4, Funny
    Female molex connector jacks. Right now you have a whole bunch of wires in the anticipation that everyone has a RAID array, 2 cdroms, and video card that needs auxially power. The unused connectors have to be rubberbanded and bunched somewhere.

    If you are 100% positive that you will neither use all that stuff, nor re-sell the PC before it's obsolete, a pair of horizontal wire clippers can provide a very simple solution to your problem. :)

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  11. Re:What is silent? by Pieroxy · · Score: 3, Funny

    can you hear people breating from 3 feet

    Well, I can definitely hear my wife snoring 1 foot away. Does that count?

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  12. Re:Advertising? by AssClown2520 · · Score: 3, Funny

    I just read the link to the stealth advertising that you gave. I actually don't find this type of advertising objectionable. While it is slightly devious it is better than trying to con me into thinking that all women that drink Miller Lite beer have big boobs...