PSU Quiet, budget PSU for low power system

I'm doing a major upgrade of my 6+ year old system and am going to replace the PSU.

I will be getting:
Core i3 3225, using onboard HD4000 graphics.
H77 mobo - probably Asus P8H77-M
8Gb RAM (2x4G Corsair XMS DDR3 1333)
SSD 256GB Crucial m4
A fanless CPU cooler such as the Thermalright Ultra 120 eXtreme
The existing DVD-RW drive - can't remember exact make.
There are also 2 fans in the case - one intake, 1 exhaust. I may remove/replace one or both depending on noise and temp levels.

There is an existing Samsung Spinpoint HDD ~ 500Gb that I may move to the NAS.

There won't be any overclocking, and only flash games played. Possibly some video editing, but more likely just watching.

I think I only need about 400W, but I want it to be as quiet as possible, without spending more than £50. Would prefer an 80 PLUS certified unit.

I've been looking at:
Corsair CX400
Seasonic S12II-380
Seasonic G-360
XFX 450 Pro Core
be quiet! Pure Power L7 430W
Antec Basiq 450W

Which is the quietest?

Many Thanks

 

Corsair CX400 ? You mean CX430 V2, right ? I will be able to comment about the CX500 V2 (still less than 50 euros in my country) in few hours, as i ordered one as a backup unit and i guess the fan noise will be similar.

Seasonic G-360 - i would suggest you to check out the review at SPCR : http://www.silentpcreview.com/Seasonic_G360

 

Yes, sorry, I did mean that one!

Thanks, will take a look.

 

What about this one? http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=200

edit: Sorry, nevermind, it's probably a bit too expensive.

 

Just a bit! Would like it if money no object though.

 

Used two of the 550w Antec basiqs in budget builds recently and just yesterday had one under load for about two hours running the Unigine benchmark to test a graphics card and the fan didn't seem noisy. This was running a gtx 460, G860 pentium, 4gb ram and a 500gb HDD.

Only the main 24 pin cable is sleeved in braiding though so the other wires and kinda ugly.

 

Well, CX500 V2 didn't seem to be noisy, i would say it had an average quiet fan noise, but i didn't do any load, just booted the system.

If the price difference is similar to ours (CX430V2 for ~45€ vs G360 for ~55€ = 10€ difference), then i would choose G360 if possible due the 80Plus Gold rating (versus plain 80Plus for CX430V2). I would instantly rule out S12II-380, it cannot compete against G360.

And about that 400W statement, i think you overestimate the power consumption, by a lot. My i7-2600K + GTX670 + 16GB RAM + 1 SSD + water cooling system consumes only around 230-240W at Furmark+OCCT load.

 

a Pico PSU ?

 

Coolermaster silent pro m range are decent. I had a 650w one running and overclocked i5 rig and it was rock solid and very very quiet.

 

Price difference is about £12 (CX430V2 for £36, G360 for £48).

It's been quite a while since I last bought a PSU - 400W was considered a low use amount then. I guess it's all more efficient now. How much would you say I actually needed then?

I've seen that term around , but don't really know anything about them. Would one be suitable for my build? Is it quiet?

Thanks

 

Sorry, bit out of my budget.

 

A Pico PSU would be enough for your build. It is 100% quiet since it has no fan . You just need a Pico PSU and a laptop power brick.

 

That's a power supply?!?

Why are standard PSU's so much bigger??

 

this is onlt a dc - dc adapter that adapts, lets say, a 19V dc from a laptop brick to an atx standart with usable plugs (24 pin for mobo, 4 pin for cpu, etc).

The ac to dc is externalized to the laptop brick.

Traditional pc psu are ac to dc, id est the laptop brick and the pico inside a single box

Edit : in addition, traditional psu have to follow the atx specification, which is a thickness of 86mm and a width of 150mm. Only the length vary between manufacturers.

 

I would say at highest load you will be at 120-150W max. Probably even less.

 

Indeed not even a graphics card in there!

I recommend looking for a fanless one second hand if you can, not sure about prices though

 

Ah, makes a bit more sense. I will have a look around at home - see what laptop bricks we have.

Wow, much less than I thought!

Thanks

 

Note that PicoPSUs end up a bit more expensive than ATX units.

If you are in Europe, you can buy from this shop:
http://www.minipc.de/catalog/il/575
http://www.minipc.de/catalog/il/1030

US people can buy here:
http://www.mini-box.com/s.nl/it.A/id.417/.f
http://www.mini-box.com/110w-12v-8-5A-AC-DC-Power-Adapter

You might get away with a 80W model which would be considerably cheaper.

Note that you need a "wide input" PicoPSU if you want to use a laptop power adapter. The regular models only accept 12V input while laptop adapters usually produce around 15-20V.

 

I'm now making final decisions on my upgrade components and have got the PSU down to 2 choices:

be quiet! Pure Power L7 300W
or
Seasonic G360

The Seasonic is nearly £20 more expensive - is it worth it?
I'm tempted to go for the much cheaper be quiet! - what do you think?

Thanks

 

The Be Quiet! is on preorder anyhow so you're looking at the Seasonic imo.