Best PSU, balance of noise and power

[korben_dallas]

Hi all,

I am in the market for a new PSU. Since I have quite a number of devices, it must be powerful. Also, I play games, so with the 9800 Pro's heat, the PSU cannot be fanless. I'm looking at the Enermax Noisetaker AX 470W with Active PFC and fan control. I like that one cause my experience with Enermax has been 100% excellent. But I thought I'd checkin here to see if anyone has some alternatives. ATX 2.0 would be nice but not mandatory.

[stanger89]

Antec Phantom, hands down, silent, cool running, should be plenty of power.

Originally Posted by korben_dallas

Hi all,

I am in the market for a new PSU. Since I have quite a number of devices, it must be powerful. Also, I play games, so with the 9800 Pro's heat, the PSU cannot be fanless.

Why's that? I've got a 2.4GHz P4, Geforce 6800 (passive), PVR 250 (-15 version), 200GB WD, and a Pioneer DVD-ROM, running quite happily on my Phantom in my D.Vine 4 with 1 80mm Panaflo pulling air. Happy as can be, stable, no problems.

[infiniti_guy]

SilenX has a pretty quiet fan for a little less $$ at 350W