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Originally Posted by brainanator
good info on the power plug, figured it was standard computer style. Thanks for that.
That vid is crazy, it is SO loud. Normally I don't mind fan noise, but that's more like a leaf blower.
Let us know if you get any pots in there to slow them down or something.
Another area of concern, many of the high wattage chargers require 24V for full output. So while this PSU will put out all the current they could handle, the charger is limited on 12V. Just something to consider if someone is looking to utilize all the power of a powerful charger.
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I measured it with my SPL Meter (yes, I have one for setting up the home theater, I'm that anal).
65db with the PSU in the off position, and 73db in the On position. Its a mix of frequencies but the loudest with it off is 1khz, and on it shows 2 spikes in the 3-5khz range.
its pretty darn loud, gonna have to do something about that. I'm thinking of replacing the two fans with a quiet high flow model 60mm fan in the 3000-4000 range. Or simply modifying the top of the case to mount a 120mm fan and running that off the boards connector. Though I'm not sure what RPM the fans are required to run at.
The fans inside are 60x38mm 8800rpm fans. If I looked up the right model fan they flow 50cfm each.
Thinking of buying 4 of these fans:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835426033
Two will replace the internal fans. They are much quieter than the original fans. I also plan to install two of the fans in the front as a "pusher" fan that I can manually turn on. which should bring the total airflow back near what it was with the twin 60x38s. If they are quiet enough I might just leave them on completely.
Looking for a relatively thin LCD temp display I can put in there and either feed it off 12v or 3.3v, the PSU only puts out those two voltages. Would be nice to keep an eye on the temps as I am messing with its original fans.
Edit: Scratch that! It think I might buy two of these fans plus 2 very quiet stealth fans. These things have a built in internal PWM thermal switch! If thats the case then I might not even have to worry about fan speed as they'll just be quiet when its cool and ramp up as needed on their own.
Though the PSU is capable of controlling the fan speeds, so I don't know how that would interact with the fans on control method. Hmmm, need more information.