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<blockquote data-quote="wineohe" data-source="post: 409721" data-attributes="member: 90959">Oh one thing I forgot to mention.&nbsp; Noise.&nbsp; So far I am Very happy.&nbsp; The Power Supply is virtually silent and the case fans aren't bad either.&nbsp; The only thing I hear are the drives and the OEM Heat Sink Fan supplied by AMD.&nbsp;&nbsp; My next component order is going to include an Arctic Cooling Alpine 7 for $13.&nbsp; I've read it is fairly quiet and a good value at the price.&nbsp; It also accomodates PWM Signal control for speed.&nbsp;&nbsp; I'm not overclocking so it should suffice.&nbsp; I may also hunt around to see if I can find some 1/4&quot; adhesive back acoustic foam to line some of the interior case surfaces.&nbsp; Some neoprene would be cool, but I don't want to have to order it special.As a final note I have a Watt Meter.&nbsp; I've measured 70~90W at the wall, depending on my method of movie playback.&nbsp; Hard Drive is lower, Optical Drive higher.&nbsp; This would suggest about 60~80W output for the Power Supply.&nbsp; This is very low, and is still not in the sweet spot of the Power Supply.&nbsp; A 250W to 280W PS would be more than enough and get into the more efficient zone, but alas PC Power and Cooling does not offer such a small unit in their silencer series.&nbsp;You would not believe the offers I have had, for everything from plumbing to building a website.RF is an option, but oh the price.&nbsp; Ouchy!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="wineohe, post: 409721, member: 90959"] Oh one thing I forgot to mention. Noise. So far I am Very happy. The Power Supply is virtually silent and the case fans aren't bad either. The only thing I hear are the drives and the OEM Heat Sink Fan supplied by AMD. My next component order is going to include an Arctic Cooling Alpine 7 for $13. I've read it is fairly quiet and a good value at the price. It also accomodates PWM Signal control for speed. I'm not overclocking so it should suffice. I may also hunt around to see if I can find some 1/4" adhesive back acoustic foam to line some of the interior case surfaces. Some neoprene would be cool, but I don't want to have to order it special. As a final note I have a Watt Meter. I've measured 70~90W at the wall, depending on my method of movie playback. Hard Drive is lower, Optical Drive higher. This would suggest about 60~80W output for the Power Supply. This is very low, and is still not in the sweet spot of the Power Supply. A 250W to 280W PS would be more than enough and get into the more efficient zone, but alas PC Power and Cooling does not offer such a small unit in their silencer series. You would not believe the offers I have had, for everything from plumbing to building a website. RF is an option, but oh the price. Ouchy! [/QUOTE]

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