of my system. The results put me at about 300 watts so I started looking into quiet power supplies in that range. Past experience had taught me that even when a manufacturer uses the words "silent" or "quiet" in the name of a power supply, the component will...

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the details of both our test builds.. Parts 1 and 2 of this series have surveyed a number of cases, motherboards, and quiet power supplies, as well as explored processor and memory options suitable for building a Home Theater PC. In this final installment,...

Replace the nice, quiet and powerful CoolerMaster 430W power supply with the equally nice and quiet but not as powerful Seasonic S12-330 ATX 12V 330W power supply for $60. This saves $39. Replace the nice, quiet, and relatively spacious Nmedia HTPC 500 case...

Newegg for $42. This saves $79. Replace the nice, quiet and powerful CoolerMaster 430W power supply with the equally nice and quiet but not as powerful Seasonic S12-330 ATX 12V 330W power supply for $60. This saves $39. ...

the cooling unit supply cable fulfills the requirements of the protection class III. A simpler, two-core cable without a ground wire would have met the technical regulations (DIN VDE0100) and suited the electro-technical requirements of this power supply adaptor....

Seasonic brand name stands for "Silent 12 cm Fan Series," which introduces the big, quiet slow fans that the company uses to keep their power supplies whisper quiet. The PSUs in this product line come in power ratings from 330 Watts all the way up to 600 Watts,...

bonus). We've learned that power supplies that produce at least 300 Watts are needed in media PCs, while we have built many with suitably quiet CPUs in the 400-550 W range. We've developed a particular appreciation for the quiet, efficient power supplies from...

VFD and multimedia memory card reader tucked behind its swing-down front panel door. Finally, it includes AV ports for many uses, including video-in and video-out applications. Next time we'll look at motherboards, CPUs, memory and power supplies to complete...