Recent content by CrashDavis

Rightio. Great comments. So - planning to start out with 450W, fan facing external.

Yeah I figgered my mileage will vary on noise. It's good to know that people seem to think that the 450W will carry the planned load. I think I'll go lower power to start and see what happens noise-wise. I have one other question. Most M1 builds seem to have the PSU fan facing into the...

Thanks for the responses. To confusis point, the Tom's review stated that the Corsair SF600 (which is built similar to the SF450) addressed its higher thermal load with a "more aggressive" fan profile, meaning it came on sooner and spun up higher when compared to the 450. However, depending on...

Hi there - new guy here. I recently started a build, and after getting caught up on the latest I decided on a SFF build and have been lurking here daily soaking it up. This is a great community, and I'm interested in your advice on PSU power levels. The goals of my build are: powerful but...