So,
I'm working on a new case and i was planning to use a flex atx psu, but that seems like a compromise in terms of noise under load and the pricetag that comes with a 500w one defenitly isn't an encouragement.
As a solution to the sound problem i wanted to mod a flex atx unit to fit an 80mm to lower the noise, until I saw @CircleTect 's first case on instagram an learned about the existence of the tfx formfactor.
So intrigued, I began looking around for the highest wattage unit i could find, which turned out to be a 500w unit. But on these units there where no pcie connectors, so that's problem number one.
the second problem is the size as it is quite a bit bigger than flex atx (about 2.5cm higher,0.5cm wider and 2.5cm longer) so the case also has to be bigger, and there can't be anything directly ontop of the psu(because of the fan opening being there).
A plus point as the sound which this manufacturer claims to be 20db (i'm sceptical).
Does anyone have any expierince with tfx psu's regarding the sound?
another plus is the price, a 500w psu costs around 20-30€!
To summarize; is there a significant enough decrease in noise to justify it being bigger and not having the right connectors?
Or is the flex atx not audiable over the gigabyte 1070/1080 mini and it would not make a difference anyway?
thanks!
I'm working on a new case and i was planning to use a flex atx psu, but that seems like a compromise in terms of noise under load and the pricetag that comes with a 500w one defenitly isn't an encouragement.
As a solution to the sound problem i wanted to mod a flex atx unit to fit an 80mm to lower the noise, until I saw @CircleTect 's first case on instagram an learned about the existence of the tfx formfactor.
So intrigued, I began looking around for the highest wattage unit i could find, which turned out to be a 500w unit. But on these units there where no pcie connectors, so that's problem number one.
the second problem is the size as it is quite a bit bigger than flex atx (about 2.5cm higher,0.5cm wider and 2.5cm longer) so the case also has to be bigger, and there can't be anything directly ontop of the psu(because of the fan opening being there).
A plus point as the sound which this manufacturer claims to be 20db (i'm sceptical).
Does anyone have any expierince with tfx psu's regarding the sound?
another plus is the price, a 500w psu costs around 20-30€!
To summarize; is there a significant enough decrease in noise to justify it being bigger and not having the right connectors?
Or is the flex atx not audiable over the gigabyte 1070/1080 mini and it would not make a difference anyway?
thanks!