Hey everyone,

I'm sick of my really loud PC on my desk and I'm planning to buy a new
case and power supply. I'm thinking about a black Al Lian-Li PC60 case
(it'll go oh so nicely with my black SGI flatpanel :-), but I don't know
much about the power supplies.

PC Power & Cooling Inc. recommends their 275 W ulta-quiet model, but I'm
a little concerned that it's underpowered. I don't have a lot of
peripherals, however, so I may just be experiencing some Tim Allen style
worries. Their 400 W model is almost 2.5x as expensive, however, so I
doubt I'll got with that. What do you all think? The power supply specs
are at
http://www.pcpowercooling.com/products/power_supplies/ultra_quiet/silencers/index_ultraquiet_atx.htm

Any other PC quieting tips? I don't know what sort of fans the Lian-Li
case might come with, but I'll consider going with different internal
and CPU fans if it turns out that they are contributing significantly to
the noise.

-Tim

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