SilentPCReview reviews the new 300W power supply from Verax. This is meant to be one of the quieter power supplies available right now. Although it was made by Fortron (produces power supplies for Zalman, Nexus, Q-Technology and PC Power & Cooling), it features an unique fan desing. With its special shape, its temperature dependent speed control, and dampening rubber grommets between the fan and the housing, it was designed to be extremely silent. But how does the whole unit fare?
”At typical low/idle to mid levels, this Verax PSU actually sounds a wee bit quieter than the current low-noise champ on our Recommended PSU list, the Nexus NX3000. The difference is small, and may depend more on the particular sensitivity of your hearing at higher vs lower frequencies. While it makes less low frequency noise than most fans, the Verax fan’s acoustic signature has a curious higher frequency static-like quality. At high power levels, it is not quiet, but this is true of all the the quiet PSUs. “
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