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Right... heres the situation, in my server I have a 300watt HEC power supply, I also have a 550watt Q-Tec spare, I know the Q-Tec 550 watt isn't 550, but i'm hoping it'll be a little quieter as the psu fan is the only thing making a noise in the server, thing is though, i've also read some nasty storys about Q-Tec's and having a habbit of going pop..... Anyone know what the reliability on them is like? :unsure:

 

Thanks :P

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Never heard of Q-tec and i know most all unknown psu's lol but i know HEC is made by antec and if your hec makes a little noise just change the fan or change it for a higer wattage if budget permitt i'd go with the antec true control 550 you can even tweak the voltage with the front pannel plate :)

 

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/pro...bfccc3bd446ee05

Edited by kobalt

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Apologies for posting in the wrong forum, theres so many of them and I never got to bed... lol, anyway... this PSU is only for an xp1900 server with 1 hard drive and 1 cd-rom, my main machine has a 560watt thermaltake :D

 

But good idea on the fan change.... guess it shows how tired I am :(

 

*Edit, just remembered why the Q-Tec would be quieter, it uses 2 lower RPM fans the HEC uses 1 fan *

Edited by James61

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