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Re:My Hackintosh Hardware Spec by ejolto on Wednesday April 26, 2017 @05:00AM (#14201536)
> The power supply is WAY too oversized

The fan is off if the load is below 30% which is neat if you are into silent builds.

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Re:My Hackintosh Hardware Spec by atVelocet on Wednesday April 26, 2017 @05:23AM (#14201642)
I have a 450W PSU and my fan runs with maybe 300rpm and is absolutely unhearable inside the case (even when it's night). So i won't count this as an argument.

~ 230W = 30 % Load (760W) ~ 135W = 30 % Load (450W)

The idle draw of such a system is below 100W (okok.. max 100W ;) ) so you won't hear any fan even with a smaller PSU.

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Re:My Hackintosh Hardware Spec by ejolto on Wednesday April 26, 2017 @05:35AM (#14201700)
That's true! And the system has 4 Noctua fans and a Corsair H80i water cooler, which will all make more noise than the PSU anyway.
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