Sounds adequate.

-Ted

There indeed may be the enigma to water cooling - it still uses fans. Granted you can use 120mm fans spinning at 800-1200rpm, but there still is air movement noise - this is of course if you are not overclocking, then it sounds the same as aircooled. I dont think you will ever see a water-cooled PSU. The space is too tight and you'd have a lot of connections that are right angles or almost, creating much potential for leaks, and that would not be good around high wattage.

Your best bet, is a PSU like the Phantom, or one with a 120mm speed/temp controlled fan. like the Enermax Liberty Series. The one in my wife gaming box, spins at 800rpm at idle (which is really hard to hear) then speeds up to 1300-1500 under a load, which is excelent. Thermaltake makes a line with 140mm fans that spin really slow and I can barely hear my 700 watter.
Under load it makes an audible but very quiet noise.

Cheers!

Ted

Yea, I practically eat this stuff.

I have 5 computers in my 12 by 12 office - 3 PC's, a server, and a laptop. Its rather quiet in here.

All the fans in my PC's are "silent ones" that spin slower than there standard versions or only spin up under load when the temp rises.  They key is to use larger or more fans that spin at a lower RPM. They sweet spots are:

80mm = 1500-2000 rpm      (3000+ rpm  standard)
90 mm - 1300 - 1800 rpm     (2500 rpm standard)
120mm = 800-1200 rpm       (2000 rpm standard)

Make sure the fans are double bar bearing or better. For like $20, not including the power supply, one could easily replace the fans in a noisy case.

Also make sure the rpm/temp control for your cpu fan in turned on. Or invest in an all copper cooler with 90mm fan. Zalman makes a few. Also use Artic Silver 5 when mounting any heatsinks.

Cheers!

Ted

...extra nerdy, you say?

*scoots a wee bit closer...*

Or at least the girl with the Peter Pan icon. 

I enjoyed the reviews on your site, very interesting with good information. I did find myself navigating back and forth through the review trying to remember what the price was. Would be nice if you listed the msrp along with specs. Did not spend much time in the forum as these old eyes rebelled at the white on black background, but otherwise thouroughly enjoyed the site. I did think the performance mice were very cool!
Thanks and Best Regards,
Bill

Contest entry has officially ended...

-Ted