Antec PSU: Fan mod...

[JPS]

O.K. - so I bought an Enermax EG365P-VE FC, the kind that is supposed to be fan controlled by the mobo. It is a good PSU, except for two things - a low 5+v rail (4.83v when I crank the OC) and the noise. It is supposed to be quiet, but its fans are the loudest in my system.

I am planning on getting an Antec PP412X to replace it, primarily for the 5+V stability, but I got to thinking, if it is loud as well, could I replace the fan that comes with it with a Panaflo or similar?

Anyone tried that? How well does it work? Any problems I need to look out for?

[IronBits]

Not knowing the answer to your specific question.
You can use a 400 watt, or even a 300 watt Antec to run an AMD.

I have had success with one 1.2/266 AMD running at 1.6GHz, and other 1.2/266 AMD at 1.4GHz, with no problems on an IDE rig.

I even had a 465 watt Enermax that only put out 4.7v on the 5v rail. Might work ok for an Intel box, but not on an AMD Tbird rig.

[Chinasaur]

http://www.amdmb.com/vb/showthread.php?threadid=50719

This amdmb.com thread outlines what you can with power supplies that have this tweak. I'd recommend getting a PS that has voltages within allowables ..ie .25% either way.

If you attempt this...

YOU CAN SEVERLY INJURE YOURSELF AND POSSIBLY KILL YOURSELF!!!!

DO AT YOUR OWN RISK!!

I'D ADVISE YOU NOT TO DO IT.