Cheap, Silent, Low Watt PSU for Fusion HTPC

[varaldarade]

It looks like AMD's fusion makes the perfect HTPC. It will play any 1080p media file at about a 25% load. The max draw on the system was 51 watts, including SSD and 16GB of ram and PSU inefficiency. I would guess a 100 W PSU would be perfect for this system. Anyone know of a cheap, fanless silent ~100 Watt PSU? I'm familiar with the Kingwin STR-500 for $160, but that is massive overkill for this system. Doesn't need SLI or even more than one SATA connector.

Thanks.


Review of fusion board:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4996/asus-e35m1m-pro-review-anyone-for-fusion

 

[gnomio]

Go to a pawnshop or flea market and buy one of those old 250w psus.
Psus are a funny thing. The bigger the are the more they cost and the smaller and cuter they are the more they cost.

But on a serious note
You can look for a 300w one from Antec
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&N=-1&isNodeId=1&Description=Antec+300w&x=1&y=1

Most of them sold out but you can look at other places just get the name and the series number of the one you want and google for a shop that has it in stock for you

 

[davcon]

The case will decide the psu.
What you have is generally a Mini ITX psu solution.
Antec ISK cases come with small psu's.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007583%2050001516&IsNodeId=1&page=2&bop=And&CompareItemList=7%7C11-129-081%5E11-129-081-TS%2C11-129-068%5E11-129-068-TS%2C11-129-080%5E11-129-080-TS%2C11-129-095%5E11-129-095-TS

 

[rwpritchett]

I'm running an AMD fusion board paired with an Antec ISk. Check the link in my sig for build details. I've changed a few things since then (different SSD and different tuner) which lowered my power consumption, but it's basically the same.

 

[nordlead]

Pico PSU - http://www.mini-box.com/s.nl/it.A/id.417/.f

As silent as the power brick you use, and up to 98% efficient (though you won't find a 100% efficient power brick so realistically you can expect near 80% efficient).

If you have an old 12V power brick laying around that puts out 9A you are set. Or, you could buy one. Or if you have some other voltage they have a version that takes inputs from like 12-25V.