Passively Cooled PSU: Finding the Perfect Fit

[dwaring28720]

passively cooled PSU!?

hi in your searching of the net have you ever come across a passively cooled PSU? if so let me know please :P

hehe, I've just built a media PC purely from glass, looks nifty especially with my 4" cathodes however when you do turn the lights on its horrible coz the PSU aint exactly tidy so i need to swap it out for a modular unit just to get rid of the cable clutter, at the same time, as its a media PC i would like to get rid of the noise output of the PSU so a passively cooled unit similar to the "400Zen" would be perfect, anyone came across anything that fits my criteria? much appreciated thanks.

 

[Bill Simpson]

http://www.google.com/search?q=fanless+pc+power+supply

 

[Math Is Hard]

I'd like to see your PC if you ever have a chance to post some pictures.

 

[dwaring28720]

I'd like to see your PC if you ever have a chance to post some pictures.

ill link a couple of shots when i get home, i had a bit of tweaking to the case so now its got a textured aluminium frame work around the edge to hide some of the cables, its easier to explain with an image, so stay tuned

On another note about the power supply, as I am not running it with any accessories ie no optical drive, and only 1x2.5" Sata HDD, the cpu is a AMD X2 4200 and I am using the onboard GFX, 1st off i was wondering how smaller PSU i could get away with coz i found something interesting on ebay ie which could cut down on noise, space and heat inside the case

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-12v-200w-DC-DC-ATX-20-pin-power-supply-2010-/260713003578?pt=UK_Computing_PowerSupplies_EH&hash=item3cb3b4ba3a

will 200w be enough!?, i know the product is designed for mITX boards but after a little searching i found the CPU needs 89w but everything else i was drawing a blank, DDR2 requirements seem to be in voltage and i couldn't find anything about the board/HDD anyone had experience with this type of hardware.