Review on 💡 SilverStone Technology 350W Flex ATX Power Supply: Fixed Cables, 80 Plus Gold, 6Pin PCIe Connector | SST-FX350-G-USA by Doug Olson

Suitable for Goodisory A02 case with MSI B450i Gaming Plus AC mainboard. I was skeptical about the reviews that said it was very noisy. This is my first PC build and I figured everyone would just be spoiled for expensive, high quality PSUs that are virtually silent. I was wrong. The noise is very noticeable and almost impossible to ignore when your tower is on your table. I think it's not so much the volume as the tonality/pitch. It almost sounds like a small drill. I also decided to dare to replace the fan without knowing anything about it. Anyone who says it's easy here is wrong. It is quite difficult. What you need is Noctua NF-A4x10 FLX 40x10mm 3-pin. Use the 3 pin to 2 pin connector supplied with Noctua. The PSU fan cable connects to another cable, but only to a 2-pin connector. The fan in this device is 15mm, so the Noctua is 5mm thinner, but it fits perfectly. I sealed the gap with tape. BUT! The red and black wires on the fans for this unit are swapped! You can't do that out of the box! With the fan removed, check how the 2-pin fan connector fits into the circuit board and locate the red/black wires. Are they reversed on Noctua? This means that for your Noctua cable you will need to remove the white plastic piece (that connects to the board) from the red/black wires, swap them and reinsert them. It's not difficult, you take a needle and insert pieces of silver to push out the wires. But you'll want to find some videos on how to do it. However, your fan may not spin! not mine. It just twitched. I was mad. I poked it with a toothpick and it has since started spinning itself when loaded...but I still watch it to make sure it's spinning...which is annoying. Overall, the fan seems to lack performance, but it seems to do its job. After that, the power supply works perfectly. But given the fan replacement mod (which I consider essential) and all the issues that come with it, I'll give it a lower score. Hope this helps someone. EDIT: After a couple of weeks my replacement fan didn't have a single problem. It just didn't work the first time.