Desktop-pro Posted February 9, 2005 Posted February 9, 2005 Great review. B) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilkev715 Posted February 9, 2005 Posted February 9, 2005 (edited) It was a decent review. I know most of us don't have the equipment necessary for a REAL psu review (e.g. variac to lower the AC input, oscilliscope to measure ripple), but there are a few extras I would have done. 1) The PSU exhaust temperature should have been measured with a thermal probe or a thermometer close the exhaust. 2) There should have been some form of sound measurement from the PSU (subjective comparison most likely). 3) No mention of ambiet and/or case temperatures. 4) No picture of the PSU label and/or any "claimed" manufacture ratings. 5) No mention of the 120mm fan model numbers and/or ratings/specs. One fact that you over-looked was the dead-on exact internal components of a x-connect PSU. X-connect PSU's have that trademark high 12v rail. I am glad that you pointed out the extra vents on the side. The fans inside a PSU are meant to exhaust the hot air generated by the PSU(inductors, transformers, etc.). With the sides of the PSU casing open, a significant portion of that hot air just gets recycled. Very poor design IMO. Edited February 9, 2005 by lilkev715 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montol Posted February 10, 2005 Posted February 10, 2005 It was a decent review. I know most of us don't have the equipment necessary for a REAL psu review (e.g. variac to lower the AC input, oscilliscope to measure ripple), but there are a few extras I would have done. 1) The PSU exhaust temperature should have been measured with a thermal probe or a thermometer close the exhaust. 2) There should have been some form of sound measurement from the PSU (subjective comparison most likely). 3) No mention of ambiet and/or case temperatures. 4) No picture of the PSU label and/or any "claimed" manufacture ratings. 5) No mention of the 120mm fan model numbers and/or ratings/specs. One fact that you over-looked was the dead-on exact internal components of a x-connect PSU. X-connect PSU's have that trademark high 12v rail. I am glad that you pointed out the extra vents on the side. The fans inside a PSU are meant to exhaust the hot air generated by the PSU(inductors, transformers, etc.). With the sides of the PSU casing open, a significant portion of that hot air just gets recycled. Very poor design IMO. 414983[/snapback] Thanks - I appriciate the feedback. I'll see if I can track down that information for you tonight. Right now I'm at work... The main reason I looked over the fact that its the same as an X-Connect PSU is fairly simple - I've never seen one. Good eye though. I know someone else had mentioned the similarity as well. And yep, the side venting was a poor design. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fire_storm Posted February 11, 2005 Posted February 11, 2005 Did you try running the ps for a extended peroid of time. Ps usually work great when you first get them but they can break in the next few months. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbone2sk Posted February 11, 2005 Posted February 11, 2005 The plastic things where for protecting the hardware in the PSU. Some people might poke stuff in there(idk why, but people do that). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BionicSniper Posted March 1, 2005 Posted March 1, 2005 dont know if anyone's said this yet but the plastic flaps are to keep it from shorting out by touching the side if the psu case and ITS NOT to protect the stuff from being poked VERY IMPORTANT ITEMS Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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