Dedicated VGA PSU BOOSTER X3

[satman]

a dedicated VGA power supply which fits in a spare 5.25” bay and can be used to power a single VGA card, its main purpose is to give your system the extra energy to use SLI/Crossfire and so the X3 Booster has two 6-pin PCIe connectors.

There is no need to eliminate the original PSU you used. Just simply add the BOOSTERX 3 and it not only can work with your original system but also offer you the higher wattage in graphic performance.

Supplementary Power Supply Unit
Essential for Dual VGA Cards System
Easy-Fit to 5.25 Drive Bay and Simple Installation
Active PFC (99%)
Ultra High Efficiency Design (>85%)
Dual 12V (Each Rail 150W), Individual Output
Maximum Output 300W (Peak Output 400W), Dual PCI-Express Output
Advanced Auto-Power-Recovery System (APRS)
Extremely Low Noise Design (<29dBA)
Improve System Stability
Blue LED-High-Gloss Black Front Panel
Front In-Take Dual Rifle Cooling Fan
Mesh-Wire Cable Management

Specifications

Full Range Input: 90~264Vac
Voltage: +12V
Current (Min.) : 2.0 A
Current (Max.) : 25.0 A
Regulation: +/-5%
Ripple & Noise: 150mV
Output Power: 300W
Maximum Support: 400W
Independent OVP/OCP/OTP
MTBF:50,000 hours
Hold up Time: 10ms at 230Vac
Dimension: 205x149x42 mm

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[Minstadave]

"not only can work with your original system but also offer you the higher wattage in graphic performance."

Thermaltake also has one of these out, I suppose they could be useful in an dual GFX rig, but to be honest your best off investing in a high wattage PSU from a good maker.

 

[Cyber-Mav]

what if you already have a high wattage psu from a good maker like lets say a 500w antec, seasonic, enermax or whatever but need extra juice for the new corssfire or sli setup your going for?

depends on the price really. if this booster costs something like 30 quid then its very good deal since it can save money for people who bought 400w good quality psu's. this booster says it has 25a on the 12v rail,. thats really good and remember if this booster takes the load off your current psu then your current psu will have even more in reserves left.

but if its something silly like 70 quid for the booster then just go out and get a brand new high end psu.

 

[Gibbo]

Hi there

I've tried one of these, absolute biggest piece of junk yet to be honest.

Your adding more noise and heat to your system. Just have one single decent PSU is a far superior approach.

My advice is to AVOID !

 

[LanceCrossfire]

its not junk!!! lol
ive been using one for about 3 weeks now and its a great piece of kit...
but it all depends on your system and situation.
I was running 2 PSU's and wanted to ditch one but still power my X1900 so i read up on this and took the plunge and i was very pleased...
it hasnt raised the temp in my case(i have good cooling though), but it does raise the noise, its quiet whilst doing day to day things but when you fire up a game or benchmark like 3dmark, it does start to rev...
It has also taken abit of strain off the PSU, thanks to this i can get a better stable overclock on my CPU and GFX cards...

 

[Gibbo]

its not junk!!! lol
ive been using one for about 3 weeks now and its a great piece of kit...
but it all depends on your system and situation.
I was running 2 PSU's and wanted to ditch one but still power my X1900 so i read up on this and took the plunge and i was very pleased...
it hasnt raised the temp in my case(i have good cooling though), but it does raise the noise, its quiet whilst doing day to day things but when you fire up a game or benchmark like 3dmark, it does start to rev...
It has also taken abit of strain off the PSU, thanks to this i can get a better stable overclock on my CPU and GFX cards...

It is junk!

You can buy a decent PSU for what this cost !

I am sorry but anybody who spends £60 on this is wasting their money.
You can buy a Hiper 580W modular PSU for what this cost and one of those will happily run an SLi or Crossfire system.

This is just a marketing gimmick, its a waste of money, buying one will not change how your graphics card runs.

If you PSU is crap then buying one of these does not resolve that issue as you still have a crap PSU running your system. Money is far better spent elsewhere.

 

[LanceCrossfire]

the 580w type R was the PSU i was running and the one I got rid of and IMO a 580w Type R isnt efficient enough to run a well clocked setup with 2 X1900's...
OK for the money I spent on the FSP booster I could have put it towards a very meaty PSU, but I had recently bought a silent 600w artic PSU...
the product is abit marmite, i must admit, but again varying on your current setup and situation it could be a worthwhile purchase, as I said in my previous post it has enabled me to get that little bit of an extra clock out of the cpu and gpu's aswell.
It provides decent effieciency and thinking about it, extra protection for the GPU's aswell, it takes strain of the main PSU and can easily be moved to your next build... its got 300w of power and just about half of that is needed to run my X1900's, so chances are it can last for a couple of GFX generations...

 

[mrthingyx]

It is junk!

You can buy a decent PSU for what this cost !

I am sorry but anybody who spends £60 on this is wasting their money.
You can buy a Hiper 580W modular PSU for what this cost and one of those will happily run an SLi or Crossfire system.

This is just a marketing gimmick, its a waste of money, buying one will not change how your graphics card runs.

If you PSU is crap then buying one of these does not resolve that issue as you still have a crap PSU running your system. Money is far better spent elsewhere.

Ah, but how would you get an SLi rig to work in case that only took MATX PSUs, like some of the OriginaAE ones? You'd need something in addition to the 285W Enermax lump OcUK has on their website. And then other companies than Thermaltake make them.

 

[Mr Footlong]

ScottC just pointed me to this after finding out that I had one of these.

Having finally gone crossfire I decided to get one of these for the hell of it, despite having a Liberty 620 as my main PSU. There were only 2 things that I didn't like about it, the cheesy blue led thingie at the front and the piddly temperature controlled 40mm fans. Therefore I ripped all that out, fitted a Sharkoon Silent Eagle 1000 120mm fan in the roof, attacked the speed sensor cable back in to the PSU and job done, silent, cool and no silly lights . Works flawlessly on my 1900 crossfire setup and heat is a total non-issue as it is in a U2-UFO . I got it for about £40 new so it was a no brainer to try imo . Images for the sake of it:

http://www.ftaclan.net/clanftp/nick/misc/gwyneth/P1010130.JPG

http://www.ftaclan.net/clanftp/nick/misc/gwyneth/P1010131.JPG

http://www.ftaclan.net/clanftp/nick/misc/gwyneth/P1010133.JPG

http://www.ftaclan.net/clanftp/nick/misc/gwyneth/P1010135.JPG

Cheers,

Nick .

 

[FreeStream]

Seems pointless to me.


Decent PSU > that.

 

[Gibbo]

HI there

When I originally said these junk was mainly down to the fact of how much they cost as they were circa £80.

However now OcUK does sell these as they are now a more reasonable £40 area but I still stand against my original claim that your better of with a decent PSU in the first place.

 

[Mr Footlong]

If you already have a perfectly good PSU and have the space for one of these I see no reason not to give one a try myself at least if you think you could have a use for it. I love the Liberty PSU and saw no reason to change it but also like keeping my rails as stable as poss for overclocking and thought what the hell at that price, chop it up, stick it in and what harm can it really do and I just love to void warrantees . I have a Turbo-Cool 850SSI PSU that is a complete monster rail-wise but is also a monster size-wise and just would take up far too much space in the case. I didn't want the hit from the 1900 Crossfire taxing my Liberty so stuck it in. You can't really complain over a silly price like £40 tbh .

 

[Tom|Nbk]

the 580w type R was the PSU i was running and the one I got rid of and IMO a 580w Type R isnt efficient enough to run a well clocked setup with 2 X1900's...
OK for the money I spent on the FSP booster I could have put it towards a very meaty PSU, but I had recently bought a silent 600w artic PSU...
the product is abit marmite, i must admit, but again varying on your current setup and situation it could be a worthwhile purchase, as I said in my previous post it has enabled me to get that little bit of an extra clock out of the cpu and gpu's aswell.
It provides decent effieciency and thinking about it, extra protection for the GPU's aswell, it takes strain of the main PSU and can easily be moved to your next build... its got 300w of power and just about half of that is needed to run my X1900's, so chances are it can last for a couple of GFX generations...

look at my sig, Hiper 580w is Crossfire certified aswell as SLI i also have it clocked up working fine.

 

[pastymuncher]

look at my sig, Hiper 580w is Crossfire certified aswell as SLI i also have it clocked up working fine.

It will also blow up very soon too!! Just like mine did and so very many others recently. Seems to get around the 13-16 month old mark and then boom or it just dies. Mine went boom and took out the motherboard. Hipers should not be recommended, especially as for a little extra you can get a far better psu from a decent manufacturer.

I have a mate who has a good rig but could'nt afford to by a new psu when he got a second 7900GS. His psu is only a 350w Antec (truepower i think). He went out and got the 250w Thermaltake version of this for £25. It does the job but is'nt half noisy with the 40mm fan and it also gets quite hot too. On top of that there's the added mess of extra cables. I suppose he's happy though as he is now gaming with a decent overclock and his rig is very stable.

 

[LoadsaMoney]

Thermaltake ones much better than the booster, its had some cracking reviews, boosters been said to have to have both PCI-E's connected or it wont work, so you couldn't buy one to help power a single card, but might have changed now i dunno.

 

[Tom|Nbk]

It will also blow up very soon too!! Just like mine did and so very many others recently. Seems to get around the 13-16 month old mark and then boom or it just dies. Mine went boom and took out the motherboard. Hipers should not be recommended, especially as for a little extra you can get a far better psu from a decent manufacturer.

I have a mate who has a good rig but could'nt afford to by a new psu when he got a second 7900GS. His psu is only a 350w Antec (truepower i think). He went out and got the 250w Thermaltake version of this for £25. It does the job but is'nt half noisy with the 40mm fan and it also gets quite hot too. On top of that there's the added mess of extra cables. I suppose he's happy though as he is now gaming with a decent overclock and his rig is very stable.

seems you have very bad sour grapes these are cracking psu's a few bad batches have been out before but they are more than up to the job, as per ATI's standards etc etc, im sure gibbo or someone can back me up on this they are more than capable to handle there own.

 

[Mr Footlong]

Thermaltake ones much better than the booster, its had some cracking reviews, boosters been said to have to have both PCI-E's connected or it wont work, so you couldn't buy one to help power a single card, but might have changed now i dunno.

I looked at the Thermaltake one, but found the ATX piggy back cable to be messy and took a gamble on the more expensive FSP one.

 

[Tom|Nbk]

I looked at the Thermaltake one, but found the ATX piggy back cable to be messy and took a gamble on the more expensive FSP one.

i read a review where the thermaltake one run in conjunction with another psu performed better than an equivalent psu if you have to get one of these the thermaltake one would be the one to go for.