Somethingtodo’s PSU roundup.
I noticed that there isn’t much info on these forums about power supply units, so I decided to do a round up of them myself, obviously I am not going to include every psu on the market, but I will include quite a few, I hope you find this guide useful. I will include the ouput in amps and watts, the higher the amps, the better, the wattage you need depends on the amount of hardware you have, there is a rough guide here : http://takaman.jp/psu_calc.html?english
Some PSU’s have active PFC;
PFC stands for Power Factor Correction and can be described as using series capacitors to “remove” the effect of leakage inductance that limits the output current. PFC can provide more efficient Power Frequency; in lay terms it means less power is lost.
This is not a detailed guide, the facts I state are correct, but I don’t go into all the over current protection bits etc.
ENERMAX
Enermax365AX-VE
DC voltage------------Max Output--------------------Voltage toleration
+3.3V-------------------32A-------------------------------5%
+5V---------------------32 A-------------------------------5%
+12V--------------------26A--------------------------------5%
-5V----------------------1A---------------------------------10%
-12V---------------------1A--------------------------------10%
+5Vsb------------------2.2A-------------------------------5%
+3.3V & +5V-------------185W
TOTAL OUTPUT----------353W
price £45
Enermax465AX-VE
DC voltage----------Max output--------------Voltage Tolerance
+3.3V-------------------35A--------------------------------5%
+5V----------------------35A--------------------------------5%
+12V--------------------33A--------------------------------5%
-5V-----------------------1A--------------------------------10%
-12V----------------------1A--------------------------------10%
+5Vsb--------------------2.2A------------------------------5%
+3.3V & +5v------------200W
TOTAL OUTPUT---------460w
price £65
Enermax Noisetaker series: <------- that means SILENT (well, near enough )
Model:.............+3.3...+5v...+12v1...+12v2...Total Power
EG701AX-VE.....36A...45A......18A.......17A..........600w
EG475AX-VE.....34A...40A......16A.......15A..........470w
EG425AX-VE.....32A...36A......15A.......14A..........420w
EG375AX-VE.....30A...32A......14A.......13A..........370w
EG325AX-VE.....28A...28A......12A.......11A..........320w
EG275AX-VE.....22A...22A......11A.......10A..........260w
Features:
92mm fan and a 80mm fan
manual and auto fan control
2x S-ATA connectors
Seperate 12v rails
ATX 12V Ver. 1.3 compatible
Smart fan (runs after pc has been turned off to cool case down)
Copper Sheilding (370w models upwards)
Safety Features:
OCP,UVP,OVP,OTP and SCP circuits
GLOBALWIN
Globalwin Sapphire Super Silent 22dBA 420W
DC Voltage------------Max Output------------------Voltage tolerance
+3.3V---------------------26A-----------------------------------5%
+5V-----------------------42A------------------------------------5%
+12V----------------------18A-----------------------------------5%
-5V-------------------------0.5A---------------------------------10%
-12V-----------------------0.8A----------------------------------10%
+5Vsb---------------------2.0A----------------------------------5%
+3.3V & +5v--------------220W
TOTAL OUTPUT-----------400W
price £95
Globalwin Sapphire Super Silent 19dBA 520W
DC Voltage---------Max Output------------Voltage tolerance
+3.3V------------------28A---------------------------5%
+5V--------------------58A----------------------------5 %
+12V-------------------30A---------------------------5%
-5V---------------------0.8A--------------------------10%
-12V-------------------1.0A--------------------------10%
+5Vsb-----------------2.5A---------------------------5%
+3.3V & +5v---------260W
TOTAL OUTPUT-------500W
price £145
SPARKLE
Sparkle FSP300-60ATV 300W
DC Voltage-----------Max Output------------Voltage tolerance
+3.3V------------------28A-------------------------------5%
+5V--------------------30A-------------------------------5%
+12V------------------18A--------------------------------5%
-5V--------------------0.3A------------------------------10%
-12V-------------------0.8A------------------------------10%
+5Vsb-----------------2.0A------------------------------5%
+3.3V & +5v &12v = 280W
price £35
Sparkle FSP400-60PFN 400W
DC Voltage-----------Max Output
+3.3V------------------28A
+5V--------------------40A
+12V------------------15A(18 peak)
-5V--------------------0.3A
-12V-------------------0.8A
+5Vsb-----------------2.0A
+3.3V & +5v=235W
+3.3&+5v&+12=380W
Toleration 5% on all rails
ZALMAN
Zalman ZM300A-APF 300W PSU
DC Voltage---------Max Output------------------Voltage tolerance
+3.3V-------------------28A-----------------------------------5%
+5V---------------------30A------------------------------------5%
+12V--------------------15A-----------------------------------5%
-5V----------------------0.3A----------------------------------10%
-12V--------------------0.8A-----------------------------------10%
+5Vsb------------------2.0A-----------------------------------5%
+3.3V & +5v-----------180W
TOTAL OUTPUT--------300W
£47
Zalman ZM400A-APF 400W PSU
DC Voltage---------Max Output------------------Voltage tolerance
+3.3V-------------------28A-----------------------------------5%
+5V---------------------30A------------------------------------5%
+12V--------------------15A-----------------------------------5%
-5V----------------------0.3A----------------------------------10%
-12V--------------------0.8A-----------------------------------10%
+5Vsb------------------2.0A-----------------------------------5%
+3.3V & +5v-----------235W
TOTAL OUTPUT--------380W
£75
HIPER
Hiper SF-420TS
DC Voltage-----------Max Output
+3.3V--------------------28A
+5V-----------------------48A
+12V---------------------18A
-5V------------------------0.5A
-12V----------------------0.8A
+5Vsv--------------------3.0A
+3.3V & +5v------------210W
TOTAL OUTPUT----------400W
Price £35
Hiper SF-350TS
350w PSU
+3.3v ------------------- 20A
+5v ----------------------35A
+12v-------------------- 16A
-5v ---------------------- 0.5A
-12v -------------------- 0.8A
+5vsb -------------------2A
3.3v & 5v = 175w
12v = 192W
3.3v & 5v & 12v = 330w
CWT
550W
DC Voltage-----------Max Output------voltage tolerance
+3.3V--------------------32A---------------------3%
+5V----------------------40A---------------------3%
+12V---------------------24A---------------------3%
-5V-----------------------0.5A--------------------5%
-12V----------------------0.8A-------------------5%
+5Vsb--------------------2.0A--------------------3%
link to pic
450W CWT + SATA Quiet Dual Fan AMD/P4 App Active Fan Control Active PFC
DC Voltage-----------Max Output------voltage tolerance
+3.3V--------------------28A---------------------5%
+5V----------------------40A---------------------5%
+12V---------------------20A---------------------5%
-5V-----------------------0.5A--------------------10%
-12V----------------------0.8A-------------------10%
+5Vsb--------------------2.0A--------------------5%
+3.3V & +5v------------250W
TOTAL OUTPUT---------430W
Price £30-£35 (bargain!!)
TAGAN
480W Tagan TG480-U01 Whisper quiet 21db Also support 12v EPS/SATA/XEON 3 Years Warranty
DC Voltage----------Max Output
+3.3V-------------------28A
+5V----------------------48A
+12V---------------------28A
-5V------------------------0.8A
-12V----------------------1.0A
+5Vsb--------------------2.5A
+3.3V & +5v ------------240W
TOTAL OUTPUT-----------480W
price £55 - £60
FORTRON SOURCE
Aurora FSP350-60PN
DC Voltage------------Max Output------voltage tolerance
+3.3V--------------------28A---------------------5%
+5V----------------------25.5A-------------------5%
+12V---------------------16A---------------------5%
-5V------------------------0.3A--------------------10%
-12V-----------------------0.8A--------------------10%
+5Vsb --------------------2.0A---------------------5%
has 120mm fans
price £45
ANTEC
Truepower 430w
DC Voltage----------Max Output------voltage tolerance
+3.3V-------------------28A----------------------3%
+5V----------------------36A---------------------3%
+12V---------------------20A---------------------3%
-5V------------------------0.5A--------------------5%
-12V----------------------1.0A--------------------5%
+5Vsb--------------------2.0A-------------------5%
+3.3V & +5V & +12v = 410W
total output--------------430W
Price £65
Antec Truepower 380watt (Sonata version)
+3.3V-------------------28A--------------------------------3%
+5V----------------------25A--------------------------------3%
+12V--------------------18A--------------------------------3%
-5V-----------------------0.5A--------------------------------5%
-12V----------------------1A--------------------------------5%
+5Vsb--------------------2A------------------------------5%
Total Max Output: 380W
price £55
Max load across +3.3v, +5 and +`12v = 360watt
Note: has voltage control on all lines (as opposed to say the 3.3 and 5v being controlled together)
Truepower 550w
DC Voltage----------Max Output------voltage tolerance
+3.3V-------------------32A----------------------3%
+5V----------------------40A---------------------3%
+12V---------------------24A---------------------3%
-5V------------------------0.5A--------------------5%
-12V----------------------1.0A--------------------5%
+5Vsb--------------------2.0A-------------------5%
+5v, +12v & +3.3v Max output: 530W
Total Max Output: 550W
£90-£95
Truepower 330w
DC Voltage----------Max Output------voltage tolerance
+3.3V-------------------28A----------------------3%
+5V----------------------30A---------------------3%
+12V---------------------17A---------------------3%
-5V------------------------0.5A--------------------5%
-12V----------------------1.0A--------------------5%
+5Vsb--------------------2.0A-------------------5%
+5v, +12v & +3.3v Max output: 310W
Total Max Output: 330W
price £45
Trueblue 480w
DC Voltage----------Max Output------voltage tolerance
+3.3V-------------------30A----------------------3%
+5V----------------------38A---------------------3%
+12V---------------------28A---------------------3%
-5V------------------------0.5A--------------------5%
-12V----------------------1.0A--------------------5%
+5Vsb--------------------2.0A-------------------5%
+5v, +12v & +3.3v Max output: 460W
Total Max Output: 480W
price £80- £85
QTEC(i didnt want to do this)
Q-tech 550 Dual Fan Gold
+3.3V-------------------30A peak (20A Max)----------NOT Stated
+5V----------------------40A peak (35A max)---------NOT Stated
+12V--------------------20A peak (14A max)----------NOT Stated
-5V-----------------------0.5A-----------------------------NOT Stated
-12V----------------------0.5A-----------------------------NOT Stated
+5Vsb---------------------NOT Stated-------------------NOT Stated
price £25-£40
CHIEFTEC
HPC-360-202
DC Voltage-----------Max Output
+3.3V--------------------28A
+5V----------------------35A
+12V---------------------17A
-5V-----------------------0.3A
-12V----------------------0.8A
+5Vsb--------------------2.0A
+3.3V & +5V = 204W
price £22-£25 (WOW!!)
I noticed that there isn’t much info on these forums about power supply units, so I decided to do a round up of them myself, obviously I am not going to include every psu on the market, but I will include quite a few, I hope you find this guide useful. I will include the ouput in amps and watts, the higher the amps, the better, the wattage you need depends on the amount of hardware you have, there is a rough guide here : http://takaman.jp/psu_calc.html?english
Some PSU’s have active PFC;
PFC stands for Power Factor Correction and can be described as using series capacitors to “remove” the effect of leakage inductance that limits the output current. PFC can provide more efficient Power Frequency; in lay terms it means less power is lost.
This is not a detailed guide, the facts I state are correct, but I don’t go into all the over current protection bits etc.
ENERMAX
Enermax365AX-VE
DC voltage------------Max Output--------------------Voltage toleration
+3.3V-------------------32A-------------------------------5%
+5V---------------------32 A-------------------------------5%
+12V--------------------26A--------------------------------5%
-5V----------------------1A---------------------------------10%
-12V---------------------1A--------------------------------10%
+5Vsb------------------2.2A-------------------------------5%
+3.3V & +5V-------------185W
TOTAL OUTPUT----------353W
price £45
Enermax465AX-VE
DC voltage----------Max output--------------Voltage Tolerance
+3.3V-------------------35A--------------------------------5%
+5V----------------------35A--------------------------------5%
+12V--------------------33A--------------------------------5%
-5V-----------------------1A--------------------------------10%
-12V----------------------1A--------------------------------10%
+5Vsb--------------------2.2A------------------------------5%
+3.3V & +5v------------200W
TOTAL OUTPUT---------460w
price £65
Enermax Noisetaker series: <------- that means SILENT (well, near enough )
Model:.............+3.3...+5v...+12v1...+12v2...Total Power
EG701AX-VE.....36A...45A......18A.......17A..........600w
EG475AX-VE.....34A...40A......16A.......15A..........470w
EG425AX-VE.....32A...36A......15A.......14A..........420w
EG375AX-VE.....30A...32A......14A.......13A..........370w
EG325AX-VE.....28A...28A......12A.......11A..........320w
EG275AX-VE.....22A...22A......11A.......10A..........260w
Features:
92mm fan and a 80mm fan
manual and auto fan control
2x S-ATA connectors
Seperate 12v rails
ATX 12V Ver. 1.3 compatible
Smart fan (runs after pc has been turned off to cool case down)
Copper Sheilding (370w models upwards)
Safety Features:
OCP,UVP,OVP,OTP and SCP circuits
GLOBALWIN
Globalwin Sapphire Super Silent 22dBA 420W
DC Voltage------------Max Output------------------Voltage tolerance
+3.3V---------------------26A-----------------------------------5%
+5V-----------------------42A------------------------------------5%
+12V----------------------18A-----------------------------------5%
-5V-------------------------0.5A---------------------------------10%
-12V-----------------------0.8A----------------------------------10%
+5Vsb---------------------2.0A----------------------------------5%
+3.3V & +5v--------------220W
TOTAL OUTPUT-----------400W
price £95
Globalwin Sapphire Super Silent 19dBA 520W
DC Voltage---------Max Output------------Voltage tolerance
+3.3V------------------28A---------------------------5%
+5V--------------------58A----------------------------5 %
+12V-------------------30A---------------------------5%
-5V---------------------0.8A--------------------------10%
-12V-------------------1.0A--------------------------10%
+5Vsb-----------------2.5A---------------------------5%
+3.3V & +5v---------260W
TOTAL OUTPUT-------500W
price £145
SPARKLE
Sparkle FSP300-60ATV 300W
DC Voltage-----------Max Output------------Voltage tolerance
+3.3V------------------28A-------------------------------5%
+5V--------------------30A-------------------------------5%
+12V------------------18A--------------------------------5%
-5V--------------------0.3A------------------------------10%
-12V-------------------0.8A------------------------------10%
+5Vsb-----------------2.0A------------------------------5%
+3.3V & +5v &12v = 280W
price £35
Sparkle FSP400-60PFN 400W
DC Voltage-----------Max Output
+3.3V------------------28A
+5V--------------------40A
+12V------------------15A(18 peak)
-5V--------------------0.3A
-12V-------------------0.8A
+5Vsb-----------------2.0A
+3.3V & +5v=235W
+3.3&+5v&+12=380W
Toleration 5% on all rails
ZALMAN
Zalman ZM300A-APF 300W PSU
DC Voltage---------Max Output------------------Voltage tolerance
+3.3V-------------------28A-----------------------------------5%
+5V---------------------30A------------------------------------5%
+12V--------------------15A-----------------------------------5%
-5V----------------------0.3A----------------------------------10%
-12V--------------------0.8A-----------------------------------10%
+5Vsb------------------2.0A-----------------------------------5%
+3.3V & +5v-----------180W
TOTAL OUTPUT--------300W
£47
Zalman ZM400A-APF 400W PSU
DC Voltage---------Max Output------------------Voltage tolerance
+3.3V-------------------28A-----------------------------------5%
+5V---------------------30A------------------------------------5%
+12V--------------------15A-----------------------------------5%
-5V----------------------0.3A----------------------------------10%
-12V--------------------0.8A-----------------------------------10%
+5Vsb------------------2.0A-----------------------------------5%
+3.3V & +5v-----------235W
TOTAL OUTPUT--------380W
£75
HIPER
Hiper SF-420TS
DC Voltage-----------Max Output
+3.3V--------------------28A
+5V-----------------------48A
+12V---------------------18A
-5V------------------------0.5A
-12V----------------------0.8A
+5Vsv--------------------3.0A
+3.3V & +5v------------210W
TOTAL OUTPUT----------400W
Price £35
Hiper SF-350TS
350w PSU
+3.3v ------------------- 20A
+5v ----------------------35A
+12v-------------------- 16A
-5v ---------------------- 0.5A
-12v -------------------- 0.8A
+5vsb -------------------2A
3.3v & 5v = 175w
12v = 192W
3.3v & 5v & 12v = 330w
CWT
550W
DC Voltage-----------Max Output------voltage tolerance
+3.3V--------------------32A---------------------3%
+5V----------------------40A---------------------3%
+12V---------------------24A---------------------3%
-5V-----------------------0.5A--------------------5%
-12V----------------------0.8A-------------------5%
+5Vsb--------------------2.0A--------------------3%
link to pic
450W CWT + SATA Quiet Dual Fan AMD/P4 App Active Fan Control Active PFC
DC Voltage-----------Max Output------voltage tolerance
+3.3V--------------------28A---------------------5%
+5V----------------------40A---------------------5%
+12V---------------------20A---------------------5%
-5V-----------------------0.5A--------------------10%
-12V----------------------0.8A-------------------10%
+5Vsb--------------------2.0A--------------------5%
+3.3V & +5v------------250W
TOTAL OUTPUT---------430W
Price £30-£35 (bargain!!)
TAGAN
480W Tagan TG480-U01 Whisper quiet 21db Also support 12v EPS/SATA/XEON 3 Years Warranty
DC Voltage----------Max Output
+3.3V-------------------28A
+5V----------------------48A
+12V---------------------28A
-5V------------------------0.8A
-12V----------------------1.0A
+5Vsb--------------------2.5A
+3.3V & +5v ------------240W
TOTAL OUTPUT-----------480W
price £55 - £60
FORTRON SOURCE
Aurora FSP350-60PN
DC Voltage------------Max Output------voltage tolerance
+3.3V--------------------28A---------------------5%
+5V----------------------25.5A-------------------5%
+12V---------------------16A---------------------5%
-5V------------------------0.3A--------------------10%
-12V-----------------------0.8A--------------------10%
+5Vsb --------------------2.0A---------------------5%
has 120mm fans
price £45
ANTEC
Truepower 430w
DC Voltage----------Max Output------voltage tolerance
+3.3V-------------------28A----------------------3%
+5V----------------------36A---------------------3%
+12V---------------------20A---------------------3%
-5V------------------------0.5A--------------------5%
-12V----------------------1.0A--------------------5%
+5Vsb--------------------2.0A-------------------5%
+3.3V & +5V & +12v = 410W
total output--------------430W
Price £65
Antec Truepower 380watt (Sonata version)
+3.3V-------------------28A--------------------------------3%
+5V----------------------25A--------------------------------3%
+12V--------------------18A--------------------------------3%
-5V-----------------------0.5A--------------------------------5%
-12V----------------------1A--------------------------------5%
+5Vsb--------------------2A------------------------------5%
Total Max Output: 380W
price £55
Max load across +3.3v, +5 and +`12v = 360watt
Note: has voltage control on all lines (as opposed to say the 3.3 and 5v being controlled together)
Truepower 550w
DC Voltage----------Max Output------voltage tolerance
+3.3V-------------------32A----------------------3%
+5V----------------------40A---------------------3%
+12V---------------------24A---------------------3%
-5V------------------------0.5A--------------------5%
-12V----------------------1.0A--------------------5%
+5Vsb--------------------2.0A-------------------5%
+5v, +12v & +3.3v Max output: 530W
Total Max Output: 550W
£90-£95
Truepower 330w
DC Voltage----------Max Output------voltage tolerance
+3.3V-------------------28A----------------------3%
+5V----------------------30A---------------------3%
+12V---------------------17A---------------------3%
-5V------------------------0.5A--------------------5%
-12V----------------------1.0A--------------------5%
+5Vsb--------------------2.0A-------------------5%
+5v, +12v & +3.3v Max output: 310W
Total Max Output: 330W
price £45
Trueblue 480w
DC Voltage----------Max Output------voltage tolerance
+3.3V-------------------30A----------------------3%
+5V----------------------38A---------------------3%
+12V---------------------28A---------------------3%
-5V------------------------0.5A--------------------5%
-12V----------------------1.0A--------------------5%
+5Vsb--------------------2.0A-------------------5%
+5v, +12v & +3.3v Max output: 460W
Total Max Output: 480W
price £80- £85
QTEC(i didnt want to do this)
Q-tech 550 Dual Fan Gold
+3.3V-------------------30A peak (20A Max)----------NOT Stated
+5V----------------------40A peak (35A max)---------NOT Stated
+12V--------------------20A peak (14A max)----------NOT Stated
-5V-----------------------0.5A-----------------------------NOT Stated
-12V----------------------0.5A-----------------------------NOT Stated
+5Vsb---------------------NOT Stated-------------------NOT Stated
price £25-£40
CHIEFTEC
HPC-360-202
DC Voltage-----------Max Output
+3.3V--------------------28A
+5V----------------------35A
+12V---------------------17A
-5V-----------------------0.3A
-12V----------------------0.8A
+5Vsb--------------------2.0A
+3.3V & +5V = 204W
price £22-£25 (WOW!!)
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