Somethingtodo's PSU roundup

backslang · 15 Feb 2004 at 17:37

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
link to pic
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
link to pic
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

GLOBALWIN

Globalwin Sapphire Super Silent 22dBA 420W
link to pic
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
link to pic
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
link to pic
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

ZALMAN
Zalman ZM300A-APF 300W PSU
link to pic
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
link to pic
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 420TS
link to pic

DC Voltage-----------Max Output
+3.3V--------------------28A
+5V-----------------------48A
+12V---------------------16A
-5V------------------------0.5A
-12V----------------------0.8A
+5Vsv--------------------2.0A

+3.3V & +5v------------210W
TOTAL OUTPUT----------400W

Price £40 - £45

CWT
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
link to pic
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
link to pic
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
link to pic
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)
link to pic
+3.3V-------------------35A--------------------------------3%
+5V----------------------28A--------------------------------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
link to pic
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
link to pic
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
link to pic
DC Voltage----------Max Output------voltage tolerance

+3.3V-------------------30A----------------------3%
+5V----------------------38A---------------------3%
+12V---------------------22A---------------------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
link to pic

+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
link to pic
DC Voltage-----------Max Output

+3.3V--------------------28A
+5V----------------------35A
+12V---------------------17A
-5V-----------------------0.3A
-12V----------------------0.8A
+5Vsb--------------------2.0A
price £22-£25 (WOW!!)

SHUTTLE

shuttle silentx 250w
link to pic
DC Voltage----------Max Output------voltage tolerance

+3.3V-------------------18A
+5V----------------------19A
+12V---------------------16A
-5V------------------------???A
-12V----------------------0.3A
+5Vsb--------------------2.0A

+3.3V & +5V Max output: 105W
+5v, +12v & +3.3v Max output: 250W
Supports Intel:SS51G/SS56G/SB52G2/SB61G2/SB62G2/SB65G2/SB75G2
AMD: SK41G/SN41G2/SN45G/SK43G
price £40

My opinions:
Best value~CWT 450W/chieftec 360W
Most desirable~globalwin 520w
Recommended~Antec trupower 430w
Best looking~aurora 350w

anything i have missed feel free to email me [email protected], no spam plz

backslang · 15 Feb 2004 at 19:37

no comments, this took me ages

o well, waste of time

sja360 · 15 Feb 2004 at 19:53

not bad, at least u didnt include Q-tecs

Firegod · 15 Feb 2004 at 20:13

Thanks for this! Really needed one!

Gud work! I was deciding on the Globalwin 19dBA PSU, and thanks to this u've helped showed that it would b a great buy!

Nice work!

<Dubz> · 15 Feb 2004 at 20:13

very nice m8, i know how you feel though, i did something like this(pus's) with graphs and everything and got like 2 reply's.....never again, was a waste of time.

Werewolf · 15 Feb 2004 at 20:39

actually this is a good idea

i'll raise you the

Antec Truepower 380watt (Sonata version)
+3.3V-------------------35A--------------------------------3%
+5V----------------------28A--------------------------------3%
+12V--------------------18A--------------------------------3%
-5V-----------------------0.5A--------------------------------5%
-12V----------------------1A--------------------------------5%
+5Vsb--------------------2A------------------------------5%

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)

Q-tech 550 Duel 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

corrected

Devo · 15 Feb 2004 at 20:43

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

I've got this one and can vouch to anyone that it is bloody brilliant... and with a 3 year guarantee, what more could you ask for?

backslang · 15 Feb 2004 at 20:53

Originally posted by Werewolf
actually this is a good idea

i'll raise you the

Antec Truepower 380watt (Sonata version)
+3.3V-------------------35A--------------------------------3%
+5V----------------------28A--------------------------------3%
+12V--------------------18A--------------------------------3%
-5V-----------------------0.5A--------------------------------5%
-12V----------------------1A--------------------------------5%
+5Vsb--------------------2A------------------------------5%

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)

Q-tech 550 Duel Fan Gold

+3.3V-------------------30A peak (20A Max)----------NOT Stated
+5V----------------------40A peak (35A max)---------NOT Stated
+12V--------------------40A peak (35A max)----------NOT Stated
-5V-----------------------0.5A-----------------------------NOT Stated
-12V----------------------0.5A-----------------------------NOT Stated
+5Vsb---------------------NOT Stated-------------------NOT Stated

cheers werewolf, i have a few more to add, the 380watt antec was one of them, i couldnt find details on QTECs so i email'd their support, neednt have bothered now.

JC · 15 Feb 2004 at 21:13

M8 gd stuff and thanks...dont be disheartened its the number of ppl who read it and found it useful not the number of replies, the fact its in GH its been read.

wasc · 15 Feb 2004 at 21:22

nice one mate.

have some stars.

anachronox · 15 Feb 2004 at 21:22

Originally posted by Devo
I've got this one and can vouch to anyone that it is bloody brilliant... and with a 3 year guarantee, what more could you ask for?

Im planning to order a tagan this week, performance and value wise i reckon it blows the rest of the competition away, 28/48/28A very sexy

and its silent too!

http://www.tagan.de/
edit;
My only concern is that they are new to the market and im use to the reliability of my sparkle and antec psu's, but i suppose it always good to try something new heh, although the last time i tried a new brand it was the nasty Q-tec :eek:

scoooby · 15 Feb 2004 at 21:44

Originally posted by sja360
not bad, at least u didnt include Q-tecs

why are Q-TECS not very good ????

goreblast · 15 Feb 2004 at 21:46

May I add that Jeantech PSUs are terrible waste of money - very poor at keeping steady voltage - fluctuates way too much!

wasc · 15 Feb 2004 at 21:50

Originally posted by scoooby
why are Q-TECS not very good ????

because they lie.

A 550 watt Qtec psu actually isn't capable of maintaining that output. Instead 550 watts is its peak output which it can output very briefly.

Put it this way. Power a vapochill with a enermax or antec 550 watt psu and everything will be fine. Try it with a Qtec though and it'll probably explode.

anachronox · 15 Feb 2004 at 21:50

http://www.hardwarezoom.com/viewcontent.jsp?ReviewID=186
look at those big dirty heatsinks

just as i thought this baby eats the antec 480w for breakfast.

GlacierMint · 15 Feb 2004 at 22:10

Taken from the manual

ANTEC

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

The manual also has the specifications for these....

ANTEC

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

ANTEC

Truepower 380w

DC Voltage----------Max Output------voltage tolerance

+3.3V-------------------28A----------------------3%
+5V----------------------35A---------------------3%
+12V---------------------18A---------------------3%
-5V------------------------0.5A--------------------5%
-12V----------------------1.0A--------------------5%
+5Vsb--------------------2.0A-------------------5%

+5v, +12v & +3.3v Max output: 360W
Total Max Output: 380W

ANTEC

Truepower 480w

DC Voltage----------Max Output------voltage tolerance

+3.3V-------------------30A----------------------3%
+5V----------------------38A---------------------3%
+12V---------------------22A---------------------3%
-5V------------------------0.5A--------------------5%
-12V----------------------1.0A--------------------5%
+5Vsb--------------------2.0A-------------------5%

+5v, +12v & +3.3v Max output: 460W
Total Max Output: 480W

It also confirms the specifications you've got for the Truepower 430

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%

+5v, +12v & +3.3v Max output: 410W
Total Max Output: 430W

Nice work.

backslang · 15 Feb 2004 at 22:15

Originally posted by Baggy
Taken from the manual

ANTEC

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%

The manual also has the specifications for these....

ANTEC

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%

ANTEC

Truepower 380w

DC Voltage----------Max Output------voltage tolerance

+3.3V-------------------28A----------------------3%
+5V----------------------35A---------------------3%
+12V---------------------18A---------------------3%
-5V------------------------0.5A--------------------5%
-12V----------------------1.0A--------------------5%
+5Vsb--------------------2.0A-------------------5%

ANTEC

Truepower 480w

DC Voltage----------Max Output------voltage tolerance

+3.3V-------------------30A----------------------3%
+5V----------------------38A---------------------3%
+12V---------------------22A---------------------3%
-5V------------------------0.5A--------------------5%
-12V----------------------1.0A--------------------5%
+5Vsb--------------------2.0A-------------------5%

It also confirms the specifications you've got for the Truepower 430 Nice work.

thanks mate

GlacierMint · 15 Feb 2004 at 22:20

Edited slightly so you might wanna retry copying it

Sorry, just added the power outputs for each model....

backslang · 15 Feb 2004 at 22:27

Originally posted by Baggy
Edited slightly so you might wanna retry copying it Sorry, just added the power outputs for each model....

done

BurningHorizons · 15 Feb 2004 at 23:12

Originally posted by anachronox
http://www.hardwarezoom.com/viewcontent.jsp?ReviewID=186
look at those big dirty heatsinks

just as i thought this baby eats the antec 480w for breakfast.

I read all that review. Seems to wipe the floor with the Antec. Also appears to be really well built too.