14-Way PSU roundup - over 5000W put to the test

**MIG-31** · Aug 1, 2004, 08:51 PM

Nowadays computers draw more and more power. Especially when there is an Intel Pres(c)(h)ott CPU or nVidia's 6800 series videocard inside, to mention a few...

And if you want to spice things up by overclocking, the power usage will grow exponentially... Thus a decent power supply is needed.

For the last two months I've been collecting and testing power supplies. Thanks to the help of many shops and producers, I was able to test 14 PSU's. Including some flashy modded samples, some high power beasts, and even some fanless, passive cooled PSU's.

First of all I want to apologize for the long time it took to finish all the tests, my setup broke down twice. Not due to PSU failures, rather, events better be best described as “end-user errors”; dropping a screw on a running A64 motherboard wasn't advisable, trying to remove it with metal pliers even less.

Full Article: Madshrimps

Robert McClelland · Aug 1, 2004, 09:03 PM

lol If power watts go over 600watts You couldn't aford your eclt. bill lol image 5000watts perhour your bill be like 500 bucks per hour lol

snake · Aug 1, 2004, 09:11 PM

Pfffffff !!! 5000W

It's kinda HUGE !!!
My 400W PSU seems so weak compare to such a monster, but it's enough

LOL

El Kapitano · Aug 1, 2004, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MIG-31

First of all I want to apologize for the long time it took to finish all the tests, my setup broke down twice. Not due to PSU failures, rather, events better be best described as “end-user errors”; dropping a screw on a running A64 motherboard wasn't advisable, trying to remove it with metal pliers even less.

Full Article: Madshrimps

Judas · Aug 1, 2004, 09:33 PM

uh... were do people get the idea that if you run a 400 watt PSU it = exactly that amount at the meter?

blade5545 · Aug 1, 2004, 09:38 PM

Talk about a crappy review, I'm sorry but there is no chance in hell that a 300 watt psu would be able to handle that kind of setup that was used for testing.

Judas · Aug 1, 2004, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by blade5545
Talk about a crappy review, I'm sorry but there is no chance in hell that a 300 watt psu would be able to handle that kind of setup that was used for testing.

I'm pushing through with my 350 watt enermax..... and i've running probably twice the requirements....

jmke · Aug 1, 2004, 09:57 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by blade5545
Talk about a crappy review, I'm sorry but there is no chance in hell that a 300 watt psu would be able to handle that kind of setup that was used for testing.

excuse me? I saw the 300W power supplies run that test rig without problem, you'll have a hard time pushing 300W using only motherboard/cpu/vidcard and 1 hard drive

even when hooking up 5x HDD and multi CDrom drives it will be hard to reach 250-300W.. the latest CoolerMaster PSU comes with nifty W meter, I don't know (yet) how accurate it is, but it does give a good idea: http://www.madshrimps.be/gotoartik.php?articID=207

so just because you have other experiences (apparantly?) with 300W PSU, this review is "crappy"

Judas seems to pull an ever more demanding system with a mere 350W.. crazy isn't it?

germanjulian · Aug 1, 2004, 10:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by blade5545
Talk about a crappy review, I'm sorry but there is no chance in hell that a 300 watt psu would be able to handle that kind of setup that was used for testing.

people that dont know pretending that they know

Judas · Aug 1, 2004, 11:54 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by germanjulian
people that dont know pretending that they know

i'm pretty sure the Blade Bashing has gone on enough... we don't have to become 5 year olds here...

blade5545 · Aug 2, 2004, 12:17 AM

First of all checkout my setup and yea I am running mine also on 350watt so I dont completly dispute that you cant run it on 300watt but even with my setup my rails are
+12-11.90
-12- 11.90
+5- 4.70
-5- 4.70
+3.3 -3.33
and that is when the system is full load, if you check the review did you see the rails on the 300 watt psu with the system full load!
some top of the line 400-500watt psu dont have that good of rails on full load, and second thing check out the numbers I have never seen anybody test 14 PSU's and get rails on all of them that close espacially since the wattage varied, something in the way he tested wasnt right. And just beacuse a 300watt PSU can run a system like that does not mean it will run it reliably. And there is no reason for direct insults, I just had opinon on the way he tested . I can call a review crappy but that doesnt mean I think the same of the person. Even the best of us can be capable of crappy work at one time or another. And jmke I meant no disrespect so sorry if it came out that way, I just think the numbers just dont look right.

Zelig · Aug 2, 2004, 12:26 AM

Too bad there weren't more psu's from certain large companies, like Antec, Enermax, and Sirtec.

BWX · Aug 2, 2004, 02:49 AM

Too bad the site won't even come up....

jmke · Aug 2, 2004, 06:29 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by blade5545
Even the best of us can be capable of crappy work at one time or another. And jmke I meant no disrespect so sorry if it came out that way, I just think the numbers just dont look right.

I verified those numbers on another test setup, they are for real

mike2h · Aug 2, 2004, 06:49 AM

good post. & i agree.

Aug 1, 2004, 08:51 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,843 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	14-Way PSU roundup - over 5000W put to the test Nowadays computers draw more and more power. Especially when there is an Intel Pres(c)(h)ott CPU or nVidia's 6800 series videocard inside, to mention a few... And if you want to spice things up by overclocking, the power usage will grow exponentially... Thus a decent power supply is needed. For the last two months I've been collecting and testing power supplies. Thanks to the help of many shops and producers, I was able to test 14 PSU's. Including some flashy modded samples, some high power beasts, and even some fanless, passive cooled PSU's. First of all I want to apologize for the long time it took to finish all the tests, my setup broke down twice. Not due to PSU failures, rather, events better be best described as “end-user errors”; dropping a screw on a running A64 motherboard wasn't advisable, trying to remove it with metal pliers even less. Full Article: Madshrimps

Aug 1, 2004, 09:03 PM	#2
Robert McClelland PAX Tweaker, PAX Expert. Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Somewhere in Wood County Ohio Same Town :) Posts: 10,662 Rep Power: 196 System Specs	lol If power watts go over 600watts You couldn't aford your eclt. bill lol image 5000watts perhour your bill be like 500 bucks per hour lol __________________ "XTREME AUDIO IS CRAP!" "There no support for it. It's crapist card on face of the earth it should be throw into the sun" http://www.speedtest.net/result/1949536385.png correct the correct one now

Aug 1, 2004, 09:11 PM	#3
snake HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: France Posts: 422 Rep Power: 65 System Specs	Pfffffff !!! 5000W It's kinda HUGE !!! My 400W PSU seems so weak compare to such a monster, but it's enough LOL __________________ i7 930@4Ghz-DFI T3EH6-6Go OCZPC12800-GTX480+8800GT Barton 2600+@2.16 (188x11.5) # GeForce 6800 GT@Ultra 1.5Go PC3200 #Asus A7N8X Deluxe Bios 1008 26397 3DMark06/ 57736 3DMark01/163152 Aquamark3 Last edited by snake; Aug 2, 2004 at 12:51 PM.

Aug 1, 2004, 09:38 PM	#6
blade5545 Shoots first ask's questions later Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Austin,TX Posts: 330 Rep Power: 0	Talk about a crappy review, I'm sorry but there is no chance in hell that a 300 watt psu would be able to handle that kind of setup that was used for testing. __________________ Dell Inspiron 700m 2 ghz Intel Mobile 2mb L2 cache 12.1 Ultrabrite 1.25 gig ram 80gig hdd 8x DVD-RW 4.5lbs 1.5" thick 5 hours battery DFI NF4 Ultra - D AMD Winchester 64 3200+ @4125+ 2.62ghz sold Swiftech H20-120-BB REV. 3 LIQUID COOLING KIT 2x512 OCZ EL DDR PC-3200 Dual Channel sold Platinum Rev 2 OCZ POWERSTREAM 520W sold ATI X700 PRO SEAGATE 160GIG SATA Windows XP PRO SP2 / PearPC - Apple OS X 10.2 Unknown "The problem with America is stupidity. I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself."

Aug 2, 2004, 12:17 AM	#11
blade5545 Shoots first ask's questions later Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Austin,TX Posts: 330 Rep Power: 0	First of all checkout my setup and yea I am running mine also on 350watt so I dont completly dispute that you cant run it on 300watt but even with my setup my rails are +12-11.90 -12- 11.90 +5- 4.70 -5- 4.70 +3.3 -3.33 and that is when the system is full load, if you check the review did you see the rails on the 300 watt psu with the system full load! some top of the line 400-500watt psu dont have that good of rails on full load, and second thing check out the numbers I have never seen anybody test 14 PSU's and get rails on all of them that close espacially since the wattage varied, something in the way he tested wasnt right. And just beacuse a 300watt PSU can run a system like that does not mean it will run it reliably. And there is no reason for direct insults, I just had opinon on the way he tested . I can call a review crappy but that doesnt mean I think the same of the person. Even the best of us can be capable of crappy work at one time or another. And jmke I meant no disrespect so sorry if it came out that way, I just think the numbers just dont look right. __________________ Dell Inspiron 700m 2 ghz Intel Mobile 2mb L2 cache 12.1 Ultrabrite 1.25 gig ram 80gig hdd 8x DVD-RW 4.5lbs 1.5" thick 5 hours battery DFI NF4 Ultra - D AMD Winchester 64 3200+ @4125+ 2.62ghz sold Swiftech H20-120-BB REV. 3 LIQUID COOLING KIT 2x512 OCZ EL DDR PC-3200 Dual Channel sold Platinum Rev 2 OCZ POWERSTREAM 520W sold ATI X700 PRO SEAGATE 160GIG SATA Windows XP PRO SP2 / PearPC - Apple OS X 10.2 Unknown "The problem with America is stupidity. I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself." Last edited by blade5545; Aug 2, 2004 at 12:25 AM.

Aug 2, 2004, 12:26 AM	#12
Zelig HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 3,187 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	Too bad there weren't more psu's from certain large companies, like Antec, Enermax, and Sirtec.

Aug 2, 2004, 02:49 AM	#13
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	Too bad the site won't even come up.... __________________

Aug 2, 2004, 06:49 AM	#15
mike2h DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: norcal Posts: 6,483 Rep Power: 91 System Specs	blade5545 good post. & i agree. __________________