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X-Connect 500W Modular PSU

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the because-you-can dept.

VL writes "Sure, power supply reviews aren't all that interesting, but we take a look at one nice PSU that delivers power where it counts, and best of all, it is the best modular setup we've seen in this market segment."

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  1. noise by mixmasterjake · · Score: 4, Interesting

    "According to specifications, the fans will generate 34 dB of noise at full speed, which is certainly far from silent."

    I was kinda psyched a while back when I replaced my old power supplies on two boxes w/ 400 watters. (the biggest i had heard of at the time). Stupidly, I failed to realize how much louder the new power supplies were. I don't know how many dbs exactly, though they verge on annoying.

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    1. Re:noise by Zocalo · · Score: 3, Interesting
      True, 34dB isn't quiet, but this is only a first stab at this and I suspect it'll become the default soon enough. Hopefully the other (quieter) PSU makers will release their own take on this pretty soon and we'll get the best of both worlds. A *standard PSU connector* between vendors would be nice too, if any of the designers are out there. :)

      As to the noise, I've recently upgraded a couple of my systems and while I was prepping them I just left the PSU cables loose in the case. Once everything was done I tied them all up nice and neat and tucked away the unused PSU cables out of the airflow. The idling temperature of the AMD CPU dropped a full two degrees C with this simple change, but more importantly the case and CPU fan dropped by nearly 500 RPMs apiece. I know airflow matters, but not being a serious modder I had know idea it could be that much!

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  2. Re:Just another reason... by Zorak+Man · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I wouldn't label this as a "top of the line" "only the rich have" item. I dropped $90 on an antec PSU at 480 watts becuase the no name one I had didn't cut it. I can not stress enough the importance of buying a quality PSU, because it is such a hard thing to reconize when it is causing trouble. So exspect to spend around $100 on a quality power rig PSU. Another point of intrest to me is that that is a really inovative idea with the modular plugs. Seriously, when was the last time you saw something change in PSUs and it made you say "wow, that is really something different."

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  3. Some heavy duty testing there... by Lord+Crc · · Score: 3, Interesting

    He didn't even push the PSU, yet say that it was more than able. Eh? He had one HD... How about 4 drives in a raid (so they're all active), and then see how it fares playing some games (so the gpu is taxed too)?

    The modular connections looked like something I might want though.