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Silverstone 1000w

jetjaguar said:
mine is in .. powers my rig great .. not loud

my one complaint is how short the 8 pin motherboard connector is kinda short .. on my evga 680i board the power connector is in the top right corner .. and in my tj09 .. the psu is on the bottom .. no slack at all to hide the cable .. it barely makes it
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The 8-pin is 550MM long. That's not unusually short at all.
 
EnderW said:
how does that compare with the Corsair?
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470MM!

Most are even shorter.

PSU's aren't made for cases w/ the PSU on the bottom. I think if chassis manufacturers are going to put the PSU on the bottom, they need to flip the mobo too.
 
jonnyGURU said:
470MM!

Most are even shorter.

PSU's aren't made for cases w/ the PSU on the bottom. I think if chassis manufacturers are going to put the PSU on the bottom, they need to flip the mobo too.
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ehh, I don't know about that, I like the design of the P180
and the Corsair is the perfect length for that case BTW, with an Intel D975XBX, which has the 8pin aux in the top left corner of the board
 
answers to johnnys question.

simulating load can be a few different ways. there is an adapter for the fluke 199c that plugs into the wall and acts as a flawed ground. you tag the psu where u want to test. then you hook up the aux leads to test for draw.

or you can hook up a few different car audio test probes that simulate high DC current draw.

i tested using both methods. using my DC tool is where i found the most consistent results.

for people who want a more simple explanation. the tool is used in benching amplifiers of any kind. hook up the leads. then use the scope to verify results.

so in answer to you quesiton. yes there are scopes with addons that will allow u test draw. i could only use the bench for the 12v rail. i used the fluke on the other rails.

like i said, i tested using the best methods i could.im satisfied with the results.
 
Ah... That makes a difference. Big difference between 99% of the scopes out there and a Fluke 199C.

It's not something you commonly see done since the Fluke will run you $3000 and the attachment you're talking about is another $300. :D

For that kind of money, one could buy an actual load tester actually made for testing power supplies. :)
 
jonnyGURU said:
Ah... That makes a difference. Big difference between 99% of the scopes out there and a Fluke 199C.

It's not something you commonly see done since the Fluke will run you $3000 and the attachment you're talking about is another $300. :D

For that kind of money, one could buy an actual load tester actually made for testing power supplies. :)
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Hello jonnyguru,

Are you close in having a review on the power supply?:)
 
Just for that, I'm setting it back another week.
 
Is this PSU quieter than the PCP&C 1kW? And if so, is it noticeably quieter?

edit: I looked up the noise level the Silverstone is 25 dBA-42 dBA while the PCP&C is 32 dBA-44 dBA. Is that a big difference?
 
matsuya said:
Is this PSU quieter than the PCP&C 1kW? And if so, is it noticeably quieter?

edit: I looked up the noise level the Silverstone is 25 dBA-42 dBA while the PCP&C is 32 dBA-44 dBA. Is that a big difference?
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Remember the made scale we call dBA is a log scale ;)
 
Meaning, It's not a normal scale. For example, 20db is twice as loud as 10db, right? In a Log scale, it'd be significantly more than twice as loud. I believe it's every 3 db, but i could be wrong, that it doubles.

Think of the richter scale in terms of earthquakes.
 
Bbq said:
Meaning, It's not a normal scale. For example, 20db is twice as loud as 10db, right? In a Log scale, it'd be significantly more than twice as loud. I believe it's every 3 db, but i could be wrong, that it doubles.

Think of the richter scale in terms of earthquakes.
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I see, thanks.
 
matsuya said:
Is this PSU quieter than the PCP&C 1kW? And if so, is it noticeably quieter?

edit: I looked up the noise level the Silverstone is 25 dBA-42 dBA while the PCP&C is 32 dBA-44 dBA. Is that a big difference?
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You don't read threads?

It's stated many times in the thread.

Yes, it's a world quiter.
 
High-frequency changes in the voltage. Check out the link on the third page; those graphs represent a 20ms interval of time on the horizontal axis, and the vertical axis is .4 volts. This high-frequency oscillation can cause problems with lots of components.
 
what type of problems?
It can be a faulty power supply that he received with ripples, and not the rest?
 
unhappy_mage said:
High-frequency changes in the voltage. Check out the link on the third page; those graphs represent a 20ms interval of time on the horizontal axis, and the vertical axis is .4 volts. This high-frequency oscillation can cause problems with lots of components.
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Well if saving some bucks means having a chance of component damage, i mightest well just go for the PC Power 1kw sr. The only thing that I dont like is the absence of 8-pin pci express connections for the price.
 
VE2007 said:
what type of problems?
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Anything with a motor will be unhappy - hard drives, fans, optical drives. Same reason you buy real sine-wave UPSes for anything with a motor load.
Darkatom said:
Well if saving some bucks means having a chance of component damage, i mightest well just go for the PC Power 1kw sr. The only thing that I dont like is the absence of 8-pin pci express connections for the price.
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Note that it's a lot louder than the Olympia. If you don't mind that, more power to ya.
 
Just a thought, how does the Enermax Galaxy 1KW compare to the PC P&C in terms of noise, ripple and quality ?
 
What do you think guys? Should I get another power supply and lose my $40 deposit or
buy the Silverstone OP1000 and pay the rest of it?
This mob won't change it to another power supply:(
 
I decided to go with the Silverstone ST850ZF power supply and lose my deposit because of the ripple problem on the OP1000. I hope I done the right move
 
They are fairly quiet, at least much more than the TC1KW.
 
I'm lost, Please make up your minds is it quite or not?
Is the Ripple on the power supply bad for your computer or not please?
 
VE2007 said:
I'm lost, Please make up your minds is it quite or not?
Is the Ripple on the power supply bad for your computer or not please?
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They have been failry clear. Sound is subjective, ripple that exceeds spec at a given load is bad.
 
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