Soyo Raptor psu 400w

[XeRo_Dark]

My friend just baught a Soyo Raptor psu for his puter hes running an athlon 64 3200+ 1gb pc4000 xms pro radeon 9700 pro, similar system to my setup, but yah will this psu kill his puter?

 

[XeRo_Dark]

itsa s SY-PS400

 

[Ice Czar]

well its likely a rebrand, Im not sure of what yet (the main supply, not the control element)
however of immediate concern is that there are only 16Amps on the+12V rail
and depending on the rest of the config that could easily be an issue
its now common for an ATX12V supply especially in an enthusiasts rig with a CPU powered of the +12V rail (via the mobos VRM) and likely a high draw Video Card plus assorted peripherals to be in the 28 to 33 Amp range

but what you really would need is to run a config's numbers

I'll see what I can locate about who actually makes the PSU
I would expect that its a reliable PSU if its not overloaded
meeting the basic spec, but it seems to be a sligthtly older spec (ATX12V v1.3) thus its a bit weak on the +12V rail

edit > That might not be a rebrand at all, I just got a peek under the hood
and it looks pretty unique, there are alot of specs supplied for it but the ones Im really looking for arent there
namely its Transient Response (regulation), AC Ripple (DM PARD) and what spec it conforms to

provided your friend runs the numbers and doesnt overload it, it would likely serve

 

[XeRo_Dark]

so it should be fine then from what your saying. he sent me a pic of it, its pretty cool looking actauly, has a 120mm fan on the bottom along with a cool mesh grill to let air out on it, he also said it came with a bracket that allows voltage changing/overclocking >
it can change the standard 3.3v output to 3.60v
and can also change from 5v to 5.50 with the bracket just by adjusting it.... it sounds pretty cool if u ask me heh

 

[Ice Czar]

well unless that fries mobo its cool
higher isnt necessarily better

the Topower\Tagan\OCZ Powerstream PSUs have adjustable rails (pots) as well
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article173-page4.html

1. VOLTAGE REGULATION was very good, but subject to careful setting of the voltage trim pots on the back panel. The adjustment range is as follows:

*
+12V: 10.7 ~ 13.3V
*
+5V: 4.5 ~ 5.6V
*
+3.3V: 2.8 ~ 3.8V

For the 12V and 5V lines the adjustment range is up or down 10%, while for the 3.3V line, it is even bigger, ~15% up or down. The range of adjustment provided is quite large, probably too large for safety, in my opinion. Especially when voltage is set too high, the life of components can be seriously shortened. Also, trim pots change value with temperature and age.

But the LED indicators help to avoid problems. The voltage adjustment is made with a small screwdriver. A plastic sticker over the trim post must be removed first. When the voltage falls within the +,-5% range, the LED directly below the trim pot glows green. Above that, it glows red; below that, it glows yellow.

Tested against a fairly accurate multimeter, the LEDs generally glowed green within +,-5% of the target voltage. This seems too loose a tolerance. When the 12V LED is green it could be 11.4V or 12.6V. A 2% range for green would have been more useful, especially for the performance oriented user interested in such adjustments. I'd recommend using a multimeter at the terminals of an unused output connector to tweak the voltages instead. This should be done while the computer is running. Naturally, care must be taken to avoid shorts.

When set for perfect accuracy at 90W output, the voltages sagged slightly as output increased, but it was well within the 5% range.

the mobo is expecting that voltage within that 5% range and if an overshoot occurs bad things can happen

and you can also adjust the pots in many other supplies if you open them up
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=765175

and its only OK if there are enough amps for the components he wants to run
so he really needs to run the numbers
because as I said thats pretty weak on the +12V rail

 

[larrymoencurly]

The two Soyo PSUs I've seen were made by Key Mouse, which also produces EverPower and MaxPower. They weren't great, and they lacked EMI filters (AM radio blocked out), but the one I tested was able to put out its rated 300W and also its rated 190W combined power.

 

[XeRo_Dark]

so really do u think that the soyo psu will fry his system or, do you think he will be fine in just?

 

[Ice Czar]

so really do u think that the soyo psu will fry his system or, do you think he will be fine in just?

I dont have enough information to say
but you do

one more time > http://takaman.jp/D/index.html?english
then follow the link above for the rest of the considerations in how I personally figure out if a supply is adequate,
or if youll give me the basic amps per rails (3.3, 5, 12) I'll help you with the rest

 

[XeRo_Dark]

its not showing the psu...
but heres the rails
model/current: 115v 60hz | 230v 50h | +5v | +3.3v | +12v | -12v | -5v | +5vsb |
Sy-ps400 : 10A | 5A | 40A | 28A | 20A | 0.8A | 0.5A | 2A |

i believe thats what u need, thats what he sent me over aim, i normaily just use antec true power myself, but i wanna help him out since hes a friend, and it would be sad to see a nice system like he has to go byebye heh lemme know if u need any thing else

 

[XeRo_Dark]

his system specs are as follows,
athlon 64 3200+
1gb pc4000 corsiar xms pro
Gigabyte GA-K8n Pro
Radeon 9700 pro


o yah he said theres an overload light on the bracket, nexto each of the voltage displays, which doesnt light up any color, is that supposto be like that? or should it be green or something?

 

[XeRo_Dark]

i just found this on the soyo website, this is his exact psu
specs.

Power Supply
OUTPUT
Leakage Current: <0.75mA @ 250 VAC
Rise Time: 0.1mS~20mS
Hold Time: >17mS (max. load)
Short Protection: All outputs
Over Current Protection (OCP): <240VA
TTL/CMOS compatible on delay 100 to 500mS, off delap 1mS min.
+5V @ 27amps
+3.3V @ 18amps
+12V@ 16amps
-12V@ 0.5amps
-5V@ 0.5amps
+5VSB@ 2amps
INPUT
Input Range: 90~135/180~265VAC (slide switch)
Frequency Range: 47~64Hz
Efficiency: >68% @ max. load, Norminal line
115V 60Hz@ 8amps
230V 50Hz@ 5amps


heres a link to the website if u need more info.
http://soyousa.com/products/proddesc.php?id=270

 

[Ice Czar]

his system specs are as follows,
athlon 64 3200+
1gb pc4000 corsiar xms pro
Gigabyte GA-K8n Pro
Radeon 9700 pro


o yah he said theres an overload light on the bracket, nexto each of the voltage displays, which doesnt light up any color, is that supposto be like that? or should it be green or something?

so....... Im to assume he is running a Linux distro off a floppy disk drive?

even listing the mouse, keyboard and the number and size\speed of fans will be helpful
and all the drives please
they all require power, and the drives in particular impact the +12V rail as do the fans

as far as the light goes
I dont know sorry

 

[XeRo_Dark]

His devices:

Gigabyte GA-K8n Pro
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ (stock HS/F)
Radeon 9700 Pro
1gb Pc4000 Corsair XMS Pro
4x 80mm case fans (im trying to talk him into using some 120's instead of all the 80's)
2x hd's; wd 20gb and wd 80gb
Standard 1.44 Floppy drv.
MSI 16x dvd-rom
Xtasy (light on) cd burner; 48x12x40x
onboard gigabit lan
Logitech Bluetooth Desktop MX (Bluetooth Cordless extream keyboard, Logitech mx900 mouse.)

hope im not forgetting anything

 

[larrymoencurly]

so really do u think that the soyo psu will fry his system

I don't know, but my 300W Soyo/MaxPower (www.kmepc.com) has 560uF high voltage capacitors, compared to 330-470uF for the worst I've seen and 680-820uF for the best, the heatsinks are roughly 1/4 to 1/3 smaller than those in my 300W Antec, and the output filter capacitors are slightly smaller for the similar amp ratings. But the power transformer was the same size as those in Antec and Enermax and the output diodes had similar ratings.