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The perfect PSU...

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mavalpha

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I wish someone would make a PSU with all of the following:
A single 120mm fan, some combination of thermal- and user-adjustable
Modular would be nice, but I'd consider it the least important of the bunch
Adjustable rails
Dual independent 12V lines
A -5V rail would also be nice, just because there are still no many pieces of equipment that run off of it

All in one power supply! As I'm sure a lot of people have said before, take the best of OCZ's ModStream and PowerStream lines and combine them into one box; the same could be said of Antec's TrueControl and NeoPower lines. (Are you listening, OCZ and Antec??)

I just got a RealPower recently, and it's been absolutely amazing. The wattage display on the front is a nice touch, but I would gladly sacrifice it for user-configurable voltages- hmm, I think I just got an idea for a mod!
 
mavalpha said:
I wish someone would make a PSU with all of the following:
A single 120mm fan, some combination of thermal- and user-adjustable
Modular would be nice, but I'd consider it the least important of the bunch
Adjustable rails
Dual independent 12V lines
A -5V rail would also be nice, just because there are still no many pieces of equipment that run off of it

All in one power supply! As I'm sure a lot of people have said before, take the best of OCZ's ModStream and PowerStream lines and combine them into one box; the same could be said of Antec's TrueControl and NeoPower lines. (Are you listening, OCZ and Antec??)

I just got a RealPower recently, and it's been absolutely amazing. The wattage display on the front is a nice touch, but I would gladly sacrifice it for user-configurable voltages- hmm, I think I just got an idea for a mod!
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how about enermax SLI PSU? there all in one..

BTX and ATX
20pin and 24pin
dual12v lines
-5v line
It is jsut as quite as a PSU with a singal 120mm (i can barely hear mine when its the only fan running)
The fan stay on after the come if off to cool the PSU
4 SATA plugs
7 molex
2 floppy
2 PCIe plugs (mainly for SLI) can controler on back, also thermaly controlled....

its jsut not modular..but i use almost all the plugs anyway...
 
The 120mm fan is actually THE most important part for me- and it's not only about the volume. The fan is quite literally the only moving part in the entire PSU, meaning it is the likeliest part to break. Putting in two of them increases the chances of one dying exponentially. I prefer 120mm over 80mm fans for a couple of reasons, and noise is again but one of several concerns.
 
mavalpha said:
The 120mm fan is actually THE most important part for me- and it's not only about the volume. The fan is quite literally the only moving part in the entire PSU, meaning it is the likeliest part to break. Putting in two of them increases the chances of one dying exponentially. I prefer 120mm over 80mm fans for a couple of reasons, and noise is again but one of several concerns.
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ok well, if your really worried about a fan going out... ??? ....(you plan on useing it for the next 9 years???)

and from expecence... it is jsut a quiet as a singal 120 PSU... and it still keeps the 600watt beast cool... so i dont know what eles you can ask for..
 
see my criteria would be considerably different
near perfect load regulation, AC Ripple, high quality build throughout, ample watts and amps per rail, leads just the length I want amd reasonably quiet

except for the last part Id say I already have the perfect PSU :p

as to the last part it can be addressed with a simple mod or 2
(I could remove my fan all together at this point, ots not really contributing much anyway but thats a special case)

external adjustable rails and custom wiring harnesses are available as options

why do you feel the need for a 120mm?
 
Comparable airflow with minimal rpm, therefore minimum wear-and-tear on the bearings. I hate FDB/sleeve bearings and wish they'd never switched from ball bearing fans/motors. I've already seen way too many of these new "quiet" fans/HDs die on me, I have absolutely no faith in their longevity. Noise is secondary- otherwise my case wouldn't be using 80mm ball bearing fans, and I'd be in an even bigger rush to replace the cooler on my GF6800.
 
see 120mm dictates the postion on the fan to the PSU enclosure
whereas the design of the PSUs component layout may not necessarilly benefit from a 90 degree turn in the airflow

the whole "multiple" fan deal appeared when the thunderbirds first showed up and AMD (some say with Enermax) cooked up the immediate exhausting of the HSF through the PSU with a bottom fan in their new builders guide to address the added heat

a threw design front to back thermal solution to cooling the PSU components might actually be a better solition and not exhausting the HSF at all is definately kinder to the PSU
which is what I have in my rackmount (I could likely remove the PSU fan altogether because its force fed from a 120mm midcase fan which is typical in 4U)

thinking about the tradeoffs throughout your case for the overall thermal solition (and sound generation) frees you from "having" to adopt a specific assumed solution
a little cheap ductwork can do wonders, extending the PSUs thermal solution beyond its own enclosure can pay big dividends

http://hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=1027491421&postcount=4
 
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