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Since the ancient of days, the race of men craved for many desirable objects, ideas, and ultimately, the power and rule over many aspects of the world. This included people such as Julius Caesar, who was a very famous general playing a critical role in the Roman Empire. In the past century, nations have fought because of clashing ideas and world domination, as seen between the Axis and Allied countries during the Second World War. In the famous trilogy The Lord of the Rings, "Nine rings were gifted to the race of men -- who above all else, desire power." Inevitably, only time will tell which side will emerge victorious, while the other side must suffer the consequences of losing. The life cycle must always begin at some point, and ends somewhere down the road. In the world of technology, the concept of functional hardware and hardware failure applies, and the circle of life is of no exception. Take power supplies, for example. What will happen to them when you let them run 24/7 for ten years straight? That's a whopping total of almost 88,000 hours. That it is pretty close to the MTBF of your average PSU; not saying that PSUs will die at exactly 100,000 hours or anything, but hey -- everything has a limited life. Or maybe you just happen to have a spare sitting in the storage room in which you decided to power up again. Running a quick little test on it may save you quite a bit of time rather than plugging everything in and finding out it doesn't work (And what doesn't work). Well, you are just in luck. Thermaltake has now redefined their new power supply tester. For starters, let's just say it looks like a big step up in terms of looks from the 'compass' original Dr. Power into the 'GPS' Dr. Power II we are reviewing today. Keep reading to find out more!
Hardwareoverclock.com haben einen neuen Bericht online gestellt. Getestet wurde das Coolermaster Silencio 550 Gehäuse. Dabei handelt e sich um einen schwarzen, gedämmten Midi-Tower, der edel aussieht und trotzdem nicht zu teuer ist. Kann dieser Tower überzeugen?
Technic3D hat das Thermaltake Berlin 630 Watt Netzteil aus der Germany-Series im Test. Preisgünstige Netzteile tummeln sich viele am Markt, unterscheiden sich aber oftmals in den gebotenen Ausstattungsmerkmalen. Wie das Thermaltake hierbei abschneidet, steht im folgenden Testbericht.
The 80 Plus Platinum certification is the next level in energy efficiency, promising 92% minimum efficiency at typical load (i.e., at half of the power supply's labeled power). The Enermax Platimax is one of the first power supply series carrying this new certification level to reach the market, with 600 W, 750 W, 850 W, 1,000 W, and 1,200 W versions. Let's see if it is worthwhile buying the 600 W model, which will be released in the U.S. in January 2012.
Corsair recently released the third version of their popular TX power supply series, dubbed "M" for "Modular." However, it is really important to understand that this new version isn't simply a TX or TX V2 power supply with a modular cabling system added; the internal design is completely different. The TX M series has 550 W, 650 W, 750 W, and 850 W models, all with 80 Plus Bronze certification. (The TX V2 series doesn't have a 550 W version, and Corsair still offers a 950 W model under the first TX series.) We've already reviewed the 750 W version of the TX M series; now it is time to review the entry-level, 550 W model.
The traditional OEM is entering the retail market. Let’s see if their 850 W offering with 80 Plus Bronze certification and modular cabling system is a good pick.
Solide, günstig und leise sollen die neuen Netzteile der Pure-Power-Serie sein und die breite Masse an potentiellen Käufern ansprechen. Dafür wurde ein interessantes Paket aus 80Plus-Bronze-Zertfikat, SilentWings-Lüfter und Kabelmanagement geschnürt. Wir klären, ob die Serie das Potential zum Kassenschlager in der Einsteigerserie hat.
Ein geringer Stromverbrauch ist in Zeiten immer stärker steigender Energiekosten etwas, was kein Nutzer aus den Augen verlieren sollte. Neben sparsamen Komponenten bietet auch ein effektives Netzteil einiges an Sparpotential. Um so länger der Rechner täglich läuft und um so mehr Strom dieser benötigt, steigt das Sparpotential natürlich deutlich an. Aber auch bei kleinen Systemen lohnt sich die Anschaffung von effizienten Netzteilen und so wollen wir heute einen Blick auf das 500-Watt-Exemplar des Enermax Modu87+ werfen, welches sich gerade für kleine Systeme anbietet. Mit einer hohen Verarbeitungsgüte, vielen Anschlüssen, einem leisen Betrieb und natürlich auch durch eine gute Effizienz will das Netzteil überzeugen. Ob dies gelingt, zeigen die folgenden Seiten.
Armed with an 80Plus Silver certification, very good rail stability, plenty of power connectors, 1200W of total power output, 5 years of warranty and a very attractive price tag the latest Toughpower 1200W (TP-1200M) power supply unit by Thermaltake is ready to take the competition head on.
From time to time we like to test power supplies from obscure brands or from brands that are popular in other countries but not in the United States. This is the case today, with our review of the AK 500 power supply from the South Korean 3R System. Let's see if this power supply is a viable option or if it is a piece of Chinese garbage with a South Korean passport.
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