Xbits PSU testing methodology - Reviews added

[impar]

Greetings!

"... I want to offer you an example of an ideal power supply. I mentioned PSUs from Antec and OCZ with dedicated voltage regulators on each of the primary rails, so here’s the experimentally measured CLC of a PowerStream OCZ-470ADJ unit from OCZ Technology ..."
in, http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/other/print/psu-methodology.html

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Xbits PSU testing methodology

[Oklahoma Wolf]

Interesting article... nice to see websites taking PSU testing seriously

Looks like the OCZ could only manage its rated 1% tolerance on the 5v line - the others held a bit more closely to the 3% specs of the units these are based on, the Topower P6 line. Not bad performance at all though.

[impar]

Greetings!

Too bad they tested a discontinued model...

[Oklahoma Wolf]

Hehehe - OCZ may have discontinued it, but Topower is still making it for themselves

Topower has the P6 line listed at 400w, 420w, 450w, 470w, 500w, 520w, 550w, and 600w. These are tricky to find outside OCZ - could only find one source in Canada, and all they had was one 600w model with windows.

[impar]

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"This time around we got four power supply units (PSUs) of the high-end category (at least their manufacturers claimed them to be such): one model from each Antec and BeQuiet, and two models from OCZ Technology. But here we are not as much interested in the positioning of the PSUs or their retail price as in their design features."
in, http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/other/print/powerful-psu.html

[impar]

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"We continue our roundups of powerful system PSUs. And today we would like to introduce to you seven new models from such respected manufacturers as OCZ, Thermaltake, CoolerMaster, MGE, A.C. Ryan and HEC."
in, http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/other/print/atx-psu.html

[impar]

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"Anyway, the excellent reputation of power supplies from FSP Group (also known as Sparkle Power or SPI Inc.) compels me to write a review about them. Because if you are looking for a good and solid power supply without those freakish Christmas-tree-like lights, then such products may be just what you need."
in, http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/other/print/fsp-psu.html

[impar]

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"We are going to introduce to you five solutions from In Win. These power supplies will be just excellent for value and mainstream systems. They proved very reliable and efficient in our tests in configurations of this type. Why not the High-End?"
in, http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/other/print/inwin-psu.html

[impar]

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They do a nice "What program loads what PSU lines" analysis:
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/other/print/bluestorm.html

[impar]

Greetings!

Regarding the last link, have you guys checked the difference between the A64 and the P4?!