Super Flower Amazon 650W Power Supply
by Christoph Katzer on October 16, 2008 3:00 AM EST- Posted in
- Cases/Cooling/PSUs
DC Output Stability and Quality
During testing, we found the voltage regulation acting on the 5V and 3.3V rails rather strange; normally, these two rails look very similar, which is clearly not the case here. The 3.3V rail even increases the output voltage with increasing loads, starting at 3.40V and rising up to 3.46V (which is very close to going out of spec). In contrast, the 5V rail shows a large decrease, dropping to 4.86V with 110% load. Most of the six 12V rails stay above 12.00V during testing, though some drop below once we reach 80% load.
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Christoph Katzer - Thursday, October 16, 2008 - link
I think it's actually interesting what companies can do. It might not be helpful to find a new PSU for your setup, I know, at least not for now. It's showing however what the companies are capable of.InvertMe - Thursday, October 16, 2008 - link
"Super Flower says that we did not the unit we received should be representative of stock units,"Just letting you know. :)
strikeback03 - Thursday, October 16, 2008 - link
"(Ed: The English grammar on the packaging could also use some work.)"Other then the slogan ("Always Accompany With You") I didn't see anything that odd. The Cooler Master Centurion 5 box, for example, is much more interesting.
Looked like there were some burn marks or something like that on parts of the heatsinks? Is that a varnish spray or something?
JarredWalton - Thursday, October 16, 2008 - link
Regarding grammar, I was thinking more of the packaging, not the PSU label. You can see what I mean in this image:http://images.anandtech.com/galleries/248/08.jpg">http://images.anandtech.com/galleries/248/08.jpg
Is it terrible? No, but there are lots of little things. "Support Intel Core 2..." instead of "Supports". "More than 2000 times ON/OFF test." "PCI-E 6pin and 8(6+2)pin Connector Satisfy High-end Graphic Card Requirement." (...connectors support high-end graphics cards" would be better.) Just a guess, but I'm sure their manual has some interesting wording as well. Never mind the company name of Super Flower, which sounds like something from the 60s. :-)
strikeback03 - Thursday, October 16, 2008 - link
Could also be the name of a Chinese take-out place, they tend to follow a form like that.Sure, the label isn't great, but compared to some of the boxes and manuals I have seen before it is quite clear. As you said, their manual might prove more interesting.
Christoph Katzer - Thursday, October 16, 2008 - link
Was actually kind of scratched like they fell on the floor ;)InvertMe - Thursday, October 16, 2008 - link
That's what we call durablity testing.InvertMe - Thursday, October 16, 2008 - link
durability >< going to get some more coffee.juniorMen - Tuesday, March 22, 2022 - link
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