FSP (Fortron) Blue 500 ??

[alpha0ne]

I have just bought this PSU, cost $149AU, this is the linky

http://www.fsp-group.com.tw/retail_product/bluestorm.asp

I was originally buying the Super Flower 500W modular partly because its very cheap :D but also because I have read a few good reviews BUT my supplier farked me around and I needed another PSU by the next morning and the ONLY decent one I could find was the "Blue Storm"

Has ANYONE got any feedback about this model ?, I have tried all over and cannot find a review though some of their PSU's seem to be OK, also this one is VERY heavy and silent

All seems well ATM but I would really appreciate some feedback

cheers........

[KoolDrew]

Fortron makes great PSU's at often low prices. Good choice in PSU :thumbsup:

[Dave in Daytona]

Fortron makes great PSU's at often low prices. Good choice in PSU :thumbsup:I'm with KoolDrew, the Blue Storms are good values.

The 500W is good for most any non-SLI set-up.

CONGRATS! :toast:

[alpha0ne]

Thanks for the thumbs up :toast:

about my only complain up to now is the sleeving aint all that great though for the price I am lucky to even have ANY sleeving ;)

[agenda2005]

I have the same PSU, but I got it cheap for $69 shipped from here http://www.actbuy.com/details.asp?item=FS17500%2D2%2E0 during a sale about 3 weeks ago. It's a good PSU, except that my 12V rail is a little weak. I have been getting 11.77-11.83V.

Pros:
Good Value for the money
24 pin power connector connector compatible with NF4
Quiet and cool operation
Good and 3.3V and 5V rails

Cons
12V rail is weak and unstable
Voltage rails cannot me modified like OCZ & other Beefy PSUs.

[Dave in Daytona]

I have the same PSU, but I got it cheap for $69 shipped from here http://www.actbuy.com/details.asp?item=FS17500%2D2%2E0 during a sale about 3 weeks ago. It's a good PSU, except that my 12V rail is a little weak. I have been getting 11.77-11.83V.

Pros:
Good Value for the money
24 pin power connector connector compatible with NF4
Quiet and cool operation
Good and 3.3V and 5V rails

Cons
12V rail is weak and unstable
Voltage rails cannot me modified like OCZ & other Beefy PSUs.As long as you are not trying to run dual 6800's the +12V rail should be stable.

You must use a DVM/DMM as BIOS/software is usually way wrong.

Test like this: http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?t=137886

GL :toast:

[agenda2005]

As long as you are not trying to run dual 6800's the +12V rail should be stable.

You must use a DVM/DMM as BIOS/software is usually way wrong.

Test like this: http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?t=137886

GL :toast:

I used a multimiter to check the 12V rail. I'm only running what is shown on my sig. with 2 additional 80mm case fans, that's it. It might be a problem with my own particular PSU, but most people will be lucky to have a beter 12V rail. Please don't take my experience as a general rule, it's an exception.

[Dave in Daytona]

I used a multimiter to check the 12V rail. I'm only running what is shown on my sig. with 2 additional 80mm case fans, that's it. It might be a problem with my own particular PSU, but most people will be lucky to have a beter 12V rail. Please don't take my experience as a general rule, it's an exception.Stability is what counts, everything is speced to run from 11.4V to 12.6V, stability & lack of fluxuation is most important.

:toast:

[alpha0ne]

I checked out the 12v & 5v rails and no load they are 12.10v and 5.07v

With load (3xHDD and LED's) the rails intermittently vary by only .01V :clap:

certainly nothing to complain about in the V dept. BUT the SATA power plugs are very brittle, hard plastic and 1 broke/cracked the power plug casing the first time I used it :nono: , I have seen the exact same problem on a few other PSU's but for the price I would expect better

edit:speelung :rolleyes:

[Der_KHAN]

Cons
12V rail is weak and unstable
Voltage rails cannot me modified like OCZ & other Beefy PSUs.the blue storm has pots onside of the case. u just have to open it up and find out which pot is the right one:

cluboc.net (http://www.cluboc.net/reviews/power/fortron_source/ax500/p2.htm) (at the bottom of the page)





One of the best things that I have heard about Fortron Source PSU's is that all you have to do is crack 'em open and adjust the pots inside for a little more 3.3v, 5v, and 12v line voltage. Much like other adjustable PSU's, the Blue Storm was so simple to turn up that all we had to do was crack it open, hook up a voltmeter, and adjust the pots that had an impact on our system voltages. Since the Blue Storm already had decent 3.3v, 5v, and 12v rails (3.34v, 4.97v, 11.94v) under load, we decided not to turn the pots to far, but to reach a happy medium that would yield us just a few more amp's for our overclocking endeavors. We ended up with 3.47v, 5.6v, and 12.74 before we got a little timid with a metal screwdriver inside a running power supply. We were able to get another 25Mhz out of our system, and even more stability under load to the point that there was only a 2Mhz difference between our benchmarking overclock, and the daily setting.



now im just wondering which pots are the right ones so i can up the rails on my own blue storm