Printable View
yeah the rails are completely diferent when they are loaded.
the 12v rail on my old 250W psu was like 10v without any load and jumped to 13.5v with a cd writer plugged to it... the 5v was exactly the opposite, highly overvolted to around 6v without load and only 4.8v under load...
i bought another one :D
It's the only brand i buy now. Every wattage. I have a 300 watt 120mm version running my duallie rig, Swapped out a 550 antec that the rails were low on!!
Rock stable on a forton 300!!! The fortron 300 weights 1 pound more than the antec550!!!
This model
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...104-979&depa=0
I've also ran my Vapo off of it!!! While my antec 550 dropped to 11.6v.
I wish fortron would send me a shirt!!! at least.
Just got my Sparkle FSP530 from newegg today. Its heavy and quiet. Rails are at 12.22, 5.134, and 3.36 under load according to asus probe. I'll measure it from the connector when I turn the pots.
Things I didn't like: one of the cables was twisted with another internally in the psu(fixable), the Sparkle label is upside down, and the sleeving on the main atx plug is very hard and difficult to move.
Things I like: quiet, heavy, adjustable pots, stable rails, price, and two separate molex plugs on their own line.
Well worth the $77 dollars IMO.
Uhmmm Lets stick to min 500 UPS or so... I don't believe most of xtreme'ers will be finfe with taxing UPS like 350VA... (keep in mind, this doesn't mean 350W.... just 350VA...... and ur PSU isn't 100% efficient either). Who here runs 300W PSU anyway?Quote:
Originally posted by Maxvla
why are you guys running your rigs from the wall???????????????
35 dollar APC 350 UPS from compusa is exactly what you need.
lol...I finished reading 13 pages of this stuff...looks like I'm going to be getting the Fortron 530W from newegg. It's $73 although I'm puzzled why there is a $85 version...is retail worth $12?
:thumbsup:
Me too................................... :D
C
I know this thing has been talked about and lauded, ad nauseum but I just want to throw in my
This thing is awesome! Comes in this really nice retail pkg. with a plastic handle on top. It's a freekin' brick, too. Much heavier than my old dead ttgi520.... it's quiet and just has this "feel" to it, I don't know, the feeling that it's carved out of a solid piece of unobtainium... just gives me the feeling it's nice kit.
I haven't even opened the lid on mine yet, as it is giving me 12.20/5.13/3.40
The housing is shiney, not quite chrome-plated, but something shiney. I'm going to remove the stickers from mine and use rubbing compound on it and see what happens.
So in general, it's a must have piece of gear that gives the buyer a "satisfied and proud" sort of feel.
I wanted to try a new OCZ PSU but couldn't wait until it was released, and a PCP&C sounded nice except they don't offer more than 10% adjustment on the 3.3v rail...
for $80, this thing is top NOTCH!
Charlie gives
XXXXX
coveted 5-X rating ;)
C
5 out of how many? :D
I got one too... I couldn't be happier with the PSU!
Fortron Source are the only supplies I use and put in my family, friends, and co-worker's machines. :up:
I got the Sparkle FSP530-60GNA and it's pretty much the same...same packaging and look...just doesn't have the SATA connectors and some other extras. But it was $5 less than the Fortron :)
I love my fortron 530.
It's one peice of hardware I don't see myself upgrading for a long while.
It's beast.
I am going to jump on the bandwagon and also agree that my fortron 530w is awesome, I just tweaked my 3.3 to 3.4 after modding my vdimm and it's so stable:) all lines are rock solid:worship:
so how do you adjusts pots? is it just a philips head type thing or is it some hardcore modding or something? i cant wait till i do this :D: D:D:D: D
same as any other pot: screwdriver of appropriate size and type.
yeah this is a good PSU. I have my +3.3 up to +3.6v no problem on my K8NSpro. I need to buy another one for my new main rig, cause this TTGI 520 is just to noisy.
thats really easy lol :D, how do you know how high youre at though? Or do you just twist a bit then check until your at the voltage you want?
twist + watch dmm.
I twist and check in BIOS. Then I try it for a bit to see what the lines drops to under load.
while the systems on? or do you twist and check each time? thatll take a while
While we're talking about adjusting the rails, I don't mean to go off of the subject, but I really like what OCZ did on the Powerstream. The adjustable pots, on the outside that light up in a different color to tell you they arent stable...:slobber:
I know how to measure 5v and 12v through a molex ... but how can you measure the 3.3v line, without using the ATX connector on the mobo ?
I just retweaked mine the other day, as of right now:Quote:
Originally posted by Milkmover
I am going to jump on the bandwagon and also agree that my fortron 530w is awesome, I just tweaked my 3.3 to 3.4 after modding my vdimm and it's so stable:) all lines are rock solid:worship:
3.3V=3.59
5V=5.34
12V=12.4X
AUX plug works for 3.3.
And yes, twist and watch dmm while system is running..
DO NOT GO THROUGH THE BIOS. What the bios shows is often incorrect, do no trust it!