X48 BlackOps PSU Compatibility list

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06-26-2008, 02:05 AM
saaya

X48 BlackOps PSU Compatibility list

Hey Guys,

To make sure our Boards work with as many PSUs as possible and to help people who build a new system pick a PSU that is know to work well, please post what PSU your using (model no if possible) and let us know if its working fine or you have any issues that could be psu related, such as:
- oc recovery issues, board getting stuck in an endless rebooting loop
- posting issues, board doesnt post properly or at all
- instability, board will shut down under load

Endless rebooting loops can be caused by the psu taking a long time to discharge.
If you turn off the psu, turn it on again and push the power button before the onboard LEDs on the motherboard have turned off, the board might end up in an endless rebooting loop or might not boot properly anymore. to fix this remove the bios battery and put it back after a few minutes.
If you still experience problems please post as many details about the PSU your using or send me or lardarse a private message.

Known to work:
Antec Truepower Trio 650w
Be Quiet Straightpower 650w
Corsair HX520W
Corsair 550W
Corsair HX620W
Corsair TX750W
Corsair HX1000W
Cooler Master Real Power M700
Cooler Master 1000W
Cooler Master Real Power M1000
Cooler Master HX1000
Cooler Master Real Power Pro 1250W
Coolmax CUQ-1200B
Dell 1000w from XPS-H2C
Enermax EG465AX-VE(W)
Enermax Liberty 500W
Enermax MODU82+ 525w
Enermax Modu82+ 625w
Enermax Galaxy 1000W EGX1000EWL
Enermax Revolution 1050W
Etasis ET850
HighPower 1000W Rock Solid
OCZ EliteXStream 1000W
PCPNC 750w
PCPNC 850W
PCPCN 850W SSI
PCPCN 1000W
PCPNC 1200w
Seasonic 600W M12
Seasonic 700W M12
Silverstone Strider 600w
Silverstone 650W
Silverstone Zeus STZF75 750W
Silverstone Zeus STZF85 850W
Silverstone DA-1000
Silverstone Olympia 1000W
Silverstone OP 1000W
Silverstone Strider 1000W (ST1000)
Silverstone OP 1200W
Silverstone Zeus ZM1200M 1200W
Tagan tg430 EasyCon
Tagan 900W
Tagan BZ 1100W
Tagan BZ 1300W
Thermaltake Tough Power 750W
Thermaltake Tough Power 850W
Thermaltake Tough Power 1200W
Ultra X3 1000W
Ultra X3 1600W
Zalman ZM1000-HP
Zippy PSL6701 700W

Might cause problems?
Abit Modular 900W?
Enermax 565W
Enermax Galaxy DXX 1000W?
OCZ GameXstream 700W

confirmed compatibility issues:
Enermax Galaxy DXX 720W - click here for details

If you have several PSUs, it would be really cool if you could check them and boot a couple of times and enter bios and save etc, just to check if they work. this will helps us to find out if there are PSU related issues, and if there are, where they come from and how we can fix them.
thanks a lot in advance! :toast:

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06-26-2008, 02:18 AM
GTFouts

I'm using the Enermax Galaxy 1000, EGX1000EWL. It's working like a charm for me and thats with everything in my case running off of it.
06-26-2008, 02:41 AM
MasterOfTheReal

Dell 1000w from XPS-H2C Works fine. (These are lovely PSU's you can get very cheap)
06-26-2008, 03:19 AM
yiancar

Coolermaster realpower 1000w , has problem with oc recovery some times goes in an endless loop
06-26-2008, 05:12 AM
T_M

Silverstone OP1000, sometimes endless boot loops but that is user caused :D
06-26-2008, 05:58 AM
StellaNor

Tagan Piperock BZ 1100w, Be Quiet Straightpower 650w, Enermax MODU82+ 525w and Enermax EG465AX-VE(W) all doiing fine.
06-26-2008, 06:23 AM
Planet

Fine with my PCPower and Cooling 750w and both my silverstone 1200 and 650
06-26-2008, 07:14 AM
BustaH

enermax galaxy 850. Im not sure the psu was causing my problem but were similar to as described above. my board was returned so when the replacement arrives ill post here if the issue continues.
06-26-2008, 06:41 PM
Broken

Ultra X3 1000. Fine and dandy on my end.
06-27-2008, 02:14 AM
naokaji

tried it with my other psu's,
pcp&c 1kw, tt toughpower 750w, corsair 550W, Silverstone DA 750w all working fine as well.
however, LardArse posted in other thread its only with some boards that the Issue exists, not all have it, so dont know how reliable the test is since I dont really know if my board is one of those that is picky on the psu.
06-27-2008, 03:08 AM
clone38

Thermaltake Tough Power 850w works ok for me.
06-27-2008, 08:02 AM
FatAlbert

tagan tg430 EasyCon is working good.

what a shame :(

all you guys have nice psu's and I with little tagan, only 430. my e-pennis: -1 :lol:
06-27-2008, 09:49 AM
Gautam

Zippy PSL6701 700W and Silverstone Zeus STZF85 850W are good to go.
06-27-2008, 10:07 AM
ceevee

Cooler Master 1000W works great.

Abit Modular 900W would not boot Blackops consistently. :stick:
06-27-2008, 10:22 AM
MasterOfTheReal

PcP&c 850 and 1k fine on mine too. Looking to see if I can check any others.
06-29-2008, 07:35 PM
saaya

Quote:

Originally Posted by GTFouts

I'm using the Enermax Galaxy 1000, EGX1000EWL. It's working like a charm for me and thats with everything in my case running off of it.

thanks a lot m8! :)

Quote:

Originally Posted by MasterOfTheReal

Dell 1000w from XPS-H2C Works fine. (These are lovely PSU's you can get very cheap)

thanks for the hint :D
do you happen to know who builds those PSUs?

Quote:

Originally Posted by yiancar

Coolermaster realpower 1000w , has problem with oc recovery some times goes in an endless loop

when you run the same settings in bios and just keep rebooting and entering bios and hitting save and exit? or does it happen when you turn off the board and then turn it on again? or does it happen when you change stuff in bios and hence might be caused y pushing the hardware too high?

Quote:

Originally Posted by T_M

Silverstone OP1000, sometimes endless boot loops but that is user caused :D

wouldnt have expected anything lesser from you :D hehehe

Quote:

Originally Posted by StellaNor

Tagan Piperock BZ 1100w, Be Quiet Straightpower 650w, Enermax MODU82+ 525w and Enermax EG465AX-VE(W) all doiing fine.

thanks a lot! :toast:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cpt.Planet

Fine with my PCPower and Cooling 750w and both my silverstone 1200 and 650

cool, thanks for checking jake! :toast:

Quote:

Originally Posted by bustamove44

enermax galaxy 850. Im not sure the psu was causing my problem but were similar to as described above. my board was returned so when the replacement arrives ill post here if the issue continues.

thanks :)
did you have endless reboot issues then? or did you rma the board because of some other problem?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Broken

Ultra X3 1000. Fine and dandy on my end.

cheers :toast: is that the name of the mfc? ultra?

Quote:

Originally Posted by naokaji

tried it with my other psu's,
pcp&c 1kw, tt toughpower 750w, corsair 550W, Silverstone DA 750w all working fine as well.
however, LardArse posted in other thread its only with some boards that the Issue exists, not all have it, so dont know how reliable the test is since I dont really know if my board is one of those that is picky on the psu.

thanks for checking! :toast:
well we didnt hear about those oc recovery loop problems until recently, so sham is supecting it might be a problem with the latest batch of boards... but its hard to tell... the infos you guys posted here seems to indicate that it might be psu related... so maybe the new batch for some reason doesnt work well with some psus...

Quote:

Originally Posted by clone38

Thermaltake Tough Power 850w works ok for me.

thanks :)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fatalbert

tagan tg430 EasyCon is working good.

what a shame :(

all you guys have nice psu's and I with little tagan, only 430. my e-pennis: -1 :lol:

time to look for one of those DELL 1000W psus then :D

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gautam

Zippy PSL6701 700W and Silverstone Zeus STZF85 850W are good to go.

thanks! :toast:

Quote:

Originally Posted by ceevee

Cooler Master 1000W works great.

Abit Modular 900W would not boot Blackops consistently. :stick:

hmmmm but it does work with other boards?
could you post the detailled specs please?

Quote:

Originally Posted by MasterOfTheReal

PcP&c 850 and 1k fine on mine too. Looking to see if I can check any others.

thanks a lot man :toast:
07-02-2008, 01:36 PM
BustaH

I think it was some other problem saaya, I just received my replacement. I havent tried the galaxy yet but my tagan 900w psu is fine. the board is a lot better responding than the first so I assume it was a faulty board anyway.
07-02-2008, 05:39 PM
saaya

Quote:

Originally Posted by bustamove44

I think it was some other problem saaya, I just received my replacement. I havent tried the galaxy yet but my tagan 900w psu is fine. the board is a lot better responding than the first so I assume it was a faulty board anyway.

hmmm thanks for getting back to me :)
what exaclty were the problems you had with the first board?
what bios were you running?
07-04-2008, 10:44 PM
rdrash

Silverstone Strider 1000W (model number: ST1000) works fine no issues here.
07-05-2008, 01:32 AM
saaya

thanks! :toast:
07-06-2008, 02:59 AM
Rambo87

Quote:

Originally Posted by bustamove44

I think it was some other problem saaya, I just received my replacement. I havent tried the galaxy yet but my tagan 900w psu is fine. the board is a lot better responding than the first so I assume it was a faulty board anyway.

Hi. I have the Enermax Galaxy 850W (DXX version). Is your psu exactly the same model?

Any news about this psu with the new BlackOps? Eventually, please can you try it?
07-06-2008, 06:53 AM
M3kk

Silverstone Zeus ZM1200M 1200W
Enermax Liberty 500W

Both works without any issues and problems.
07-07-2008, 02:48 AM
saaya

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rambo87

Hi. I have the Enermax Galaxy 850W (DXX version). Is your psu exactly the same model?

Any news about this psu with the new BlackOps? Eventually, please can you try it?

welcome to XtremeSystems rambo :D :toast:

thanks m3kk :toast:
07-07-2008, 11:28 PM
Rambo87

Quote:

Originally Posted by saaya

welcome to XtremeSystems rambo :D :toast:

Thank you very much... Finally I wrote in this forum :up:

Anyone has Enermax Galaxy 850W DXX with Foxconn BlackOps... :shakes:
07-08-2008, 05:00 AM
Nosfer@tu

Etasis ET850 works fine.

The enermax 750 is the infinity model!
Dont know about others.

Will test Antec 1000 Watt and NorthQ1000 Watt 2.
07-08-2008, 07:29 AM
saaya

thanks nosferatu! :toast:
07-21-2008, 01:04 PM
SmokeyTheBandit

Runs fine with the Coolermaster Real Power M1000 (modular version).
Will give the Corsair HX1000 a go to :D

Will let you know how that goes.
07-21-2008, 05:47 PM
saaya

thanks a lot smokey! :D
07-25-2008, 12:42 PM
SmokeyTheBandit

Quote:

Originally Posted by saaya

thanks a lot smokey! :D

The HX1000 also works like a charm and a bit better than the m1000 :D :clap:
07-25-2008, 02:17 PM
71 (Bryan)

so whats the prob with thew enermax infinity?
07-25-2008, 06:51 PM
saaya

thanks again smokey! :D

bryan, not sure... i didnt hear back from the guy who had probs with that psu... no idea if it worked after all or if the psu blew up... :shrug:
08-01-2008, 08:03 AM
ducted

Hello!

I tried a Corsair HX1000W & Corsair HX620W PSU with my BlackOps and both worked fine.

I can confirm problems (endless reboot loop) with Enermax Infinity 720W. I tried two different Infinity 720W PSU with two BlackOps motherboards with the same result.

With the Infinity, clearing CMOS makes the system start and allows you enter into the BIOS, but once you modify, save settings (nothing related to overclock) & exit, starts the reboot loop.

The Enermax Galaxy DXX 1000W worked, but gave me problems overclocking. Was impossible to raise 4 GHz with a QX9650 while with the Corsair HX1000W worked fine at that speed.

Hope this helps anyone.

Cheers, ducted.
08-01-2008, 11:46 AM
tinus

Silverstone Zeus STZF75 750W

Hi saaya

You can add this one to the working list
Silverstone Zeus STZF85 850W

:)
08-11-2008, 12:16 AM
saaya

Quote:

Originally Posted by ducted

Hello!

I tried a Corsair HX1000W & Corsair HX620W PSU with my BlackOps and both worked fine.

I can confirm problems (endless reboot loop) with Enermax Infinity 720W. I tried two different Infinity 720W PSU with two BlackOps motherboards with the same result.

With the Infinity, clearing CMOS makes the system start and allows you enter into the BIOS, but once you modify, save settings (nothing related to overclock) & exit, starts the reboot loop.

The Enermax Galaxy DXX 1000W worked, but gave me problems overclocking. Was impossible to raise 4 GHz with a QX9650 while with the Corsair HX1000W worked fine at that speed.

Hope this helps anyone.

Cheers, ducted.

hmmmm im trying to get one of those infinity psus ordered here in taiwan but they cant find it :/
Thanks a lot for the feedback! :toast:

Quote:

Originally Posted by tinus

Hi saaya

You can add this one to the working list
Silverstone Zeus STZF85 850W

:)

already on the list :D
thanks a lot anyways tinus! :)
08-12-2008, 02:46 AM
tinus

Hi saaya
Sorry type error it's
Silverstone Zeus STZF75 750W
Working fine
08-12-2008, 05:27 PM
saaya

ok, ill edit the list right away, cheers :toast:
08-13-2008, 05:27 PM
saaya

just received the following PSUs and handed them over to one of our labs :D

Coolermaster Realpower 1000W
Seasonic 600W M12
Enermax Galaxy DXX 720W

http://www.abload.de/thumb/image255o0w.jpg http://www.abload.de/thumb/image256wxn.jpg http://www.abload.de/thumb/image257qna.jpg

couldnt get the abit psu or the enermax 1000W psu...
if we figure out its a problem of our board, those psus should be all we need to fix it. if it happens to be psu specific issues, then testing with the other 2 psus i couldnt order wont make a big diff either...

some of our engineers are gonna test compatibility now, ill keep you updated :D
09-10-2008, 05:23 AM
MusicIsMyLife

OCZ EliteXStream 1000 works well for us with Foxconn BlackOPS - even with 2x 4870X2.
09-10-2008, 07:07 AM
Oliver

Sascha corsair hx520 are also working flawless
09-11-2008, 09:34 PM
saaya

thanks for the headsup guys! :toast:
let me check what the status is on the PSUs we received here for testing :)
09-12-2008, 12:04 AM
Harshal

Silverstone DA-1000 and Corsair TX750 both are :up: with BlackOps and MARS here. :)
09-12-2008, 12:36 AM
TheGanG

HighPower 1000W Rock Solid works with no issues: QX9770+9800GX2SC/3870X2/4870X2...

I will make a LN2 Test with that PSU.
09-14-2008, 05:07 AM
saaya

thanks a lot guys! added to the list :toast:
09-17-2008, 09:43 AM
negev

Zalman ZM1000-HP works well (and is :banana::banana::banana::banana:ing sexy)
09-17-2008, 04:46 PM
saaya

heh, it does look nice... very nice actually...
that with a red led inside will look killer in any open stand or acrylic glass case!

added to the list :toast:
09-17-2008, 06:55 PM
saaya

I just got the test results! :D

Coolermaster Realpower 1000W - test passed
Seasonic 600W M12 - test passed
Enermax Galaxy DXX 720W - test failed

Unfortunately the ABIT psu wasnt available and we couldnt find the enermax 1000W either.
The conclusion about the Enermax 720W is that the PSU doesnt shut down immediatly but keeps running for some time, this causes issues with the power cycle on our board, which results in the endless reboot cycles some people have reported.

We will check if we can find the abit and the enermax 1000W psus and check those too, and we will check if we can find a fix for the enermax 720W psu :toast:

EDIT: I checked with our engineers, here are some more details:

Quote:

After the board tells the Enermax psu to shut down (motherboard closed the PS_ON signal), its still is running for about 10 seconds.
I also tried it in other platforms (MCP72, RD790, ELA01...), and got the same result. I think the problem is in Enermax psu, not in BlackOps.

Not sure why, but my guess is that the enermax PSU continues to run for that long to vent the system and remove hot air from the case? since the psu works on some boards, its not a definite psu issue id say, so it doesnt mean the psu is faulty or flawed. I guess its just a compatibility issue. Ill check if i can hook up our engineers with the enermax engineers :D
09-21-2008, 12:54 PM
geolite30

Enermax Modu82+ 625w works fine here! :)
09-22-2008, 12:19 AM
myro

Using the Coolmax CUQ-1200B. No boot problems with it. I have not messed much with OC but when a failed OC recovered it did not get stuck in a loop. Running a pair of 4870 X2 cards off it with no problems.
09-22-2008, 05:28 AM
saaya

Quote:

Originally Posted by geolite30

Enermax Modu82+ 625w works fine here! :)

thanks! :toast:

Quote:

Originally Posted by myro

Using the Coolmax CUQ-1200B. No boot problems with it. I have not messed much with OC but when a failed OC recovered it did not get stuck in a loop. Running a pair of 4870 X2 cards off it with no problems.

thanks for the headsup! :toast:
2 4870x2s... nice setup! :slobber:
09-22-2008, 09:07 AM
myro

Quote:

Originally Posted by saaya

thanks! :toast:
thanks for the headsup! :toast:
2 4870x2s... nice setup! :slobber:

Went with the Blackops because I wanted an Intel system but as far as I can tell only the Blackops has PCIE 2.0 slots that run at a full X16 while linked.
09-30-2008, 07:43 PM
saaya

Quote:

Originally Posted by myro

Went with the Blackops because I wanted an Intel system but as far as I can tell only the Blackops has PCIE 2.0 slots that run at a full X16 while linked.

hey myro, what do you mean with linked?
using both pciE 16x slots? actually all x48 and x38 boards SHOULD run both of their pciE 16x slots at full 16 lanes even if both slots are used :)

foxconn P45 boards however are the only ones that support dual 16x pciE 2.0 since we use a PLX bridge chip.
Eveyrbody else is only doing 8/8 with 2 cards :)
10-07-2008, 02:01 AM
rydberg666

Hi everyone!

Just thought i might try and contribute by adding that Silverstone Strider 600w, works perfectly with my BlackOps board.

Regards
Johan
10-07-2008, 02:24 AM
saaya

Quote:

Originally Posted by rydberg666

Hi everyone!

Just though i might try and contribute by adding that Silverstone Strider 600w works perfectly with my BlackOps board.

Regards
Johan

Thanks Johan!
And welcome to XtremeSystems :toast:
10-07-2008, 03:30 AM
rydberg666

Thank you Saaya, been waiting for activation for some time now. :)
Will surely bug everyone to death with my questions on these boards heh.
Just started OC:ing a week or so ago, so far, its damn good fun!
Already managed to squeeze out some nice results from my BlackOps.

Sorry for rambling on. ;)

Regards
Johan
10-07-2008, 06:08 PM
saaya

Quote:

Originally Posted by rydberg666

Thank you Saaya, been waiting for activation for some time now. :)
Will surely bug everyone to death with my questions on these boards heh.
Just started OC:ing a week or so ago, so far, its damn good fun!
Already managed to squeeze out some nice results from my BlackOps.

Sorry for rambling on. ;)

Regards
Johan

heh, as long as you dont ask the obvious stuff and give something back to the community by sharing your settings and helping others that wont be a problem at all i think :D
10-08-2008, 12:20 AM
Viss

PCPNC 1200w is fine :D
10-08-2008, 05:08 AM
saaya

Quote:

Originally Posted by loc.o

PCPNC 1200w is fine :D

cheers bart! :toast:
10-08-2008, 05:32 AM
Zaxis01

I'm using ocz game xstream 700w PSU and i am experiencing the symptoms you posted. the on/off looping which might be due to overclocking though.
It occasionally shuts down at load.
I don't know if that's from the PSU or from mild overclocking though.
10-08-2008, 06:35 AM
saaya

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zaxis01

I'm using ocz game xstream 700w PSU and i am experiencing the symptoms you posted. the on/off looping which might be due to overclocking though.
It occasionally shuts down at load.
I don't know if that's from the PSU or from mild overclocking though.

do you get those issues at stock speed too?
does this happen when the system is not fully stable or also when the system is fully stable?
does the fan continue to spin after the system shuts down?
10-09-2008, 04:51 PM
Gendo

CM Real Power M700 working fine. Not even user-caused endless reboot loops:rofl:
10-12-2008, 06:50 PM
saaya

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gendo

CM Real Power M700 working fine. Not even user-caused endless reboot loops:rofl:

cheers :toast:
i guess ill pm zaxis, seems he didnt see my reply.. :D
10-15-2008, 08:27 PM
Zaxis01

No, i don't get the issues at stock speed
It happens whether stable or not.
Fans shut down along with the system.
10-16-2008, 07:34 PM
saaya

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zaxis01

No, i don't get the issues at stock speed
It happens whether stable or not.
Fans shut down along with the system.

hmmm and whats your hw configuration?
maybe beefy graphics so the psu cant keep up?
it sounds like the PSU cant cope with the power draw... maybe its defective?
10-21-2008, 03:23 AM
Hefner

I know it's already on the list, but I can confirm that the Corsair HX1000 works fine :up:
10-21-2008, 09:34 PM
saaya

thanks hefner :toast:
10-31-2008, 09:03 PM
Wotcher

Antec Truepower Trio 650w

Model #: TP3-650

Works fine
11-03-2008, 07:11 PM
saaya

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wotcher

Antec Truepower Trio 650w

Model #: TP3-650

Works fine

thanks a lot! :toast:
02-02-2009, 01:25 PM
darkman

Enermax Revolution 1050W, work fine!
02-06-2009, 02:44 AM
saaya

hey darkman, welcome to XtremeSystems! :toast:

Thanks for the feedback! :)
08-05-2009, 03:19 AM
JohnZS

Any updates with regards to the Enermax Infiniti 720W?
Or is it unsupported as per ducted's post?
Thanks
John
11-13-2009, 03:55 PM
iamcreeps

Corsair tx650w working lubbly jubbly