An entry-level psu from Zalman

[Winchip]

Thank's to Zalman who takes care of poor customers.

Name: ZM450-US (ATX 12V ver. 2.3)

Specs:
AC INPUT
VOLTAGE/ 100V AC - 240V AC
CURRENT/ 5A (115VAC) - 2.5A (230VAC)
FREQUENCY/ 50 - 60 Hz

DC MAX. OUTPOUT
+3.3V/ 24A
+5V/ 15A
+12V1/ 17A
+12V2/ 14A
-12V/ 0.3A
+5Vsb/ 3.0A

MAX. COMBINED WATTAGE
+3.3V/+5V/ 120W
+12V1/+12V2/ 372W
-12V/ 3.6W
+5Vsb/ 15W
Total/ 400W
Peak/ 450W

[Monkey101]

Is this really news? lol
Anything on efficiency or am i blind :P

[jmke]

What's the retail price?

[zalbard]

Is this really news? lol
Anything on efficiency or am i blind :P

It's a budget PSU.

What's the retail price?

Yup, that's what matters, I'd be curious to know also!

Is it just me or it's odd of Zalman to release low end products, though?

[Helloworld_98]

Is it just me or it's odd of Zalman to release low end products, though?

that depends if you take just having a high price as being high end or not.

[Winchip]

Anything on efficiency or am i blind :P

81 % max. in 115VAC, typical load.

[ryboto]

if this is entry level, then what does my 220W psu classify as?

[Luka_Aveiro]

if this is entry level, then what does my 220W psu classify as?

A Fermi mock up.

[Manicdan]

id think a 100$ psu is more than plenty for anyone who dosnt want to do multi-gpu, and your able to get the quality you want, and it can be modular. and with how long they last, its 100$ hopefully well spent.

[eXa]

Fsp?

[nn_step]

where is the load voltage regulation graphs?
where is the technical specs?
What type of Capacitors are being used?
What good is this news without useful information to help evaluate it.

[Behemot]

Simple clear desing, at least good input cap (Samxon), bad output caps (look like OST to me), just like my OEM Seasonic...oh, wait, ISN'T this Seasonic??

[XS Janus]

haha! Entry into what? The exiting world of PSUs? :p
lol that better be $10 retail, to be newsworthy

[K404]

I dont see the news in this, sorry.

Low-wattage, basic spec PSUs..... fine... but I'd want efficiency+++++++ as a selling point

[naokaji]

id think a 100$ psu is more than plenty for anyone who dosnt want to do multi-gpu,

You can get a Corsair TX 750W for 99$ (ok, after mir but whatever), in short you can easily power a multi gpu setup for less than 100$.

There just isn't much of a market for this unless it's really dirt cheap.

[Teemax]

You can get a Corsair TX 750W for 99$ (ok, after mir but whatever), in short you can easily power a multi gpu setup for less than 100$.

There just isn't much of a market for this unless it's really dirt cheap.

My sister's PC PSU died and I got an Enermax 450w for her for 40 euros ($55).

This Zalman looks REALLY cheap, I'd be surprised if it goes for over $50.

[Manicdan]

You can get a Corsair TX 750W for 99$ (ok, after mir but whatever), in short you can easily power a multi gpu setup for less than 100$.

There just isn't much of a market for this unless it's really dirt cheap.

i got my 650W modular HX(i think) for about 150$ cause they were new.

my 2900xt ripped apart my previous 500W PSU with constant clicking due to how much power it drew. main reason i upgraded, and i hope this lasts me like 10 years. so even if you get something with enough wattage, theres still some kind of quality that goes with it too

[Humminn55]

Thank's to Zalman who takes care of poor customers.

Name: ZM450-US (ATX 12V ver. 2.3)

Specs:
AC INPUT
VOLTAGE/ 100V AC - 240V AC
CURRENT/ 5A (115VAC) - 2.5A (230VAC)
FREQUENCY/ 50 - 60 Hz

DC MAX. OUTPOUT
+3.3V/ 24A
+5V/ 15A
+12V1/ 17A
+12V2/ 14A
-12V/ 0.3A
+5Vsb/ 3.0A

MAX. COMBINED WATTAGE
+3.3V/+5V/ 120W
+12V1/+12V2/ 372W
-12V/ 3.6W
+5Vsb/ 15W
Total/ 400W
Peak/ 450W

First, I wouldn't praise Zalman of taking care of anyone with this "thing." It's being called a 450W power supply while it can only reach that at peak, which is practically dishonest advertising. Should have been labeled as a 400W unit, which it may be able to deliver.

Second, it looks to me that this one is outperformed by something inexpensive like the Antec Earthwatts EA430.....+12V rails rated a bit higher than this Zalman rebadge and the Antec costs $49.99 USD right now at Newegg.

..oh, wait, ISN'T this Seasonic??

No, FSP, and a cheaply built one at that.

[Frank M]

Thank's to Zalman who takes care of poor customers.

As if other quality vendors with even lower wattage psus didn't exist...
FSP, Seasonic both have/had sub-400W PSUs with high efficiency.