Enermax Liberty 500W

[EmineM]

I just got a Enermax 620 W Liberty seems faulty. I connect everything turn everything on, I hit the turn on button and the fans spin for 1 sec and then it powers off again.
Now I plug in my OCZ 600W PSU in again and everything works fine..

[[cTx]Philosophy]

But 11.86 Is very good...Why would I want it above 12Volts, it's way within the atx specs or am i missing something?

Nah you usually dont ever wanna see anything drop below 12V, most of the additional components draw on the 12V rail, Harddrives most fans video card, lights, ect ect ect (Depending on Mobo manufacturer), if these all droop it It could alsp depreciate Vid performance or worse, anytime above 12 is always a good thing, thats why mine is modded to 12.5 so with load she stays above...
Im on an aging fortron 530 adjustable, and my 12V blows bigtime with all I run on it..

[Übergeek]

Nah you usually dont ever wanna see anything drop below 12V, most of the additional components draw on the 12V rail, Harddrives most fans video card, lights, ect ect ect (Depending on Mobo manufacturer), if these all droop it It could alsp depreciate Vid performance or worse, anytime above 12 is always a good thing, thats why mine is modded to 12.5 so with load she stays above...
Im on an aging fortron 530 adjustable, and my 12V blows bigtime with all I run on it..

That's pretty extreme, thanks for the info

I didn't know, but I wont do any mods on my psu until the warranty runs out

Im poor

[Wayway]

nice psu

[Primoz78]

Could this 500W PSU handle my confin (look in the singature)... Cause the 620W one is a bit too expensive in my country...

Regards,
Primoz

[Jupiler]

Should be no problem, IMO.
My 500W powers a 630 @ 4430Mhz, 1 gig ram, 80gb SATA, DVDRW, X800XT and D5 pump with no problems. Stable as a rock.

[Primoz78]

Should be no problem, IMO.
My 500W powers a 630 @ 4430Mhz, 1 gig ram, 80gb SATA, DVDRW, X800XT and D5 pump with no problems. Stable as a rock.

Thx for the advice I`ll think about the purchase throught the night...and will make a decision tomorrow

Regards,
Primoz

p.s. My curent sistem is powered by LC power 550W...so the Enermax could handle it withouth problems

[OCPerformance]

Could this 500W PSU handle my confin (look in the singature)... Cause the 620W one is a bit too expensive in my country...

Regards,
Primoz

its expensive but very stable at high Voltages

[Primoz78]

its expensive but very stable at high Voltages

Thank you!...I have made a decision and have chosen the 620W Liberty...hope it will be an long time investment in my comp

Regards,
Primoz

[runmc]

Very nice review CapFTP


Even though I'm not a fan of ZipZoomFly - this seems like a good deal on the 620W Liberty.
$149.99 after rebate with free 2 day shipping.
It is tempting

[afireinside]

Nice review, never knew the PSU was modular. I'm ordering one for my new dual core SFF rig soon and modular is great for SFF

runmc>whats wrong with ZZF? I order from them monthly and never had a single issue. Hell I ordered a 3500+ claw, got sent a venice, diced it, and got a full refund for it because I was sent the wrong thing. Great site.

[Primoz78]

Today has arrived my new Enermax Liberty 620W finaly.. Will report sth more when will test it

Regards,
Primoz

[faruquehabib]

Today has arrived my new Enermax Liberty 620W finaly.. Will report sth more when will test it

Regards,
Primoz

i ordered me a 620w liberty yesterday because i fried my antec smart power 2.0 450w. look forward to seeing your results so i can see what i put alot of money into.

[Primoz78]

Because I do not have a DMM I will post just the results of OCCT....hope it could help you.

Regards,
Primoz

p.s. My resoults will be up in about 4 hours...

[faruquehabib]

Just to clarify:

Those cables that have alternating pairs of molex and SATA are called "Eternity Pairs" by Enermax. The reasoning behind them is simple: Only 2 devices are supposed to be hooked up per cable. So, you can switch between molex-required hardware and SATA-required hardware without changing the cable. they are spaced close together because you are supposed to use one or the other, not both. I think it's a clever design myself, especially for those swapping hard drives.

[Primoz78]

Thanx for the tip man!...I have already put at most 2 devices on a single cable. Here are some results...my sistem is as in my signature.

BIOS screen



And here OCCT screens:

3,3V line



5V line



12V line



What can I say...I expected a flat 12V line for a 150+ EUR worth PSU but I`m happy with it . I don`t like the cables cause it was a big think to put them on the wrihgt place (not connect!). I need about 45 minutes to put it in and pluged all the necessary cables So thats it for now...

Regards,
Primoz

[afireinside]

I got a 500 watt one coming monday for my new bench rig then my DC SFF I'll post my load results with dual core @ 3.2+ high volts when I get them.

[CapFTP]

Unfortunately I had the 2 GTX but only for 3 days and had not time to test it with Liberty...hop e to make it again soon...

anyway I'm using it all day long on my daily pc and seems no problem

[afireinside]

rails hold rock solid @ 2.85ghz dual core load but I had my 7800s on my OCZ. Seems killer so far.

[5-Clicks]

just ordered one myself for my new Intel rig. got it at ZZF for $110 and free 2day shipping so it'll be here by the weekend.

[afireinside]

Ok I put the enermax 500 liberty in my gaming rig. 2.8ghz DC opty, 7800gt sli, 2 HDD 1 optical 2 delta fans x-fi 2gb ram dfi nf4. 100% stable and it doesn't smell like a BBQ like my OCZ 520 did when I ran the video cards on it. This is one hell of a CPU. The cable layouts could have been a bit better though. The SATA then molex then SATA thing is flat out stupid.

[faruquehabib]

Ok I put the enermax 500 liberty in my gaming rig. 2.8ghz DC opty, 7800gt sli, 2 HDD 1 optical 2 delta fans x-fi 2gb ram dfi nf4. 100% stable and it doesn't smell like a BBQ like my OCZ 520 did when I ran the video cards on it. This is one hell of a CPU. The cable layouts could have been a bit better though. The SATA then molex then SATA thing is flat out stupid.

read my post (#65) above.

[faruquehabib]

Well it's not going to explode if I use them all is it I have my ultra-d and zalman fans all on one cord.

i'm just clarifying why you think the design of the cables is stupid. there is a reson for that design, thats my point.

[faruquehabib]

from a review ive seen the 500 and 650 watt models have the exact guts inside just the 650 has a little air deflector to keep some part inside cooler.
with that info i would think the 500 is a better buy and just change the fan for a higher cfm one and the psu should be good as the 650 if not alot better

i'd like to see that review. my 620w has different specs than the 500w model.

[afireinside]

Well it's not going to explode if I use them all is it I have my ultra-d and zalman fans all on one cord.