Anyone use an Ultra X-Connect PSU?

[LANjack]

http://www.gameve.com/gve/Store/Prod...u=PS-ULTRA-001

Has anyone used any version of this PSU? The configurable power cords have always appealed to me; I really hate having a shiatstorm of extra cords in my case.

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[Disposibleteen]

these seem to look very nice on the outside but when it gets down to it they arent so great, the heatsinks inside are tiny (those can be replaced though i guess) but the power output goes WAY down with more heat.

[Beenthere]

For $99 you can buy a quality, reliable 470W Silencer PSU that really does deliver 470W at normal PC temps not some bogus 500W PSU.


http://www.pcpowerandcooling.com/pro...uiet/index.htm

http://www.pcpowerandcooling.com/pdf...ool_510_vs.pdf

[=[PULSAR]=]

I have one and I love it so much, the managable power cords are great. Seems to be a great PSU so far the 12V rail at the beginning was really high for some reason but after breaken it in the the 12V rail is like 12.4, 5V rail 5.2V and the 3V rail is 3.4. Measure with a multimeter so there accurate. The vcore voltage is very reliable and another great thing about this PSU is the cables they are shielded to lessen EMI in turn giving you better overclocks and stabilities on CPU, RAM, GPU, and HDD.

[LANjack]

For $99 you can buy a quality, reliable 470W Silencer PSU that really does deliver 470W at normal PC temps not some bogus 500W PSU.


http://www.pcpowerandcooling.com/pro...uiet/index.htm

http://www.pcpowerandcooling.com/pdf...ool_510_vs.pdf

Money really isnt the issue.. it's the mass of freaking cords tangled everywhere. I'm looking for a solution to that.

Edit: Believe me, if PCP&C made a modular solution, I would buy it in a heartbeat, no matter the price.

[Oc2theSkY]

Well then it is your lucky day. You want modular pcp and c go here and take a look. Pricey, but you get what you pay for.

www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php

[LANjack]

Sold.

edit: And warrantied by pcp&c themselves.

[beau_zo_brehm]

i have one of those psu's, and it works great! asthetics are awesome, but it lives up on performance scale too. all of my rails are exact, or slightly above their rated specs.

[Aphex_Tom_9]

i have one of those psu's, and it works great! asthetics are awesome, but it lives up on performance scale too. all of my rails are exact, or slightly above their rated specs.

which one? the xconnect or the pc p c mentioned?

[Waisztarroz]

Curiously, the X-Connect PSU has been rated very well in all the reviews I have seen for it. They have all stated that its rails remain where they should within tolerance. These reviews are not from major sites, and one review I read sounded like it was basically quoting the manufacturer word-for-word. Still, you can look them over.

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[Aphex_Tom_9]

Curiously, the X-Connect PSU has been rated very well in all the reviews I have seen for it. They have all stated that its rails remain where they should within tolerance. These reviews are not from major sites, and one review I read sounded like it was basically quoting the manufacturer word-for-word. Still, you can look them over.

XYZ Computing
Overclockers Online
bit-tech
Driverheaven
PimpRig

i saw a lot of different reviews for it, they all had good things to say, but only a few reviewers were using overclocked systems, and none seemed to be heavily overclocking. those with mild oc's began seeing lower voltages, and i hear the units have no VR's inside for voltage adjustment, so if you need more power under heavier load, i bet they wont hold up as well.

[Waisztarroz]

i saw a lot of different reviews for it, they all had good things to say, but only a few reviewers were using overclocked systems, and none seemed to be heavily overclocking. those with mild oc's began seeing lower voltages, and i hear the units have no VR's inside for voltage adjustment, so if you need more power under heavier load, i bet they wont hold up as well.

Perhaps in a bit of idiocy, I ordered one along with the vapochill lightspeed a few days ago. I will not be home to test it out until a few weeks from now... at college right now. But once I get the chance to test it out with some new parts I will definitely know for sure what is up with it.

It definitely seems far too low in price for its claimed results, but I couldn't help it. Modular and that nice large claimed +12v rail... mmmmmmm. If it does what it claims I will feel spectacular about it.

If it breaks and takes hardware with it, then But at least the thing itself will be warrantied... uhhh

[Aphex_Tom_9]

Perhaps in a bit of idiocy, I ordered one along with the vapochill lightspeed a few days ago. I will not be home to test it out until a few weeks from now... at college right now. But once I get the chance to test it out with some new parts I will definitely know for sure what is up with it.

It definitely seems far too low in price for its claimed results, but I couldn't help it. Modular and that nice large claimed +12v rail... mmmmmmm. If it does what it claims I will feel spectacular about it.

If it breaks and takes hardware with it, then But at least the thing itself will be warrantied... uhhh

i eagerly await your results, im considering one in the future possibly. btw, if you look at that +12v rating, it's 34 amps right? 12x34 = 408 watts...that's not gonna happen, it's overrated. the psu is 500 overall, and that's the total of all the rails, there's no way that unit will hold up with a 34 amp draw on the 12v line

[Waisztarroz]

i eagerly await your results, im considering one in the future possibly. btw, if you look at that +12v rating, it's 34 amps right? 12x34 = 408 watts...that's not gonna happen, it's overrated. the psu is 500 overall, and that's the total of all the rails, there's no way that unit will hold up with a 34 amp draw on the 12v line

Will do, then. It may be a little while... if you see my thread in the AMD forum, you'll see that I'm awaiting nforce 4 before I put my phase change system together. Still, I could test the X-Connect in my current system, presently powered by a 430W Enermax.

Even my Enermax lists its power rating at lower than the sum of all the rails. I believe this may be standard practice... the Amperage ratings are the maximum possible draws, right? So if it had 34A it would have very little left for the +5V and +3.3V rails? I agree, it seems very unlikely that a power supply at that cost could handle so much +12v load. I am rather skeptic. I suppose I shall see when I put it to the test.

[Aphex_Tom_9]

yeah, what i really want to know is how it holds up under heavy vcore loads, i need a psu that can do that. i won a 600 watt pc power and cooling psu on ebay yesterday, which according to popular opinion, should be amazing, but you never know. even though the xconnect's maker is not highly esteemed, they may have something good here...

[beau_zo_brehm]

which one? the xconnect or the pc p c mentioned?

x connect, very simple, and it works great

[beau_zo_brehm]

here r some screenies on rails, voltages, and the OC im running it with.

[Piazza0028]

I bought an x-connect b/c I thought the modular cables were going to be awesome. Turns out I used all but one cable and they're so damn inflexible that my cables are still cluttered. Additionally, their stupid molex heads barely plug into anything. On my ePox 8rda3+, the (I don't know the technical names so bear with me) big power wire (24pin?) that plugs directly into the motherboard is directly next to the small one (4pin?) and the oversized molex's block them from going in. Same thing with my SATA drive and floppy, I had to bend the pins on my floppy drive so I could fit the power line in at an angle. I'm currently selling mine and picking up an OCZ Powerstream, and I plan to hide the wires, this seems much more efficiant than this garbage PSU. Sorry I can't comment on the rails as the sensors on my mobo are screwed up and won't tell me temps or voltages, so when I get around to it, I'm going to RMA it

[beau_zo_brehm]

I bought an x-connect b/c I thought the modular cables were going to be awesome. Turns out I used all but one cable and they're so damn inflexible that my cables are still cluttered. Additionally, their stupid molex heads barely plug into anything. On my ePox 8rda3+, the (I don't know the technical names so bear with me) big power wire (24pin?) that plugs directly into the motherboard is directly next to the small one (4pin?) and the oversized molex's block them from going in. Same thing with my SATA drive and floppy, I had to bend the pins on my floppy drive so I could fit the power line in at an angle. I'm currently selling mine and picking up an OCZ Powerstream, and I plan to hide the wires, this seems much more efficiant than this garbage PSU. Sorry I can't comment on the rails as the sensors on my mobo are screwed up and won't tell me temps or voltages, so when I get around to it, I'm going to RMA it

hmm... the only cable that has that bad of flexability is the 20 pin connector....

[Aphex_Tom_9]

the older ones have bad flexibility, the newer ones are more...supple

[Piazza0028]

damn, I certainly wish I had some supple ones, b/c mine are stiff as...
hi aphex, ocforums4life.

[Aphex_Tom_9]

damn, I certainly wish I had some supple ones, b/c mine are stiff as...
hi aphex, ocforums4life.

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[beau_zo_brehm]

umm... does n e one have an opinion on the rails i posted?

[Aphex_Tom_9]

umm... does n e one have an opinion on the rails i posted?

yes, use MBM5 and get a running record of the highs and lows so we can see what idle vs stress levels are.

[beau_zo_brehm]

yes, use MBM5 and get a running record of the highs and lows so we can see what idle vs stress levels are.

MBM5 isnt compatible with my motherboard.... lga775

edit: nvm, it works fine... ill post them later