7900 GT with X-Connect

[PirreLi]

Will this work or will i need some 3rd party convertor or something?

 

[Googer]

Originally posted by: PirreLi
Will this work or will i need some 3rd party convertor or something?

The X-connect is junk. Get your converter here.

 

[Googer]

Here is the review from Maximum PC:

ULTRA PRODUCTS X-Connect
A sexy-looking power supply with and ugly disposition

The Ultra X-Connect is like a bad first date. It?s sleek, intricate fan grille and shiny silver finish are immediately impressive, but after about 20 minutes, it clearly comes up short on inner beauty.

Ultra claims the X-Connect can continuously deliver 500 watts of power, but our load test proved otherwise. Everything seemed fine at first, with the X-Connect typically drawing around 350 watts from the outlet. But a few Minutes into the test, we witnessed extreme artifacting in 3Dmark03- a sign of an unclean power stream. At times, a few moving white lines were all that could be seen on an otherwise black screen. Soon thereafter, the power supply started to emit a strange and rather worrisome burning smell.

Concerned we immediately closed 3Dmark03 and shut down the computer, noticing that the Windows Desktop was also badly distorted. After letting the X-Connect cool off for a few minutes, we re-booted and the graphical distortion had vanished. Fire extinguishers in hand we tried running the load test a second time and quickly reproduced our earlier results.

In the voltage sag test*, the X-Connect was a mixed bag. We measured an initial voltage of 12.57v on the 12 volt power rail- the biggest deviation of any PSU in this roundup, and dangerously close to the 12.6v maximum tolerance of the ATX spec. It?s conceivable this could damage cheap or poorly designed hardware over time. On the other hand when we dropped the input voltage to 60v, the X-Connect maintained an output voltage of 11.54v. that?s high enough to avert a system crash.

The X-Connect ships with sturdy shielded power cables that glow under UV light, and extra cables can be disconnected to reduce case clutter. But active power factor correction- the ability to smooth out distortions in the current being drawn from your wall outlet- is absent, and the Ultra?s power factor rating of 63 percent is was the lowest of the round up.

MAXIMUM PC VERDICT- 4
+ CLASSIC ROCK
Sturdy, modular shielded cables and exceptional fit and finish.

-ELECTRIC SHOCK
Poor voltage accuracy, no active power factor correction, and it failed our load test.

$100, www.ultraproducts.com


© 2004/2005 Maximum PC

 

[Slitherythesnake]

I don't think the X-Connect comes with a 6-pin pci-e connector, however the video card should include a power connector (y-splitter cable that you can plug into the card, should look something like this pci-e y-splitter power cable adapter).

 

[Googer]

Read the Ultra Products Forum and you will see just how wonder full their G**B*ge is.
http://ultraproducts.com/forums/forumdi...s=5d51254f06e617635a4852592b670551&f=6

 

[1Dark1Sharigan1]

I have used one in the past along with a 7800GT and had no problems . . .

 

[PirreLi]

For those of you saying its garbage how about you give me the money to buy a new one? because I sure don't need it to run a 7900 GT, ty for those who had sensible replies.

 

[Budarow]

Originally posted by: PirreLi
Will this work or will i need some 3rd party convertor or something?

I don't know about any of the other Ultra power supplies, but I use the X-Connect rated at 500W with 34a on the 12V rail and I've had no issues (I've got another one which I'll use for my next build). If you've got the same one I have...I don't think you'll have any problems. If you use a late model DFI mobo though...it seems some peeps have issues with their mobos and a native 20-pin PS.

 

[Skott]

When it first came out there were alot of people having problems with it. Maybe they fixed the problems? They have had enough time by now to do so.

 

[EuR Fr3nCh T3rRoR]

I had a X-Connect 500Watt and it had 34 amps on the 12V and it powered two 256MB 7800GTX's with no problems. Then I bought a new psu, but i had no issues with the X-Connect, so maybe they did fix their issues.

 

[Budarow]

Originally posted by: EuR Fr3nCh T3rRoR
I had a X-Connect 500Watt and it had 34 amps on the 12V and it powered two 256MB 7800GTX's with no problems. Then I bought a new psu, but i had no issues with the X-Connect, so maybe they did fix their issues.

I think the X-Connect with 500w and 34a on the 12v "made" after ~november of 2005 is better built than the previous units.

 

[PirreLi]

Hmm I don't think mine is the good one then, but I could care less as long as it works.

 

[Pez D Spencer]

Ive been running a 550W X-2 Connect for about 2 months now and had no problems. I really love the flex-force cables. They are SUPER badass.

 

[Budarow]

Originally posted by: Pez D Spencer
Ive been running a 550W X-2 Connect for about 2 months now and had no problems. I really love the flex-force cables. They are SUPER badass.

Apparently, the X2 is a VERY good PS, but it's also a LOT more expensive than the $25 mine cost (after 2 MIRs though)

 

[videopho]

Mine has been rock solid since day one. No problem feeding up three HDDs, one eVGA 7800gtx (o/c), soundcard, two optical drives, one floppy drive, 4 case fans, and AMD x64 3500+.
I paid $19.99 (AR), couldn't be happier and love the flex cables (perhaps the best thing ever happened to atx psu since breadmaker) . It comes with two 6pin pci-e cables (sli ready)
Fry's and MC would not carry these if they were junk. Both stores carry Ultra products as long as I remember.