diablotek = crappy

[jackwhitter]

i normally would not buy an off brand power supply, however, i could not find much information about them, who manufactures them, and their power supplies were not completely cheap (usually a bad sign).

i bought the following matx power supply for use in a lan rig:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...01&Tpk=diablotek%20380


after testing, i came to the following conclusion: it is grossly overrated.

using a kill a watt meter, i measured 330watts maximum cpu burn, which stayed on, but power supply test (using occt) failed when the kill a watt hit 349 watts... assuming maximum stated efficiency (highly unlikely), internal component consumption was 268 upon failure. this power supply also weighs less than a 300 watt in win OEM supply that came with a case.


it did power on. the sleeved cables are nice. cable length is average. the power cable and cpu power cable could be longer.


i'm posting this up so other will have something to reference.

 

[Zap]

The best SFX sized micro ATX PSU that I know of for a modern rig is the Seasonic 350W (the one with 60mm fans). I've tested it briefly powering a Core 2 Duo with a GTX 260 running 3DMark06 (and a lot of power adapters).

 

[yh125d]

Yeah, 19A on the 12v rail does not a "380w" make


Antec EA380 has 17A, but on TWO rails

 

[Zap]

Originally posted by: yh125d
Antec EA380 has 17A, but on TWO rails

EA380 does 27A combined, which totally spanks 19A.

 

[Lunyone]

Originally posted by: Zap

Originally posted by: yh125d
Antec EA380 has 17A, but on TWO rails

EA380 does 27A combined, which totally spanks 19A.

27A > 19A !!! Yeah the Antec EW 380w PSU is quite nice and has been pretty quiet for my needs. Been running an e6700/ATI x1800xt/2 gb's DDR2 800 mHz/2 HD's/1 DVD for quite some time. I have run the x1800xt on a 20A RAIDMAX PSU and had no issues, but I bought the Raidmax PSU/case combo way before I knew anything about PSU's. I quickly replaced that PSU with the Antec and there has been no looking back