Interesting PSU for folks who like external setups???

SOShootME · Jan 28, 2004

I saw this PSU over at SVC and thought it might be of interest to someone. (At least I had never seen one like it before.)

Here is the descriprion:

"This new 650W power supply will control your whole computer. With four 115/230V receptacles for switched pass-through power, and auxiliary DC 3.3V and two DC12V rear output jacks (cables included) to power external devices, such as hubs, routers, speakers, etc. "

link: http://www.svc.com/ibest650watt-psu.html

It's a little pricey, and I am not sure that "iBest" is "the best" manufacturer of PSUs. I thought it was worth a post here anyway.

juliendogg · Jan 28, 2004

looks allright 2 me. I think that for what it is, or what it says it is, the price is good. If i had a good use for it i would certainly pay that just to give it a shot. Nice find.

J.

SK8 · Jan 28, 2004

i still wouldnt get it , A becouse its a novelty , B beacouse ive never heard of the brand , and c Its not enermax , ppac , or antec
If your dishin out for power then get good clean power and spend like 15 on a pos for xternal fans or whatever. sry :/

SOShootME · Jan 28, 2004

Aren't B and C the same?

SK8 · Jan 28, 2004

nice sarcasm if intended , no a and c arent the same , a means it may have features but mayby no power , c means enermax OWNZ!!!!!!!

squeakygeek · Jan 28, 2004

This power supply is has most of its power on the 3.3v and 5v rails, with only 22 amps on the 12v rail. If for some reason you need an insane amound of 5v current, this ps is great, but for about the same price you can have 36 amps of 12v with a Sparkle psu, which should have plenty of 3.3v and 5v for a computer.

jlin453 · Jan 28, 2004

SK8 said:
i still wouldnt get it , A becouse its a novelty , B beacouse ive never heard of the brand , and c Its not enermax , ppac , or antec
If your dishin out for power then get good clean power and spend like 15 on a pos for xternal fans or whatever. sry :/

It's funny you mentioned 1) enermax and 2) not sparkle/fortron

I've had experience with both and I wouldve done the opposite

squeakygeek · Jan 28, 2004

jlin453 said:
It's funny you mentioned 1) enermax and 2) not sparkle/fortron

I've had experience with both and I wouldve done the opposite

And I once had a bad experience with an Antec, also. I'll never buy another Antec.

SOShootME · Jan 28, 2004

hey sk8,

Yep. It was a joke.

Also, I said B and C, not A and C. B and C were both brand related comments.

Korndog · Jan 28, 2004

thats actually a very nice PSU IMO
i don't have it, but from the specs..
Max. Ripple & Noise 80mV p-p 80mV p-p 100mV p-p 100mV p-p100mV p-p 50mV p-p
actually better then my current $60 500w psu
but even though its better, i would bay 80+!

maybe 60 though..

http://www.aaronix.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/2696

SK8 · Jan 28, 2004

SOS damit i thought it was a and c b/c the first letter im lisdexic

squeakygeek · Jan 28, 2004

Korndog said:
thats actually a very nice PSU IMO
i don't have it, but from the specs..
Max. Ripple & Noise 80mV p-p 80mV p-p 100mV p-p 100mV p-p100mV p-p 50mV p-p
actually better then my current $60 500w psu
but even though its better, i would bay 80+!

maybe 60 though..

http://www.aaronix.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/2696

I'm not knowledgable on voltage ripple specs, but even if this ps has alot better than most, I don't see how it would be a benefit. It may be a very nice supply for other things, but I think it would be a waste of money for a computer psu. If the big thing about it is less voltage ripple, it's just not going to help you... and it's not even ready to power a pc, you'd have to add all the molex connectors and the atx connector. I don't think it even has everything you need like -5v and -12v and all that. You're not even going to see most of that 600 watts because most of it is on the 3.3v and 5v rails. It's just not worth it.

AlucardCasull · Jan 28, 2004

i remember a mod someone did where they put a powerstrip, and hub inside the pc itself, be pretty good for that kind of mod, have a internal hub, water pump, etc.

squeakygeek · Jan 28, 2004

AlucardCasull said:
i remember a mod someone did where they put a powerstrip, and hub inside the pc itself, be pretty good for that kind of mod, have a internal hub, water pump, etc.

How would this ps offer an advantage for such a mod?

I'm not even sure I understand why someone would want a hub to be in there computer...

SOShootME · Jan 29, 2004

sk8.... No worries, I figured you just misread it.

squeak... Maybe an internal hub and power strip would be appealling for an avid lan-partier to simplify setup??

Of course you can buy a PCI card that is a 4-port router/hub. Like these:

http://www.compgeeks.com/details.asp?invtid=AL500P
http://www.compgeeks.com/details.asp?invtid=A-3905

zip22 · Jan 29, 2004

squeakygeek said:
... and it's not even ready to power a pc, you'd have to add all the molex connectors and the atx connector. I don't think it even has everything you need like -5v and -12v and all that. You're not even going to see most of that 600 watts because most of it is on the 3.3v and 5v rails. It's just not worth it.

it has all the computer connectors. did you look at the pic? its also got the p4 plug too

SOShootME · Jan 29, 2004

Whaddayaknow..... SVC dropped the price $20(USD) today. It's listed at $69.99 now.

squeakygeek · Jan 29, 2004

zip22 said:
it has all the computer connectors. did you look at the pic? its also got the p4 plug too

Whoops, guess I forgot.

Voodoo Rufus · Jan 29, 2004

Not much for air vents on the back, but that's quite an interesting PSU. Looks like a beast for most purposes.

Lothar5150 · Jan 29, 2004

Humm..... I kinda like that setup. You could plug your pump into that PSU with no mods

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