r0ckstarbob
11-15-01, 09:01 PM
i'm not entirely certain how to phrase my question. please bear with me.
have been looking around for powersupplies for the Core Project (check my sig) and remember running across a thread where someone was talking about "clean" power as opposed to "dirty" power and how normal computer powersupplies put out some pretty dirty power generally speaking....
with the Core Project, there are alot of variences in it still - things like whether or not i'll decide to run with Pelts or not. This decision will depend on the Heat Trasfer capacity of my primary heat exchanging unit - the pseudo-radiator aka reservoir - and whether or not it will perform like i predict it to. I also remember reading in this thread about how clean power was definately the preferred choice as it made overclocking with less voltage easier (1.85v CLEAN was more stable the 1.85v DIRTY). not that voltage will be a big problem as i've got a mod to jump it to 2.7v Vcore and 4.5v I/O, but obviously if i don't have to run it this high i'm not going to. i've merely added these voltage mods so i won't have any barriers when OCing the board beyond the actual performance tolerences inheirant in the components themselves. and yes i'm aware of the amount of heat being generated by these voltage increases - cooling won't be much of a problem with these voltage mods as the whole case is designed to run at -30C while in operation.
hm.
okay, i think my question is this
can you recommend a powersupply that will work for the Core Project and explain why it's better. It does not have to be a powersupply specifically designed for a computer per se, but it should be able to be used as one. Emphasis is on it's ability to put out "Clean" power and at least 550watts. Size is of little concern though i'd like to keep it around the same size as a normal PS. in the Core, the PS has been removed from the casing all together and sits about a foot away from your wall outlet. (you plug your PS into the wall and plug the computer into the PS. The PS sits down there by your powerstrip/circuit breaker).
and if anyone can give me a Powersupply 101 explination, i'd appreciate it. i'm completely ignorant when it comes to the numbers involved (ie what the hell is a "12v rail" and whats the difference between "clean" power and "dirty" power, etc etc etc...)
thanks in advance for your replies.
RSB
***The Core Project*** (http://languagehammer.net/core/index.html)
have been looking around for powersupplies for the Core Project (check my sig) and remember running across a thread where someone was talking about "clean" power as opposed to "dirty" power and how normal computer powersupplies put out some pretty dirty power generally speaking....
with the Core Project, there are alot of variences in it still - things like whether or not i'll decide to run with Pelts or not. This decision will depend on the Heat Trasfer capacity of my primary heat exchanging unit - the pseudo-radiator aka reservoir - and whether or not it will perform like i predict it to. I also remember reading in this thread about how clean power was definately the preferred choice as it made overclocking with less voltage easier (1.85v CLEAN was more stable the 1.85v DIRTY). not that voltage will be a big problem as i've got a mod to jump it to 2.7v Vcore and 4.5v I/O, but obviously if i don't have to run it this high i'm not going to. i've merely added these voltage mods so i won't have any barriers when OCing the board beyond the actual performance tolerences inheirant in the components themselves. and yes i'm aware of the amount of heat being generated by these voltage increases - cooling won't be much of a problem with these voltage mods as the whole case is designed to run at -30C while in operation.
hm.
okay, i think my question is this
can you recommend a powersupply that will work for the Core Project and explain why it's better. It does not have to be a powersupply specifically designed for a computer per se, but it should be able to be used as one. Emphasis is on it's ability to put out "Clean" power and at least 550watts. Size is of little concern though i'd like to keep it around the same size as a normal PS. in the Core, the PS has been removed from the casing all together and sits about a foot away from your wall outlet. (you plug your PS into the wall and plug the computer into the PS. The PS sits down there by your powerstrip/circuit breaker).
and if anyone can give me a Powersupply 101 explination, i'd appreciate it. i'm completely ignorant when it comes to the numbers involved (ie what the hell is a "12v rail" and whats the difference between "clean" power and "dirty" power, etc etc etc...)
thanks in advance for your replies.
RSB
***The Core Project*** (http://languagehammer.net/core/index.html)