A Power Supply Guide

[Kingfisher]

Here is the PSU Guide:

PSU Knowledge I - Electrical Characteristics
http://www.coolermaster.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=120

PSU Knowledge II - Environmental Specifications
http://www.coolermaster.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=121

PSU Knowledge III - Physical Specifications
http://www.coolermaster.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=122

PSU Knowledge IV - Input Voltage Requirements and Tolerances
http://www.coolermaster.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=123

PSU Knowledge V - Output Specifications
http://www.coolermaster.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=124

PSU Knowledge VI - General Quality Specifications
http://www.coolermaster.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=125

PSU Knowledge VII - Certifications
http://www.coolermaster.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=126

Website for PSU Certifications / Approvals
http://www.coolermaster.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=127

 

[Raven]

you have been working

 

[Sharp]

I like the Coolermaster Real 450w PSU.

They comment on both PEAK and RMS current and the calculataions can be seen.

No confusions at all.

http://www.coolermaster.com/index.p...er&PHPSESSID=d0361aa9439e046fe314d9e872f94519

"Peak Output: The amount of current that the voltage specified can supply for a limited amount of time. Usually this is specified only for the +12 V signal; see here. Ideally, the manufacturer will specify not only the peak output current but the amount of time the supply is rated to sustain that peak. For example, the continuous maximum for +12 V may be 10 A, the peak level 14 A, and the peak level may be sustainable for 10 seconds"

As I have been saying, if a PSU quotes PEAK current, you simply divied it be 1.41 to get the RMS value.

14A peak / 1.41 = 10A RMS
1.41 is the square root of 2.

Good post

 

[SAB]

Interestingly time-consuming work!

 

[Raven]

its a link worth saving before it gets lost in all other threads.
hey KingFisher maybe this thread can end up in the good article section.

it will atleast end up a link to it in my trouble shoot guide

 

[SAB]

Here's one that I had included in the FAQ over at nVidia based 64 section.

http://www.extremeoverclocking.com/articles/guides/Power_Supply_Guide_1.html

 

[Kingfisher]

Originally posted by Raven
its a link worth saving before it gets lost in all other threads.
hey KingFisher maybe this thread can end up in the good article section.

But I do not know if the moderator has seen htis thread or not?

 

[Raven]

pm Wonkanoby Assaf Glennvidia or Danny.

also post it to GlennVidia so he can add it to the "Sticky Threads!!!! Please Look In Here Before You Post!!!" thread in the nvidia/amd/sis forum.

i can always pm them if yuo want.

hhmm this has worked before so i will try again
DANNY are you there

 

[paulms1980]

ok ive got a 20pin and a 4 pin power connector, isit definetly best 2 use the 4pin connector aswel as the 20pin connector. am using a xp2100+ cpu with the k7n420 pro board

 

[Stu]

if your board has the 4pin 12v connector then you should use it

 

[NovJoe]

Found a good Article:

http://www.wikihardware.com/wiki/index.php?title=Trusted_PSU_Brands

 

[Tiresmoke]

Bad link... Try again.

 

[Stu]

Google gave me the same result, the site must be down

 

[NovJoe]

I think the link is down for a while, I'll check back in a few days.

The link really provides very solid info and I regret not copying and pasting the contents here.

 

[syar2003]

Google cache is a nice thing.
http://www.webuildpages.com/cache/cachetoolpublic.pl

Cached : Trusted PSU Brands
http://216.239.63.104/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLC,GGLC:1970-01,GGLC:en&q=cache:www%2Ewikihardware%2Ecom%2Fwiki%2Findex%2Ephp%3Ftitle%3DTrusted%5FPSU%5FBrands

 

[NovJoe]

Well, google cache takes quite sometime to load so if you really are interested in the info, you should wait for google to cache the screenies back.

 

[syar2003]

It's the text that's worth reading . And since the site is down you may read it all in google cache (better than 404 ).

 

[NovJoe]

Yes. Fully agrees .