Anything wrong with this PSU?

[Lonyo]

http://www.hipergroup.com/English/products/hpu-4b580.html

For use with MSI K8N SLI Plat
7800GT
1GB DDR
AMD64 3200+

Possibly SLI in the future. (2x7800GT) and AMD64.

Link to rail amps
20A/18A on 12V1/12V2.
Current PSU may be my problem as it's ATX1.3 only, not ATX2.0+.

(This is the only PSU I know I can get a short notice from a "local" PC shop - or at least as local as they get for me in the country, others are all cheapo no-name ones)

 

[CDC Mail Guy]

What is the Wattage? Looks even nicer than the X-connect, and I THOUGHT that was cool when it first came out. Although I haven't heard many good things about it so far. This PSU looks sweet though! I bookmarked it, and will use it on my next build.

 

[w00t]

It looks sweet, though I have yet to see benchmarks for it most modular psu's sux ( modstream, neopower, and ultra x connect ).

 

[xTYBALTx]

Is it expensive?

 

[govtcheez75]

Originally posted by: xTYBALTx
Is it expensive?

$130 at SVC

 

[bob4432]

a lot of their "kick a$$" votes come from modding sites and not performance sites. if i were going to spend that $$$ on a psu, i would get a pc&p, fortron, enermax or antec, but that is just me...

 

[Arcanedeath]

for that kind of money get a Seasonic S12 600 watt, your ears and power rails will thank you.

 

[suicidalpigeon]

thats hot, but i heard very little about hiper.

 

[nick1985]

Originally posted by: Arcanedeath
for that kind of money get a Seasonic S12 600 watt, your ears and power rails will thank you.

QFT

 

[w00t]

http://www.pcpowercooling.com/

only the best

 

[0010010110]

Have a look for yourself

 

[0010010110]

Originally posted by: Arcanedeath
for that kind of money get a Seasonic S12 600 watt, your ears and power rails will thank you.

:thumbsup:

That would be my pick aswell

 

[Lyfer]

Unless you plan on getting Dual SLI 7800 Ultra's, a nice good ole Fortron FSP350 with the 12CM fan is perfect for almost anything (only $40). Its like a toyota camry (like a TANK) .

 

[DavidoFoo]

Originally posted by: w00t
http://www.pcpowercooling.com/

only the best

http://www.seasonic.com/co/index.jsp

 

[w00t]

Originally posted by: DavidoFoo

Originally posted by: w00t
http://www.pcpowercooling.com/

only the best

http://www.seasonic.com/co/index.jsp

the seasonic 600W is a very nice psu and i saw the test's very good i recommend this one pc power cooling generally makes the best psu's.

 

[imported_Kensai]

The amperage on that model of PSU seems okay.. Looks good too.. I don't know about the quality since I've never used one.

 

[w00t]

Originally posted by: Kensai
The amperage on that model of PSU seems okay.. Looks good too.. I don't know about the quality since I've never used one.

"Test Results

Despite its cool looks and generally solid values, the Hiper Type-R 580W fails our test: The voltage is too high on the 12V line.

Input current: 759W (210V, 3.67 ampere, cos phi 0.98)

Output current: 580W (21.2 ampere/3.3V, 26.0 ampere/5V and 2 x 26.3 ampere on 12V, 20W on -5/-12V, 5V standby)

Efficiency at maximum load: 76.4 percent (179W of dissipation heated up the air by nearly 5 Kelvin)

Noise measurement under full load: 61.1 dB(A) from a distance of 12 centimeters

Memory oscilloscope: Here we see some excellent values, whereby the 12V CPU line deviates by 20 mV and the 3.3V line by 40 mV, all of which is in line with the specs.

The reading for the first 12V line was 12.18V and for the second 12V line (CPU) it was 12.04V; the recorded value for the 5V line was 4.94V and the 3.3V line measured 3.29V. The reading for the 5V standby line was 4.96V. The final eliminating blow for this test candidate, however was the -12V line, for which voltage of -13.32V was recorded. That is way too high, since the specification only allows a maximum of -13.2V. It should be noted here that the manufacturer's operating manual provides an incorrect specification for the noise ripple measurement. Instead of the 50mV prescribed by the ATX specification, Hiper lists a value of 70mV. "

taken from the link tha the guy suggested up there ( http://www.tomshardware.com/howto/200507111/stresstest-18.html)

edit: check out what i bolded that is dam loud.

 

[Brodel]

I don't mean to bump an old post, but toms hardware is one of only reviews of that PSU that I have seen say it is bad and loud. Almost every other one seems to love it for stability and being so quiet. Maybe toms hardware just got a bad one.

 

[Pabster]

Originally posted by: Brodel
I don't mean to bump an old post, but toms hardware is one of only reviews of that PSU that I have seen say it is bad and loud. Almost every other one seems to love it for stability and being so quiet. Maybe toms hardware just got a bad one.

Actually Hiper is rated :thumbsdown: by just about everyone who's looked at it.

Like someone else said... if you are going to drop $130+ at least go with Seasonic. I'd say spend the other $70 on a PC P&C but that's me...

 

[Brodel]

Originally posted by: Pabster

Originally posted by: Brodel
I don't mean to bump an old post, but toms hardware is one of only reviews of that PSU that I have seen say it is bad and loud. Almost every other one seems to love it for stability and being so quiet. Maybe toms hardware just got a bad one.

Actually Hiper is rated :thumbsdown: by just about everyone who's looked at it.

Like someone else said... if you are going to drop $130+ at least go with Seasonic. I'd say spend the other $70 on a PC P&C but that's me...

I've spoken to a few people that have htem and they seem to like them a lot, on just the first page of google there are 5 reviews that absolutely love it?

http://reviews.pimprig.com/power_supply...ype-r_580w_psu_-_us_version.php?page=3

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=257&num=3

http://www.rbmods.com/Articles/Hiper/Typer_r_580/3.php

http://www.xtremeresources.com/modules....ile=index&req=showcontent&id=78&page=5

http://www.ocia.net/reviews/hiperpsus/page7.shtml

 

[Operandi]

Originally posted by: Brodel

Originally posted by: Pabster

Originally posted by: Brodel
I don't mean to bump an old post, but toms hardware is one of only reviews of that PSU that I have seen say it is bad and loud. Almost every other one seems to love it for stability and being so quiet. Maybe toms hardware just got a bad one.

Actually Hiper is rated :thumbsdown: by just about everyone who's looked at it.

Like someone else said... if you are going to drop $130+ at least go with Seasonic. I'd say spend the other $70 on a PC P&C but that's me...

I've spoken to a few people that have htem and they seem to like them a lot, on just the first page of google there are 5 reviews that absolutely love it?

http://reviews.pimprig.com/power_supply...ype-r_580w_psu_-_us_version.php?page=3

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=257&num=3

http://www.rbmods.com/Articles/Hiper/Typer_r_580/3.php

http://www.xtremeresources.com/modules....ile=index&req=showcontent&id=78&page=5

http://www.ocia.net/reviews/hiperpsus/page7.shtml

And not a single one of those reviews is worth reading.

How to review PSUs; Example 1 / Example 2

 

[Brodel]

Originally posted by: Operandi

And not a single one of those reviews is worth reading.

How to review PSUs; Example 1 / Example 2

In what way does those reviews, of different PSU's, show me how to review a PSU?

I'm not trying to start an argument, I'm new to understanding power supplies, what makes the ones I posted not worth reading? You did pretty well to read them all that quickly, they were quite long.

 

[Operandi]

Originally posted by: Brodel

Originally posted by: Operandi

And not a single one of those reviews is worth reading.

How to review PSUs; Example 1 / Example 2

In what way does those reviews, of different PSU's, show me how to review a PSU?

I'm not trying to start an argument, I'm new to understanding power supplies, what makes the ones I posted not worth reading? You did pretty well to read them all that quickly, they were quite long.

PSU's are a bit different then other pieces of PC hardware. It's probably the only component that doesn?t lend itself well to "real world" tests; which all of those reviews use. To really know how a PSU is performing you have to use synthetic tests.

 

[Insomniak]

Like everyone's saying, for those dollars, can't beat Seasonic.

 

[Brodel]

Originally posted by: Operandi
PSU's are a bit different then other pieces of PC hardware. It's probably the only component that doesn?t lend itself well to "real world" tests; which all of those reviews use. To really know how a PSU is performing you have to use synthetic tests.

How can that be when they are going to be used in the 'real world'?
Surely if one performs better in the real world than another that performs better at synthetic tests, the real world one would be a better buy?

I understand that there may be better PSU's for the price, but to me the Hiper still seems like a good PSU in general?