Most Powerful PSU available

[hytek369]

What is it? I only know the Enermax 660W. Anything else?

 

[kursplat]

this looks a little more beefy

 

[hytek369]

Originally posted by: kursplat
this looks a little more beefy

that is redundant power, but big nevertheless.

 

[Zepper]

svc.com has an iBest 650W. It has a multitude of power outlets on the back panel - AC, 12V, 3.3V etc. I haven't seen a normal ATX PSU with more power than those two. If you really need more, it is probably more cost effective to rig a duallie.
.bh.

 

[hytek369]

Originally posted by: Zepper
svc.com has an iBest 650W. It has a multitude of power outlets on the back panel - AC, 12V, 3.3V etc. I haven't seen a normal ATX PSU with more power than those two. If you really need more, it is probably more cost effective to rig a duallie.
.bh.

funny, i just saw that today myself. i actually got an email from them. but it does not list if it has is SSI or ATX

 

[Cerb]

I know of some Dell servers w/ 700w PSUs...

 

[Zepper]

Cerb,
Are those Dell 700W PSUs normal ATX form factor and connector compliment or special for dual Xeon rigs?
.bh.

 

[Cerb]

Originally posted by: Zepper
Cerb,
Are those Dell 700W PSUs normal ATX form factor and connector compliment or special for dual Xeon rigs?
.bh.

Not sure--never really looked. There's a 50/50 chance. Last I saw, the looked the right size from the rear, but could be pretty deep (never seen the PSUs all the way out, and inside, that's where there are a ton of cables bunched up, there's just room to read the specs on the top supply). I wouldn't swear to it, but I'd pin it as a modified SuperMicro chassis.
...and further googling:
Zippy 700w

 

[Gravity]

That's a hot rig. I have a dell server that has 3x300 hot swappable psu's. They have been running non-stop for 4+ years now.

I wonder how loud those 600+ psu's are?

 

[hytek369]

Originally posted by: Cerb

Originally posted by: Zepper
Cerb,
Are those Dell 700W PSUs normal ATX form factor and connector compliment or special for dual Xeon rigs?
.bh.

Not sure--never really looked. There's a 50/50 chance. Last I saw, the looked the right size from the rear, but could be pretty deep (never seen the PSUs all the way out, and inside, that's where there are a ton of cables bunched up, there's just room to read the specs on the top supply). I wouldn't swear to it, but I'd pin it as a modified SuperMicro chassis.
...and further googling:
Zippy 700w

thanks, i have been looking for something like that.

 

[hytek369]

although the specs may be higher, i am not sure this thing will beat out the enermax

any opinions?

zippy specs

enermax specs

 

[Cerb]

Either the Zippy is better or it is cheaper. Both are good, but there seem to be a lot more racks with Zippy PSUs in them. Could very well be cost, but given how we know manufacturers can stretch the specs...I'd say a coin toss would be as good a judgment as any.

 

[Zepper]

I can't see where that zippy is worth nearly $300. I could cob together a duallie from two really good 400 or 500W units and save a bunch.
.bh.

 

[Jhhnn]

Zippy is highly regarded stuff in many circles, particularly by guys in the commercial end of the biz. Depending on the era, the highend PCP&C supplies have been rebadged Zippy's- as Cerb points out, they're widely used in rackmounts for a good reason- they are conservatively rated, and they just work...

 

[hytek369]

i guess zippy is more familiar in the server crowd. people in this forum (like me) tend to hear more of enermax and PCP&C

 

[edmundoab]

wow 700W
u can have like 30 fans in the system and still be stable...

 

[Ackmed]

Watts isnt everything. Quality is a huge factor in PSU's.

The PC Power&Cooling 510, is very nice, and true 510watts. If they rated as others do, it would be rated as a 650watt.

 

[Zepper]

I don't know if we should continue to confer such high status for PCP&C. The two units that were recently tested by Tom's Hardware didn't make their rated output. They may be living on their laurels, or their QC is slipping. Time to focus the critical eyeball usually reserved for other PSU companies on PCP&C as well.
.bh.

 

[Ackmed]

Yeah, because Toms is always right, right? Sorry, I dont depend on them for anything. Far too many "mistakes" in the past.

 

[Zepper]

I'm not a Tom's fan either, but in this case you can see the raw data for yourself and draw your own conclusions. Granted the PCP&C units output was within 10% of their ratings but still if it says 510W, it should push that with some headroom.
. And Tom's didn't test other factors that are as important as output and efficiency - ripple and noise (not sound noise, but unwanted frequency waves in the output). In which categories I am sure the PCP&C units would kick butt.
.bh.

 

[hytek369]

Originally posted by: Zepper
I'm not a Tom's fan either, but in this case you can see the raw data for yourself and draw your own conclusions. Granted the PCP&C units output was within 10% of their ratings but still if it says 510W, it should push that with some headroom.
. And Tom's didn't test other factors that are as important as output and efficiency - ripple and noise (not sound noise, but unwanted frequency waves in the output). In which categories I am sure the PCP&C units would kick butt.
.bh.

i agree with both of you guys. tom is not my fave. he is an a$$ imo, but a review is a review. what you take out of it is for yourself. i personally think PCP&C are high quality manufacturers with long warranties, but i don't think they can put as much power as, say the 700w zippy. i guess it depends on your needs.

 

[Big Lar]

I couldn't agree more as to Tom being a bit less than original. I run the PCPOWERCOOLING in the link above, been running it for 3 years with no probs whatsoever. I have never seen a supply put out as consistent voltages as this 1. I honestly can't see where anyone would need more watts either, as I run a full scsi system,( 1 15k drive, 1 10k backup, 2 burners, 1 cdrom,an fx5900 ultra, a P4 3.0 that will run flawlessly at 3925 with near perfect voltages,yada yada yada).I don't like to sound like a walking billboard advertisement for pcpower, but I have tried all the rest/ yes, all of em, and found these to be the Absolute best.

 

[hytek369]

Originally posted by: Big Lar
I couldn't agree more as to Tom being a bit less than original. I run the PCPOWERCOOLING in the link above, been running it for 3 years with no probs whatsoever. I have never seen a supply put out as consistent voltages as this 1. I honestly can't see where anyone would need more watts either, as I run a full scsi system,( 1 15k drive, 1 10k backup, 2 burners, 1 cdrom,an fx5900 ultra, a P4 3.0 that will run flawlessly at 3925 with near perfect voltages,yada yada yada).I don't like to sound like a walking billboard advertisement for pcpower, but I have tried all the rest/ yes, all of em, and found these to be the Absolute best.

thanks, another vote for PCP&C

i am going for enermax personally, based on my experiences

 

[Cerb]

Originally posted by: hytek369
i guess zippy is more familiar in the server crowd. people in this forum (like me) tend to hear more of enermax and PCP&C

I really hadn't heard much about them, but my father, a sysadmin, was finally looking for a good server for his company to do dev work on (they got bit by not having anything in-house to simulate the environment their stuff will actually work on)--actually to test on. It seemed 2/3 or so of rackmount barebones that looked half-way worth buying had ZIppy PSUs, and practically any that had a SCSI backplane were Zippy (though there were a few Enermax ones as well).

 

[hytek369]

Originally posted by: Cerb

Originally posted by: hytek369
i guess zippy is more familiar in the server crowd. people in this forum (like me) tend to hear more of enermax and PCP&C

I really hadn't heard much about them, but my father, a sysadmin, was finally looking for a good server for his company to do dev work on (they got bit by not having anything in-house to simulate the environment their stuff will actually work on)--actually to test on. It seemed 2/3 or so of rackmount barebones that looked half-way worth buying had ZIppy PSUs, and practically any that had a SCSI backplane were Zippy (though there were a few Enermax ones as well).

thanks for the info.