OCers with ENERMAX P/S's...PLS POST UR RESULTS

[heffe734]

There's another post claiming that a enermax 550 W P/S is not enuf for OCing...how can this be...?
Anyways...just wanted to see how the rest you guys did with your enermax's....cuz i've gotten a lot of recommendations for those P/S's.

 

[azdevil]

Check out this link......power?
Enermax, is it worth the bux
I am always amazed at how fickle cpu's are

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

yeah im looking at the 365, id like to know too.

 

[heffe734]

I'm still iffy on this...when i get mine on wed or thurs...i'll post my new OC results. See if the article lives up...i've seen countless ppl recommend and know a few that actually have it and are OCing fine. Dude...this guy gets his stuff from Bzboyz...a place where compuwiz strongly warned me not to shop. Why? Check their reseller rating and read the evaluation posts that are up. Ya...not a good place to buy if you ask me. Abit and Iwill's? I would've tested running epox.

 

[nicowju]

My 550W Enermax (or is it 530? Whatever it is, the peak is 650) is in the Jaxu rig in my profile. Everything works fine.
If you're too lazy to click a couple times, I'm running a 1.2GHz Tbird at 1.4GHz on an Asus A7V133

 

[kormaster]

You guys are crazy... 550W PS?? Im gonna power my computer withm y car 1000WATT amp!!! HAHHAHAHA WHO CARES?!?!?! Computer is a computer.. im just bitter cuz i have no money to get a nice power supply.. hehhe

 

[compuwiz1]

550 not being enough may be a little far fetched. I do believe that 300 is not enough when going 1.4+

I got some birds that would not make 1.5GHz up to 1.6, simply by switching from some Enlight 300W to Enermax 431's. Seems to also have less voltage fluctuations with the Enermax. That is probably the key.

 

[heffe734]

There you are compuwiz...do you believe this? 550 W on an enermax not good enuf? BTW, you've prolly ran some tests with AXIA C's and B's...what do these babies top out at usually? My friends doesn't even hit 1500...barely...like 1490 or something.

 

[compuwiz1]

heffe734, I do not see where a 550 is not enough, when a 431 is, unless the person with the 550 got a defective one.

Which AXIA are your referring to? 1GHz lately for me have been 1.33-1.45GHz, but most in the lower numbers. Seeing 1.5 only on 1.33 base core, and over that on 1.33GHz AYHJA. Some stores out there are making some pretty wild claims...actually, I feel, some strong misrepresentations.

 

[MrThompson]

If the 651 is all it's cracked up to be, why is it not on AMD's list of approved PSUs? I have run anywhere from 1392 with an AJFA to 1575 MHz with an AXIA and a 651. I have also had a 651 die and the formerly stable at 1575 MHz AXIA will only do 1379 now. Is the chip dying? Could it be the PSU? Is it possible that AMD might just know something about this?

 

[delray]

My experiences with the Enermax 465:

Enermax

Delray

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

would a 350w enermax be enough? i was going to get a 1.2 and oc it with a detla/gladiator. mobo, ram, vidcard, sound card, network card, modem. 2 hard drives, floppy, dvd, cdrw. 9 fans total (excluding delta). either 80mm or 92mm fans. will that be too much for the 350?

 

[Renob]

I have a Enermax 431 and I can do 1600+mhz I think its a real nice PSU

 

[MTDEW]

I'm not complaining about my Enermax 431w.

 

[heffe734]

Yup i knew it...if you any of you guys are iffy about that buying an enermax because of that dumb article...here's the update on the article.

UPDATE: We've been informed that the NEW Enermax power supplies are in fact compliant with the latest AMD processors. From what we are being told, AMD has not yet tested the latest series of Enermax power supplies so this is the reason for their exclusion from the PS Recommendation Chart. You can take a look at the Enermax specs here. If your looking to purchase an Enermax PS, I would not purchase anything less than the EG-365P-VE. Just be sure to check your motherboard specs, some boards require a larger power supply

Here's the link to the article too...http://www.cluboverclocker.com/reviews/cpu/amd/thunderbird_1400/page3.htm

So MrThompson...do you agree that this bull crap about a 550 W enermax not being enuf is false and innaccurate? It doesn't even make sense...a 431 is good enuf. Thanks compuwiz...i was asking you those questions cuz MrThompson thought it was the enermax and not his chip. BTW: He had 2 AXIA C's and one B i think and was complaining about not getting 1570 stable.

 

[heffe734]

anyone else?

 

[heffe734]

damn double posts...this is like my 5th time in 2 weeks!

 

[Green Man]

I have an Enermax 365P-VE(FC) 350W, and it is working fine for a Tbird 1.33 @ 1575 on a K7 Master.

 

[heffe734]

so i guess it's a done deal...no more speculations about the enermax...i don't care what any website...a 550 W, 431 W, or even a 350 W enermax i think will do the job. But i think 400+ is the safest bet.

 

[BRB]

Well, I don't know if it's the fault of my Enermax 431watt PSU or a bad chip or maybe even a bad MB but my setup will not run O/Ced at all. Temps are fine and I just don't have an answer.
The one thing that I have been able to establish is that the Enermax apparently does not supply enough juice to my geForce 3 at cold boot. Always fails on 1st try then works flawlessly. Change out video card to a less power hungry model (TNT2 Ultra) and cold boot is not an issue.

 

[Russ]

The problems with the 530 watt version of the Enermax power supplies has nothing to do with total output. Normally, that would be plenty of power. The unit itself has glitches. That's why I've never used it, or offered it.

Now, supposedly, Enermax is going to (or has) ironed out the kinks in the unit but, until I see some evidence of that, it will not be gracing my shelves.

The 350's (older model), 365's and 450's (older model), 465's have all been essentially problem free and are fine for the faster TBirds.

Russ, NCNE

 

[Nerdwannabe]

If I remembered correctly, Enermax used to be on AMD list. It was then withdrew from the list. Now, from my working experience with AMD, they will only withdraw names from the list when the samples submited to AMD does not match the actual product on the market.

If my guess is correct, Enermax might spec in a "one of a kind" sample to AMD for approval yet sell a different type onto the market. AMD probably found out about it thus withdraw them from the lists.

BTW, it does not take long for AMD to approve things. It is usually a 1~2 week process. I tracked the AMD powersupply approved list for a least a month. They are still missing from the approved list. What gives/??