Silverstone Zeus SST-ST65ZF

[jonnyGURU]

I just got this quad 12V rail Silverstone Zeus SST-ST65ZF in the mail and the documentation is limited to an index card... literally.

Has anyone seen any documentation or review or anything that explains where each rail goes? Like 12V1 to the 24-pin, 12V2 to the 2x2, etc. It's simply NOT in the documentation anywhere.

 

[jonnyGURU]

Found it. They have a PDF manual that the PSU doesn't come with.

I figured I'd go ahead and post it in case anyone else was curious.....

12V4 is for the drives.

12V3 is for the ATX 24-pin and PCI Express.

12V2 is for SATA (why?!?!) and two of the 8-pin Xeon connector wires as well as the 12V on the EPS 6-pin.

12V1 is for the other two 8-pin Xeon connector wires and powers the 2x2 adapter (the 2x2 connection is obtained by using an included adapter.)

 

[Operandi]

So..... rails 1-2 would go unused in a typical system?

 

[jonnyGURU]

Hehe... Yeah.

Why the hell SATA is on a different rail than the rest of the drives, I have NO idea. It seems to me they could've accomplished the same thing with three rails. Oh well.

EDIT: Acutually, unless you had a typical Socket A, you would use 12V1 with a 8-pin to 4-pin adapter. Most (not all) Socket A boards regulate CPU voltage from the 5V rail, so in those few instances (yourself included,) yes... the 12V1 and 12V2 would go unused.

 

[imported_Kensai]

I like PC P & C's 850W PSU better for it's distribution of rails.

One rail to the CPU
One rail to one video card
One rail to another video card
One rail for everything else.

 

[jonnyGURU]

Originally posted by: Kensai
I like PC P & C's 850W PSU better for it's distribution of rails.

One rail to the CPU
One rail to one video card
One rail to another video card
One rail for everything else.

Where is that documented? Can't find it on PCP&C's website. Seems kind of a waste to dedicate an entire rail to a PCI-e connector that is capable of more than TWICE as much juice than it would ever need.

Sounds incorrect to me.

 

[imported_Kensai]

Can't remember where I found it, probably was roaming around. It's got more wattage on the 12V lines that most PSUs have overall.

 

[jonnyGURU]

Originally posted by: Kensai
Can't remember where I found it, probably was roaming around. It's got more wattage on the 12V lines that most PSUs have overall.

This is true. Thing is built like a beast (saw the inside shots in a review.)

I want the PC that thing is made to power.

 

[ProviaFan]

Originally posted by: jonnyGURU

Originally posted by: Kensai
Can't remember where I found it, probably was roaming around. It's got more wattage on the 12V lines that most PSUs have overall.

This is true. Thing is built like a beast (saw the inside shots in a review.)

I want the PC that thing is made to power.

What would that be? Dual dual-core Opterons with 8GB of RAM and two high-end Quadros in SLI and a couple of SCSI RAID 5 arrays (one for OS and one for data)? I don't need any reasons to be dissatisfied with my X2/2GB/Geforce6600/SATA rig...

 

[jonnyGURU]

Originally posted by: ProviaFan

Originally posted by: jonnyGURU

I want the PC that thing is made to power.

What would that be? Dual dual-core Opterons with 8GB of RAM and two high-end Quadros in SLI and a couple of SCSI RAID 5 arrays (one for OS and one for data)? I don't need any reasons to be dissatisfied with my X2/2GB/Geforce6600/SATA rig...

Still more than enough power. Try again.