Who makes ThermalTake power supplies?
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Because very few 'manufacturers' actually make their own power supplies. Most are simply rebranded ones made by OEMs/ODMs. I'm pretty sure that TT doesn't make their own power supplies.
Well, off the top of my head....
Seasonic PSUs are made by PC Power & Cooling
Antec are made by some other company that i don't remember the name.
I don't believe that OCZ makes their own Power supplies either.
It is a possibility that Thermaltake is manufactured by someone else and have a TT badge on it.
Seasonic PSUs are made by PC Power & Cooling
Antec are made by some other company that i don't remember the name.
I don't believe that OCZ makes their own Power supplies either.
It is a possibility that Thermaltake is manufactured by someone else and have a TT badge on it.
Gamingphreek
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Thermaltake and Enlight are the same PSU's. Enlight makes them Tt makes them flashy. Neither are really good, i would stay away from them.
OCZ uses a heavily modified Topower design. The abominable Powmax use the same maker however, their design skimps on all components thereby making Powmax horrible.
Seasonic and PCP&C are essentially the same. While not the same company both designs are manf from the same plant. PCP&C is slightly higher quality. Zippy is a more industrialized version of these powersupplies.
Antec uses a Channel Well design which is heavily modified to fit their needs.
I believe Enermax is made by Coolergiant, very nice quality; nothing too special though.
Tagan is made by E-Power which is essentially the same as the ToPower unit only without any flashiness.
-Kevin
OCZ uses a heavily modified Topower design. The abominable Powmax use the same maker however, their design skimps on all components thereby making Powmax horrible.
Seasonic and PCP&C are essentially the same. While not the same company both designs are manf from the same plant. PCP&C is slightly higher quality. Zippy is a more industrialized version of these powersupplies.
Antec uses a Channel Well design which is heavily modified to fit their needs.
I believe Enermax is made by Coolergiant, very nice quality; nothing too special though.
Tagan is made by E-Power which is essentially the same as the ToPower unit only without any flashiness.
-Kevin
Gamingphreek
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My enermax 465 runs 1x10K raptor, 2 other HD's totalling 600+ GB, 3.2ghz o/c, 6800GT, 2 optical drives, ram, etc, etc.
Peak power usage is much less than you might imagine.... HD's rarely use more than 5-15 (highest is upon initial spin up). A 7800GTX might draw 110W at max load, A prescott...i'll wager 150, few watts per each fan, small amount for the optical drives, etc etc. Most systems X2, 3+ hD's, 7800gtx systems peak at 350-400W. Hence negating them needing a PC&P 810SLI
vshah
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Originally posted by: Overkiller
My enermax 465 runs 1x10K raptor, 2 other HD's totalling 600+ GB, 3.2ghz o/c, 6800GT, 2 optical drives, ram, etc, etc.
Peak power usage is much less than you might imagine.... HD's rarely use more than 5-15 (highest is upon initial spin up). A 7800GTX might draw 110W at max load, A prescott...i'll wager 150, few watts per each fan, small amount for the optical drives, etc etc. Most systems X2, 3+ hD's, 7800gtx systems peak at 350-400W. Hence negating them needing a PC&P 810SLI
then again most 400watt power supplies deliver 300 watts before crapping out.
kevin: my 420watt thermaltake has active PFC, i'm sure that helps a bit.
^ That is why you look for a model with active PFC and "guaranteed" 80% Efficiency (such as the S12 models from seasonic)
I've used quite a few thermaltakes in computers I've build for me and other and don't have a single complaint. I have a 480w (~55$ online) in my system and the rails are rock solid. System = XP-M @ 2.4gig 1.75v, 2 optical, 2 HDD, NIC, X800XT AIW. My old Antec 350 would barely boot up this system and would crap out as soon as I started to load any 3Dgame.
Originally posted by: vshah
Originally posted by: Overkiller
My enermax 465 runs 1x10K raptor, 2 other HD's totalling 600+ GB, 3.2ghz o/c, 6800GT, 2 optical drives, ram, etc, etc.
Peak power usage is much less than you might imagine.... HD's rarely use more than 5-15 (highest is upon initial spin up). A 7800GTX might draw 110W at max load, A prescott...i'll wager 150, few watts per each fan, small amount for the optical drives, etc etc. Most systems X2, 3+ hD's, 7800gtx systems peak at 350-400W. Hence negating them needing a PC&P 810SLI
then again most 400watt power supplies deliver 300 watts before crapping out.
kevin: my 420watt thermaltake has active PFC, i'm sure that helps a bit.
Actually Active PFC doesn't help at all. You'd have to understand Alternating Current more than the average person to understand what Active PFC actually does - but it does nothing for the consumer.
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/181/7
"The power correction is not related to the efficiency and this is the more common mistake we see in the market. This circuit doesn't make your computer to consume less electricity which we pay for. As we have already explained, the PFC's function is to prevent power supply from consuming more reactive power from the electrical system, resulting in the electrical network optimization (allowing the utility to provide more active power). The insertion of this type of circuit was done in order to fulfill legislation demands regarding electricity consumption. Particularly, the european legislation. As adopting the same legislation is the tendency in other countries, manufacturers are preparing themselves by producing power supplies with this type of circuit.
Honestly, there is no advantage for the end user having or not a power factor correction circuit (PFC). Saying that a power supply with this type of circuit is better is a marketing move of power supply manufacturers to persuade customer to by a more expensive power supply. In fact, this type of power supply is better for the electrical power utility, which will need to provide less reactive power, which overloads the system. But for end-user, there is no difference, because, at least for now we are not being overcharged in case of our reactive power consumption exceeds a fixed level, as it happens with industrial customers. Neither non-industrial user is charged by the electric power utilities for using this type of power."
Hey my Powmax shows nothing but love to my system and has never failed me..I cant complain it runs my 700 MHZ oc fine.
You think it's not possible because you simply read too many posts from this forum. (which is misleading)
I run a computer with similar config on a 3 year old 330w Enermax (12A on +12v) for 6 months rock solid.
thats absurdly silly......
that would be like me saying who makes the PCPC Power supplies....doh....
http://www.pcpowercooling.com/home/
JEDIYoda
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"Seasonic PSUs are made by PC Power & Cooling "
"Seasonic and PCP&C are essentially the same. While not the same company both designs are manf from the same plant. PCP&C is slightly higher quality. Zippy is a more industrialized version of these powersupplies. "
Thats not even close......why goive out misinformation?
Seasonic USA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sea Sonic Electronics Co., Ltd. in Taiwan (www.seasonic.com), a cutting edge power conversion technology company with a powerful, experienced engineering research and development team established since 1975.
http://www.seasonicusa.com/
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On April 19,1985, PC Power & Cooling began operations in a small warehouse just outside of San Diego, CA. Founded by Doug Dodson, a commodity trader and electronic hobbyist, the company's first products were custom fans to cool and quiet computers.
In 1986, the company introduced its Silencer 150 and Turbo-Cool 200, the industry's first ultra-quiet and high-performance power supplies. Other high-end products followed, the reviews were great, and the company continued to grow. In 1991, the company moved to a modern facility in Carlsbad, CA.
http://www.pcpowercooling.com/about/
In fact there no truth...if so provide me links...or proof.....
Sure they both are a quality product but...thats where it ends...
"Seasonic and PCP&C are essentially the same. While not the same company both designs are manf from the same plant. PCP&C is slightly higher quality. Zippy is a more industrialized version of these powersupplies. "
Thats not even close......why goive out misinformation?
Seasonic USA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sea Sonic Electronics Co., Ltd. in Taiwan (www.seasonic.com), a cutting edge power conversion technology company with a powerful, experienced engineering research and development team established since 1975.
http://www.seasonicusa.com/
***********************************************************
On April 19,1985, PC Power & Cooling began operations in a small warehouse just outside of San Diego, CA. Founded by Doug Dodson, a commodity trader and electronic hobbyist, the company's first products were custom fans to cool and quiet computers.
In 1986, the company introduced its Silencer 150 and Turbo-Cool 200, the industry's first ultra-quiet and high-performance power supplies. Other high-end products followed, the reviews were great, and the company continued to grow. In 1991, the company moved to a modern facility in Carlsbad, CA.
http://www.pcpowercooling.com/about/
In fact there no truth...if so provide me links...or proof.....
Sure they both are a quality product but...thats where it ends...
I don't see why you're surprised. Power requirements are overrated.
I've run plenty of relatively power hungry systems on no-name 250 watt PSU's when I didn't have the funds for a nice PSU.
And FTR, my Thermaltake 420W (probably same one as vshah) runs my rig beautifully, although my components are not to the same level of power requirements as vshah's.
Spike
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I know they are not the greatest quality but I had a TT in my main rig for a long time and it worked very well. It's actually in it at the moment while I am using my Antec for another project but that is another story.
The TT silent purepower 480 that I have is powering my AXP 2500+ @ 3200+, 2 gb OCZ PC 3200, BFG 6800GT @ 420/1100, 2 hdd, 3 fans, 2 optical, etc... and it's rails are stable at 12.84v. I have no idea if the readings are accurate but the voltage never moves by more than .04 and usually does not move at all. For my needs this psu has worked wonders though it was recently replaced with a $50 Antec SP 500 watt.
Again, I know they are not the top quality PSU's but they do a decent job for the price. I for one have been very happy with my model
-spike
The TT silent purepower 480 that I have is powering my AXP 2500+ @ 3200+, 2 gb OCZ PC 3200, BFG 6800GT @ 420/1100, 2 hdd, 3 fans, 2 optical, etc... and it's rails are stable at 12.84v. I have no idea if the readings are accurate but the voltage never moves by more than .04 and usually does not move at all. For my needs this psu has worked wonders though it was recently replaced with a $50 Antec SP 500 watt.
Again, I know they are not the top quality PSU's but they do a decent job for the price. I for one have been very happy with my model
-spike
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Did you even read the rest of the thread? It is pretty well known that most PSU's are not made by the brand they sell under, they are rebranded. It's the same as cases which is why you have 30 companies offering a case that looks almost the same... it's because they are the same just under different names. Not even the "big" names like Antec and Enermax make there own PSU's so why would TT?
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