Introduction
Ten ATX Power Supplies Compared
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Update 12-30-03: The following sections have been updated:- Testing – Power Factor (added more info)
- Testing – Efficiency… (corrected errors)
- Conclusions – Summary Table (updated efficiency values)
Ryan and I have been collecting ATX power supplies for the
past several months. Amdmb.com is now
ready to bring you our first head-to-head comparison of ten PC power supplies
in the 400 to 500+ watt range. We have
included many of today’s popular units along with a few you may not have seen
before. Six of the power supplies were
donated by the manufacturers noted above while the remainder came from my
personal stock. Here is a group photo
and a list of the power supplies we will be comparing.
- Aerocool
AeroPower II 420 watt
- Antec
TruePower 480 watt
- Antec
TrueControl 550 watt
- Enermax
Whisper 431 watt
- PC
Power & Cooling Silencer 400 watt
- PC
Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 510 watt
- Raidtronics
Raidmax 400 watt
- Vantec
Stealth 470 watt
- Vantec
Ion 400 watt
- Zalman
Noiseless 400 watt
