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    Power supply build quality pictorial.closed.use part 2

    Figured maybe this would be a good idea for a thread... if it isn't already... Post up some top-down views of common PSU's, for visual build quality inspection. A lot can be said just by the size of the heatsinks, etc... I'll start...

    Antec SL300S 300W ATX12v PSU


    Sparkle ATX-300GT 300w ATX12v PSU


    L&C VT-250ATX 250w ATX (no 12v header)


    mod comment : this is a good idea, pics only please post your comments elsewhere.
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    Ludicrous gibs!


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    Re: Power supply build quality pictorial

    Codegen 200C (AT 200W):


    EuroCase 300XX (ATX 350W - no, that's not a typo, that was on the sticker):


    Meico MPS-8804 (ATX 230W - unknown OEM):


    Frontier MPS-8831 (ATX 200W - same crap as Meico above):


    DTK PTP-2007 (ATX 200W - looks very good, Macron Power OEM):


    SkyHawk SH250A8 (ATX 250W - has crappy aux psu, only good for testing)
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      #3
      Re: Power supply build quality pictorial

      I also have some which I posted earlier before this thread was created:



      ABS-6G76 satellite receiver



      MDS STB3110 satellite receiver



      Topfield TFPVR5000t
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      My first choice in quality Japanese electrolytics is Nippon Chemi-Con, which has been in business since 1931... the quality of electronics is dependent on the quality of the electrolytics.

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        Re: Power supply build quality pictorial

        Enermax EG301P-V 300W P4 Ready PSU

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        My gaming PC:
        AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition 3.3GHz Six-Core CPU (Socket AM3)
        ASUS M4A77TD AMD 770 AM3 Motherboard
        PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 480 8GB GDDR5 PCI-Express x16 3.0 Graphics Card
        G.SKILL Value Series 16GB DDR3-1333 RAM (4x4GB dual channel)
        TOSHIBA DT01ACA200 2TB 3.5" SATA HDD (x2)
        WD Caviar Green WD20EARX 2TB 3.5" SATA HDD
        ASUS Xonar DG 5.1 Channel PCI sound card
        Antec HCG-750M 750W ATX12V v2.32 80 PLUS BRONZE Power Supply
        Antec Three Hundred Mid-Tower Case
        Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
        Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit

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          Re: Power supply build quality pictorial

          VERY OLD Sparkle SPI-200G 200W AT Power Supply

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          My gaming PC:
          AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition 3.3GHz Six-Core CPU (Socket AM3)
          ASUS M4A77TD AMD 770 AM3 Motherboard
          PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 480 8GB GDDR5 PCI-Express x16 3.0 Graphics Card
          G.SKILL Value Series 16GB DDR3-1333 RAM (4x4GB dual channel)
          TOSHIBA DT01ACA200 2TB 3.5" SATA HDD (x2)
          WD Caviar Green WD20EARX 2TB 3.5" SATA HDD
          ASUS Xonar DG 5.1 Channel PCI sound card
          Antec HCG-750M 750W ATX12V v2.32 80 PLUS BRONZE Power Supply
          Antec Three Hundred Mid-Tower Case
          Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
          Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit

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            Re: Power supply build quality pictorial

            I must apologize for the quality of these pics, I don't have a digital camera except the Intel webcam I used

            1.5 year old 530W Fortron-Source FSP530-60GNA. All Teapo caps from the huge 1200uf 200v main filters and 6800uf 16v output filters to the tiny ones in the fan controller.





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              Re: Power supply build quality pictorial

              Originally posted by japlytic
              ABS-6G76 satellite receiver
              MDS STB3110 satellite receiver
              Topfield TFPVR5000t
              Hey japlytic.

              I have had a Topfield TFPVR5000t since March04. (The Toppy is the best toy EVER, IMHO)
              What is your opinion of the PSU and the caps on it, and the caps on the main board for that matter?
              I notice alot of them are "Sam Young", while the big one is a "Sam Wha".

              I open it up regularly for HD removal/quick-transfer (I've got a WD250 in it) and do a quick visual inspection of the caps each time, just for safe measure.
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                Re: Power supply build quality pictorial

                Allied AL-B500E (Max 500w) +5v 52a, +12v 20a, +3.3v 28a

                +5v & +3.3v 260w max, +5v, +3.3v & +12v 472w max. 820uf CapXon primaries, secondary side fuhjyuu's / replaced with pannys

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                  Re: Power supply build quality pictorial

                  New one... Startech ATXPOWER300, AKA the ATNG PS-300S (actually has the ATNG sticker still on it)

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                    Re: Power supply build quality pictorial

                    Originally posted by cods69
                    Hey japlytic.

                    I have had a Topfield TFPVR5000t since March04. (The Toppy is the best toy EVER, IMHO)
                    What is your opinion of the PSU and the caps on it, and the caps on the main board for that matter?
                    I notice alot of them are "Sam Young", while the big one is a "Sam Wha".

                    I open it up regularly for HD removal/quick-transfer (I've got a WD250 in it) and do a quick visual inspection of the caps each time, just for safe measure.
                    I had mine since early 2005. Topfield must have later gone onto the cheaper Samxon capacitors for the mainboard, compared to your earlier one. The components in the power supply were quite decently sized, and has been fine for over a year, despite running a little hot.

                    Here are some pictures from a Meiji Power unit in my computer:



                    Last edited by willawake; 12-24-2005, 04:48 AM.
                    My first choice in quality Japanese electrolytics is Nippon Chemi-Con, which has been in business since 1931... the quality of electronics is dependent on the quality of the electrolytics.

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                      Re: Power supply build quality pictorial

                      Nexus NX-3000, 300w, +5v 30a, +12v 15a, +3.3v 28a. +5v & +3.3v 200w max. 680uf OST primaries, secondary side Fuhjyuu / replaced with Sanyo MX-WX More Pictures of this now dead PSU

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                        Re: Power supply build quality pictorial

                        D-Link DES-1024 A1 switch PSU /w all Nichicon Secondary caps...

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                          Re: Power supply build quality pictorial

                          AST 325w AT PSU from AST Advantage 623 computer, 325w really seems overkill for this 100mhz Pentium machine... All Nichicon caps, Fan is not original

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                            Re: Power supply build quality pictorial

                            Compaq Proliant 800 Dual PPro 200mhz server PSU, 260w, +5v 30a, +12v 6,5a, +3.3v 8a. all Nichicon caps, Compaq Part #247180-001


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                              #15
                              Re: Power supply build quality pictorial

                              Compaq Proliant 3000 Hot Swap Server PSU, 750w all Nichicon caps, Compaq Part #169282-002





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