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    #16
    Re: The PSU FAQ

    i was going to add liteon before but no psu info on their site
    capacitor lab yachtmati techmati

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      #17
      Re: The PSU FAQ

      Originally posted by larrymoencurly
      LiteOn is actually one of the top five or so PSU makers in the world, and their stuff is really well made. Attached is a photo of an old 300W model -- very crowded inside (no active PFC, despite only one large high voltage capacitor).
      A lot of Dell PSU's are Lite-On too.

      What's ironic is that Dell buys them from Foxconn.

      Apparently, Foxconn was willing to pony up the $10K submission fee and consider it an investment (no doubt they got their return) and Lite-On didn't. And apparently, Foxconn didn't have enough faith in their own Deer product to pony up $10K and risk Dell denying certification for use in Dell machines.
      Rest in peace BFG. You were... a job...

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        #18
        Re: The PSU FAQ

        PCMCIS- Topower
        PC Power & Cooling- FSP Group
        Powerman- FSP Group
        Powmax- Ultra

        taken from a short list of who makes PSU`s...

        I didn`t know that FSP Group made PC Power & Cooling PSU`s....hmmmmm

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          #19
          Re: The PSU FAQ

          Powmax is Powmax. Have always been. Ultra is Wintech or Young Year. PCP&C's TurboCool line are made by Win-Tact. Powerman is indeed FSP.
          The great capacitor showdown!

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            #20
            Re: The PSU FAQ

            Originally posted by Chris1992
            Powmax is Powmax. Have always been.
            Yes indeed - although, if I'm not mistaken, Powmax is a "daughter" company of sorts of Leadman, which markets those same (inglorious) Powmax PSUs under a number of other generic-sounding names.

            I recall that kc8adu posted a photo only a few weeks ago in the "PSU Pictorial" thread, in which one such Leadman-Powmax PSU was even rebranded as "MGE Vigor".

            ...

            PS. I've never heard of any Ultra-branded units being Leadmax/Powmax's in disguise.
            Last edited by tiresias; 04-12-2006, 01:08 PM.

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              #21
              Re: The PSU FAQ

              Originally posted by tiresias
              PS. I've never heard of any Ultra-branded units being Leadmax/Powmax's in disguise.
              Chris was responding to JediYoda's quote of some misinformation found somewhere on the Interweb.

              Re-reading his post, though... I think he's being sarcastic and actually pointing out that there is a plethora of misinformation out there.

              For example: PC Power and Cooling == FSP. That would be incorrect. Before FSP bought Sparkle, Original Silencer units were made by Sparkle. Although Sparkle is now owned by FSP, you can not automatically assume Sparkle == FSP unless that Sparkle has an FSP part number.

              JediYoda: Please link to said "short list" so the person that wrote it can be bitchslapped.
              Last edited by jonnyGURU; 04-13-2006, 04:29 PM.
              Rest in peace BFG. You were... a job...

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                #22
                Re: The PSU FAQ

                Originally posted by jonnyGURU
                Although Sparkle is now owned by FSP, you can not automatically assume Sparkle == FSP unless that Sparkle has an FSP part number.
                Are there any Sparkles that aren't FSP designs? The Fortron brand PSUs that I have, none over 400W, all have "SPI", for Sparkle Power International, printed on their transformers.

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                  #23
                  Re: The PSU FAQ

                  Yeah. And there's FSP's that aren't FSP's! (AX series)
                  Rest in peace BFG. You were... a job...

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                    #24
                    Re: The PSU FAQ

                    Switching-Mode Power Supply Design
                    http://www.smpstech.com/
                    capacitor lab yachtmati techmati

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                      #25
                      Re: The PSU FAQ

                      ... sorry if that last one is in the wrong forum.. mea culpa...mea culpa...billl

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                        #26
                        Re: The PSU FAQ

                        Originally posted by jonnyGURU
                        Yeah. And there's FSP's that aren't FSP's! (AX series)
                        Who makes them for FSP? Or are you editorializing about the quality?

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                          #27
                          Re: The PSU FAQ

                          Whoa! Four month old quote there...

                          I was editorializing on the quality. Although, there is at least three FSP/SPI factories putting out varying quality, so I suppose it the newest factory is the one putting out the cheapest quality, then technically you could say, "it's not really FSP's!"
                          Rest in peace BFG. You were... a job...

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                            #28
                            Re: The PSU FAQ

                            I'm not I'm a bit off topic here, but..
                            Can anyone tell me what kind of quality Ultra is? They're priced quite high, they are heavy, but... are they good?

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                              #29
                              Re: The PSU FAQ

                              Originally posted by SonicSteve
                              I'm not I'm a bit off topic here, but..
                              Can anyone tell me what kind of quality Ultra is? They're priced quite high, they are heavy, but... are they good?
                              Ultra what?

                              If it's "heavy" it's not a V-Series, that's for sure.

                              Anyhoo... it really depends on the model.

                              I can't get myself to recommend any V-Series below the 600W. The X-Finity is fine, and the new X-Pro and X-Finity 800W are actually based on server quality units.

                              They're expensive? Compared to what? Powmax? Yeah... well... that should go without saying.
                              Rest in peace BFG. You were... a job...

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                                #30
                                Re: The PSU FAQ

                                I encountered yet another brand not mentioned in the PSU registery, namely a Honli 480w, the company seems to primarily be operating off an AU site

                                http://www.honli.com.au/
                                Viva LA Retro!

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