Bliss A-394 300W SFX

[c_hegge]

I've been trying to find a good SFX PSU with a 60mm fan. I think this may be exactly what I've been after.

The primary caps are 680uF Su'Scon (I know, not a great brand, but primaries rarely fail). Secondaries were a mix of Jun Fu and Fulltec, but I re-capped with Nichicon HE and Panny FC. It has two fans, a front and back (a bit like an antec smartpower). Both are temp. Controlled 60mm jamicons. It has a rectifier, rather than the 4-diode treatment and no missing components. The heatsinks are huge for an SFX (bigger than I see in some ATX PSUs), same with the transformers.

It's hard to read the numbers on the parts, given how crowded it is in there, although I was able to make out "GK2JC" on the primary switchers.

It looks like a Channel-Well OEM, as "CWT" appears in the part numbers on both transformers.

[ratdude747]

Re: Bliss A-394 300W SFX

looks nice since it is a recap. jamicon fans are not too bad, they are not nidec, on par with yate loon.

[c_hegge]

Re: Bliss A-394 300W SFX

That's what I thought. CWT builds are usually good, although they are sometimes let down by the caps (like the PSUs they built for antec). Given that the fans are temp controlled, and don't even spin for the first couple of minutes, they shouldn't fail until the PC I plan on powering with it is well and truely obsolete.

[c_hegge]

Re: Bliss A-394 300W SFX

Oops. I just realised I forgot to include a shot of the label. I don't think 300W is an awful lot to ask out of it, so I think it could probably do it. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[370forlife]

Re: Bliss A-394 300W SFX

If it comes out of CWT there is a very good chance it will do 300W. This looks like it is from their ISO lineup by those choices of caps. Usually the worst grade caps found in a real CWT model are teapo. Though they could have easily dipped into their crap cap bins for this one, especially when the buyer wants a low price.