Case and Cooling Spring 2004: Upcoming Products
by Kristopher Kubicki on April 3, 2004 10:00 AM EST- Posted in
- Cases/Cooling/PSUs
OCZ Power Supplies
OCZ has changed a lot over the last two years; they have been a long time producer of memory, but now are refocusing attention on power supplies and cooling products. Their newest creation, the OCZ PowerStream, is a very large, enthusiast oriented power supply geared as an alternative to PC Power and Cooling units.
Wattages
|
|
3.3V |
5V |
12V |
-12 |
-5 |
+5vsb |
combined theoretical |
actual combined |
advertised total |
|
OCZ PowerStream |
92.40 |
150.00 |
396.00 |
6.00 |
2.50 |
10.00 |
??? |
??? |
??? |
We placed "???" in some of the fields for wattage because the final specifications have not yet been released. To our knowledge, there will be 3 models of the OCZ PowerStream, and the most capable should be able to clear 620W. Most systems are not capable of drawing more than 300W of power, so the PowerStream may seem a bit excessive unless you can really tax the 12V rails.
Our sources in OCZ also revealed the new unit will have a few neat features, including copper shielding on the ATX cable (similar to Enermax power supplies), load controlled fan and variable pot. The load controlled fan is somewhat unique; the RPM on the exhaust are dependant on how many amps the system is drawing. The OCZ PowerStream is also BTX compatible. Look forward to hearing more about the OCZ PowerStream in upcoming months.
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Zepper - Tuesday, April 6, 2004 - link
It would be nice if you scouted out who actually makes some of these PSUs. Just like Antec cases, lots of these PSUs are OEMed, e.g. the Zalman are actually made by Fortron... You can find out by looking up the UL file number (Exxxxxx)found under the RU symbol on the label, at ul.com . Always nice to be able to cut one more mouth out of the money trough..bh.
KristopherKubicki - Monday, April 5, 2004 - link
Oh wait, Antec doesnt make cases....:)
Kristopher
Icewind - Monday, April 5, 2004 - link
I wish Antec would get their asses in gear and make some aluminum cases....mkruer - Monday, April 5, 2004 - link
I want to see a review on just passive cooling Heatsinks, no water, phase change, or fan.tfranzese - Monday, April 5, 2004 - link
An even more minor typo:"We have always relied on Enermax for ARE high performance, well manufactured (and usually expensive) power supplies."
think that should be OUR ;)
mcveigh - Sunday, April 4, 2004 - link
[q]Wow that is one big case[/q]YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN!
amdfanboy - Sunday, April 4, 2004 - link
Wow that is one big caseLocutus4657 - Sunday, April 4, 2004 - link
All I have to say is wow! That SuperFlow PS is just cool! It'd may never find a home in any computer I build (specs are much more important than looks for me whe it comes to power supplies), but that is just danged cool.KristopherKubicki - Sunday, April 4, 2004 - link
hehe yeah its joules - misprint on Zalman's site.Kristopher
rsa4046 - Sunday, April 4, 2004 - link
Sorry -- didn't see Chuckles' post ...