Case and Cooling Spring 2004: Upcoming Products
by Kristopher Kubicki on April 3, 2004 10:00 AM EST- Posted in
- Cases/Cooling/PSUs
Enermax
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We have always relied on Enermax for high performance, well manufactured (and usually expensive) power supplies. Enermax quietly unveiled their newest "Coolergiant AX" power supplies, which have all the trimmings we would expect from Enermax; copper shielded components, SATA connectors, smart fans, etc. However, the newest and probably most interesting function is the addition of a separate 12V rail for the CPU.
Those who have some EE knowledge (or those who learned the importance of a good the hard way) know what havoc a dirty rail can play on the memory, motherboard and processor.
Wattages
|
|
3.3V |
5V |
12V (1) |
12V (2) |
-12 |
+5vsb |
combined theoretical |
actual combined |
advertised total |
|
Enermax Coolergiant AX |
112.20 |
200.00 |
192.00 |
180.00 |
9.60 |
12.50 |
312.20 |
280.00 |
480.00 |
The idea of a separate 12V rail for the processor appeals to us. For some reason Enermax was very generous to the 3.3V and 5V rails, but at the same time they leave much peak headroom for the two separate 12V lines. If the Coolergiant AX performs well in the lab, it could be the definitive power supply for P4 overclockers. Also look forward to the Coolergiant AX in upcoming roundups.
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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 ...