The included TruePower 2.0 power
supply is like icing on your favorite cake. It may not look fancy
but this power supply gets the job done in spades. With a
NewEgg price of $99.99 this little beauty goes a long way
towards the expected $130.00 street price of the Atlas.
TruePower 2.0
EPS12V Specifications:
|
OUTPUT |
| |
+3.3V
|
+5V
|
+12V1
|
+12V2 |
+5V SB
|
-12V |
| Max. Load |
32.0A*
|
40A*
|
19A*
|
19A
|
2.0A
|
1.0A
|
| Min. Load |
0.5A
|
0.5A |
0.4A
|
0.4A
|
0A
|
0A
|
| Load Reg. |
±3%
|
±3%
|
±3%
|
±3%
|
±5%
|
±5%
|
| Ripple V(p-p) |
50mV
|
50mV
|
120mV
|
120mV
|
50mV
|
120mV
|
| * +5V,
+3.3V, +12V1, 12V2 maximum output 530 Watts max. |
Atlas Mini
Server Features:
-
Power Supply included:
TruePower 2.0 550W ATX12V v2.01 and EPS12V compatible
- Precise ±3% power regulation
- Dedicated power circuitry delivers more reliable output
-
Advanced cooling system:
- 1 rear 120mm TriCool™ 3-speed fan
- 2 front mounts for optional 92mm fans
- Side Panel vent with mount for optional 80mm fan to provide
maximum cooling to the VGA card
-
8 Drive Bays
- Front Accessible: 4 x 5.25" (with one 5.25" to 3.5” adapter)
- Internal: 4 x 3.5” removable HDD trays with rubber grommets to
isolate drive vibrations
-
Front-mounted ports for easy
multimedia connections
- 2 x USB 2.0
- 1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire®, i.Link®)
- Audio In and Out
-
Removable side panel with
easy-access thumb screws
-
Removable front bezel for easy
access to drive bays
-
Blue LEDs on front for Power On
and HD indicators
-
Motherboard: Fits micro and
standard ATX
-
Dimensions:
- 17” (H) x 8.1” (W) x 18.5” (D)
- 43cm (H) x 20.5cm (W) x 46.8cm (D)
The Install:
For the Atlas installation I upgraded the
house file server. The build consists of a MSI KT6 Delta FS2R
motherboard running 2 gigs of
Ballistics Tracer DDR
and an AMD 2800+ processor. The build includes an ATI Radeon 9250, a
Netgear wireless NIC, and a SoundBlaster Live! 5.1 sound card. The
drives include a NEC 3500 DVD burner, a MSI CD Burner, a Western
Digital 160 GB hard drive and a generic Floppy. Although not a
power house build these days this PC sees all the serious work
around the office. Dependability is a must.
Here you can see the completed build. Not the
most ambitious build we have attempted here at the club but with an
emphasis on stability and its server role, the Atlas is a perfect
match. With my high end gaming box attracting all the good toys,
the trusty old server is about ready for another batch of hand me
downs. Now I feel confident the case is more than ready to handle
the next run of upgrades as the new architectures arrive this
summer.
Conclusion:
The Atlas may be marketed as a Quiet mini
server case but this smaller profile makes it an ideal candidate for
any mid tower setup. It is both smaller and more light weight than
the Titan 550 but maintains the same sharp black look. The change
over from my old server case went quickly thanks to the easy access
drive setup and the TruePower 2.0 power supply easily replaces my
old 350W clunker. Antec may have packed the bells and whistles into
their
Antec's Performance One Series but the amount of case for the
money in the Atlas makes it an easy choice for smaller server builds
and performance PC builds alike. Tired of having to take all the
lights and windows at the expense of quality, the Atlas has your
number.
|
Club
Overclocker Rating |
|
Innovation: |
8.0
out of 10 |
|
Performance: |
9.0 out of 10 |
|
Quality: |
10
out of 10 |
|
Stability: |
10 out of 10 |
|
Overclocking: |
N/A |
|
Software/Drivers Pack: |
N/A |
|
Value: |
9.5 out of 10 |
|
Overall Rating
9.0 |
 |
|
Skill Level |
|
Project Skill Level
(10 being hardest) |
4
out of 10 |
