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Application:

ATX Power supply

Provided by:

Epowertec

Available at:

PCClub

Review by:

Paul

Edited by:

Scott

Review date:

March 27th, 2004
 

Features

 

Chassis White Titanium
Window Blue
Number of Fans 2 Fans
Fan Color Blue
Case Fan Controller 3 connecters
M/B Connecter 20 pins + 4 pins ATX12V
SATA Conector 2 built in
AGP Power Lead Technology Yes
Ecaso Technology Yes
Top Silent Technology 23Dba @ 60% Load
Over Voltage Protection Yes
Over Current Protection Yes
Short Circuit Protection Yes

Specifications
 

AC Input 100-120VAC or 200-240VAC
Current 10/6A
Frequency 60/50Hz
DC Output +3.3V +5V +12V -12V -5V +5VSB
Max Output Current 28A 45A 28A 1A 0.8A 2.5A
Combined Wattage

180W

336W 12W 4W 12.5W
Total Wattage

450W

Dimensions (W x H x D) 6" x 3.5" x6.25"
Weight 5 lbs

     The power supply has everything that you would expect, with a few extras as well.  Let's look at some of the different connectors you will have on this power supply.

     Of course the power supply is going to have the main power connector, as well as the 4-pin auxiliary power connector, but you also get SATA power connectors as well.  These are starting to become popular on power supplies, but there are still a ton of new power supplies that don't include them yet.

     Here are a couple of connectors that you don't expect to find.  The first picture has three cables marked "fan".  This is part of a unique feature that is very sweet.  The feature is called E.C.A.S.O. (Enhanced Cooling After System Off).  I really like this feature and I'm sure you will too.  This feature allows you to hook your system fans to these special connectors and keeps them running for 3 minutes after your system is powered down.  Don't get your hopes up too much.  The power supply cuts the power to the system fans by about 50%.  This is enough to keep them running, but they run pretty slow.  This is fine.  It will still get the heat out of your computer after your machine powers down, but it's not going to be enough power to keep a water pump running.  This would be a great opportunity for a mod that would give them full power for 3 minutes though.  The last picture is also something unique to these power supplies.  It's a dedicated video card power cable.  This cable is different from the other power cables as it's shielded.  The shielding will eliminate the "snowing" and "water wave" effects caused by unshielded power cords.