Fortron ax450-pn... any good?

cloneman · Post by **cloneman** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 7:29 am

Fortron's Link
http://www.home2000.net/client/fspgroup ... number=200

NCIX's Special
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php? ... omoid=1047

Is this any good? I think it's relatively new and I can't find any reviews. Silence is my #1 priority right now. I'm thinking of coupling this with an antec slk3000B.

Otherwise, I'll just get a 3700BQE.

Thanks for any info you can provide on this PSU.

Techno Pride · Post by **Techno Pride** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 8:41 am

it's seems to be a budget psu. Note the absense of "FSP" in its model naming. The Bluestorm AX500 is an exception though.

If i'm not wrong, there's also no PFC of any sort?

stromgald · Post by **stromgald** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 9:19 am

Fortron usually produces high quality PSUs. However, that doesn't mean that they are quiet. Most fortrons reviewed on this site and the Fortron BlueStorm I have are fairly quiet. They aren't the quietest, but they're very reliable.

For the PFC question, I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't have active PFC. Many PSUs sold in the US don't have active PFC. I think its only a requirement in Europe and some other countries around the world.

cloneman · Post by **cloneman** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 9:46 am

So I might as well go with the Antec slk3700bqe? Theres not real price difference for me.

Also, where can I get a good description of what PFC is?

edit: got that part
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article28-page5.html

2nd edit: Why should I care about PFC?

OUTLAW · Post by **OUTLAW** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 12:15 pm

I have a question related to seasonic and fsp group
On dfi street forum i read that seasonic s12 psu"s are in fact fsp-s blue storm in black casing

Can someone confirm this??

mathias · Post by **mathias** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 6:30 pm

cloneman wrote:So I might as well go with the Antec slk3700bqe?

I have a 3700AMB and a fortron FSP350PN. The fortron was quieter. Yeah the BQE version of the smartpower 1 is a bit quieter than the normal two fan version, but that fortron was of the generation before bluestorms, with worse fan control (and the one I have had a high speed yate loon).

Don't get a 3700BQE if you can get a 3800B instead, the 3800 comes with a smartpower 2.0.

Tibors · Post by **Tibors** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 9:00 pm

OUTLAW wrote:On dfi street forum i read that seasonic s12 psu"s are in fact fsp-s blue storm in black casing

Just look at the pictures of the PSU internals in the reviews and you can see this is not true.
Blue Storm internals
S-12 internals