A 150mm fan in a 500W $30 PSU? 150mm?
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A 150mm fan in a 500W $30 PSU? 150mm?
This fan looks hokey in the illustration, like a fake painting. I assume it has to be a real fan. I'm a real fan of big fans these days (pun intended), but this one snuck past me.
My computer need 82W, not 500W, but I'm almost willing to invest $30 just to see the fan. PSU fans are always ball bearing, though. I don't allow those in my home even if they wipe their feet at the door.
My computer need 82W, not 500W, but I'm almost willing to invest $30 just to see the fan. PSU fans are always ball bearing, though. I don't allow those in my home even if they wipe their feet at the door.
Taste is a personal thing, but that is one UGLY power supply!
Some technical flaws:
1) the intake grill on the PSU looks very restrictive
2) the "honeycomb" design means some hot air will be exhausted back inside the case
3) related to 2, you might get some recirculation of hot exhaust air because intake and exhaust are so close to each other
I mean, a 15cm fan is pretty rare (I'm not aware of any others that are available retail), so I can see its rarity value, but be prepared to rip out the fan and junk the PSU.
Some technical flaws:
1) the intake grill on the PSU looks very restrictive
2) the "honeycomb" design means some hot air will be exhausted back inside the case
3) related to 2, you might get some recirculation of hot exhaust air because intake and exhaust are so close to each other
I mean, a 15cm fan is pretty rare (I'm not aware of any others that are available retail), so I can see its rarity value, but be prepared to rip out the fan and junk the PSU.
Hmm... $30... either the producers choose to keep their profit margins to less than 1000%, or
price of led fan - $9.90
cost of punching holes - $2.90
price for design - $14.90
cost of components - $lol
(sorry but PSUs are freaking expensive in my home country so I may sound a little ranty)
Know any friends who like their computers "cool" (e.g. those that use led fans & OCZ PSU) and not involved in SPCR? Resell to them. They might even thank you for such a bargain.
price of led fan - $9.90
cost of punching holes - $2.90
price for design - $14.90
cost of components - $lol
(sorry but PSUs are freaking expensive in my home country so I may sound a little ranty)
Know any friends who like their computers "cool" (e.g. those that use led fans & OCZ PSU) and not involved in SPCR? Resell to them. They might even thank you for such a bargain.
One more major technical flaw: It's a Powmax. Use it if you want your system to go "Pow." You have been warned. Jonnyguru blew up three of them trying to review this thing. Link: http://www.jonnyguru.com/PSU/Assassin/P ... assin.html
LOL, looks like this PSU is a strong contender for the "Worst PSU Ever Made Available To An Unsuspecting Public" award:
from the jonnyguru review-
from the jonnyguru review-
THE GOOD: At least it looks good and comes in a lot of colors.
THE BAD:
Can't even do 300W without blowing up.
Voltages are all over the place.
Active PFC? Any PFC? PFC? What's that?
Very poor efficiency.
THE MEDIOCRE:
Why did I even waste time with this review? PLEASE CLICK ON AN AD BANNER!
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I've seen worse. Also a $30 PSU originally manufactured by TTGI, comes with either a 120mm LED fan or 2 LED fans. I blew 4 of them in P2 and Athlon systems in 5 mins each.jaganath wrote: LOL, looks like this PSU is a strong contender for the "Worst PSU Ever Made Available To An Unsuspecting Public" award:
I found that review hilarious to read. You don't get that kind of sarcastic tone in product reviews everyday you know!
If nothing else it was a very good example to show the difference between flashy bargain basement parts and simple quality manufacturing. Like the author I've also seen smaller PSUs with better looking internals (most recently an old 250W SH unit).
I see what Felger and Ryan are getting at though. This might be a good case or fan to use for other purposes or to transplant the internals from a better PSU to. Too bad that review didn't even bother mentioning fan noise... not that I blame him for the oversight.
If nothing else it was a very good example to show the difference between flashy bargain basement parts and simple quality manufacturing. Like the author I've also seen smaller PSUs with better looking internals (most recently an old 250W SH unit).
I see what Felger and Ryan are getting at though. This might be a good case or fan to use for other purposes or to transplant the internals from a better PSU to. Too bad that review didn't even bother mentioning fan noise... not that I blame him for the oversight.
Call me a cynic, but I can think of an easier answer than any of these. They're lying. Just like the 250mm fans that're 220mm, I think they just used creative rounding. The other alternatives (outsized fan for the frame, PSU wider than standard) are possible, but far less likely, IMO. I doubt that a cheap PSU maker like this would get a 150mm blade, 140mm frame fan custom-made for such a cheap PSU.Ryan wrote:Maybe it's like the Silverstone FN91 (I think that's it) which uses 80mm mounting, but a 92mm fan. in which case, it would be a 120 or so mm frame, mounting a 150 fan.
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