Case and Cooling Spring 2004: Upcoming Products
by Kristopher Kubicki on April 3, 2004 10:00 AM EST- Posted in
- Cases/Cooling/PSUs
Zalman Power Supplies
Zalman has been working very hard on destroying the myth that you need 9000W power supplies to run your system stable. We were very impressed by our last Zalman ZM400A-APF power supply which we reviewed several months ago in a power supply roundup.
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Wattages
|
|
3.3V |
5V |
12V |
-12 |
-5 |
+5vsb |
combined theoretical |
actual combined |
advertised total |
|
Zalman ZM400A-APF |
92.40 |
200.00 |
180.00 |
9.60 |
1.50 |
10.00 |
292.40 |
235.00 |
400.00 |
|
Zalman ZM400B-APF |
92.40 |
200.00 |
216.00 |
9.60 |
1.50 |
10.00 |
292.40 |
235.00 |
400.00 |
Even though the advertised total wattage of the new power supply is still 400W, there is actually a significant increase of 36W on the 12V rail between the ZM400A and ZM400B. The overall rating remains the same because the 3.3V, 5V and 12V rails are combined for a 380W limit. However, since the 3.3V and 5V rails are used less frequently now, the increase in 12V is not hampered by the 380W limitation.
The ZM400B is not BTX ready, unfortunately. Look forward to seeing the newest Zalman 400B in our next power supply roundup.
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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 ...