Gigabyte's New Odin GT 800W Power Supply
by Christoph Katzer on July 24, 2007 12:01 AM EST- Posted in
- Cases/Cooling/PSUs
Package and Appearance
The power supply comes in a big, colorful box that provides protection during shipping as well as listing the most important features the Gigabyte team has come up with. The package contains two packs of four screws each and all the necessary cables in a bag.
The power supply itself is black and looks anything but ordinary. The back and the side have hexagonal perforations. On the rear this is normal since that's where the air is exhausted. We have not seen these kind of holes in the side, but before anyone thinks that this might interfere with the airflow note that there is a clear plastic sheet right behind the metal. The design on the side is thus for aesthetic reasons only, as far as we can tell.
The power switch is red and contains an LED light. There is no indication on the inlet what voltage range this PSU will handle. This information is written on the package and the side sticker, but it would be useful to include this next to the power input. That way even new users would immediately know what they can connect.
The power supply comes in a big, colorful box that provides protection during shipping as well as listing the most important features the Gigabyte team has come up with. The package contains two packs of four screws each and all the necessary cables in a bag.
The power supply itself is black and looks anything but ordinary. The back and the side have hexagonal perforations. On the rear this is normal since that's where the air is exhausted. We have not seen these kind of holes in the side, but before anyone thinks that this might interfere with the airflow note that there is a clear plastic sheet right behind the metal. The design on the side is thus for aesthetic reasons only, as far as we can tell.
The power switch is red and contains an LED light. There is no indication on the inlet what voltage range this PSU will handle. This information is written on the package and the side sticker, but it would be useful to include this next to the power input. That way even new users would immediately know what they can connect.
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mostlyprudent - Tuesday, July 24, 2007 - link
Read the test methodology article.neogodless - Tuesday, July 24, 2007 - link
Did you find any issues with the modular design? Obviously the efficiency was good. Could anything else have been affected by the additional connection point?Christoph Katzer - Tuesday, July 24, 2007 - link
I am in the midle of testing that with other models. I will write something which will bring light in this in matter...