Toms hardware did a stress test
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Originally Posted by apesoccer
LOL...i've been looking for reviews on my Enermax EG565...<cries>...well i have been having power related issues with it...especially with my 6800s. They clock down after 3-10min depending on how hot it gets in there.
I've been in the act of looking for a new one...been everywhere looking at reviews...Still a little unsure. Down to the (decided the single 12v line was where i wanted to be so...) Zippy HP2-6500P, OCZ520ADJ, and the pc p&c 510. The 510 is a bit expensive...
Rats...can't figure out how to use the insert image button...oh well.
Anyway Nice review. <Fav'd>
On Toms Hardware pages you can find a stress test, where the Enermax PSU's do comparatively well....
http://www.tomshardware.com/howto/200507111/index.html
Enermax Noisetaker EG701AX-VE
I recently purchased an Enermax Noisetaker EG701AX-VE, after reading the stress test on THG, so am quite interested in the results for this PSU from hexus.net, and why they are different. After some research, it appears there are 2 versions of this PSU. The one tested on THG seems to be the newer one, which is rated for SLI, has a 24 pin motherboard connector, and also includes 2 PCIe connectors.
I also found this on a review done at http://www.silentpcreview.com/article221-page1.html
"Our sample is a Noisetaker version 2. The main difference between the Noisetaker revisions appears to be adherence to the newer v2.01 rather than v1.3 of the ATX12V PSU Design Guide. The actual specifications have not changed much for comparable models; according to Enermax's spec sheet, the only differences are a slightly higher rating for one of the 12V rails and the disappearance of a combined maximum wattage for the 3.3V and 5V rails."
This seems to explain why they weren't able to increase the combined wattage on the 3.3v and 5v lines above 120W, while THG had no problems pulling 600w from this PSU.
Any ideas? I'm trying to find this out, as I don't want a lot of money wasted on a PSU that can't go over 460w.