PSU roundup?

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29-06-2005, 10:32 PM
El Gordo

PSU roundup?

I seem to remember either CustomPC or PCExtreme magazine doing a roundup review recently. The only problem is I can't remember what issue (or mag) it was in. It must've been sometime this year and I'm thinking it's more probably in PCExtreme. Did I dream it or did this roundup actually exist?

Budget wise I've been looking at one of the new Tagans, but Ideally I'd like a PSU with a fan that'd sit above the CPU space aiding heat extraction.
29-06-2005, 10:35 PM
YorkieBen

the ocz modstreams have a 120mm bottom fan as do the Akasa psus
29-06-2005, 11:13 PM
BenW

Could get one of the seasonic S12 PSUs with 120mm fan above CPU, decent voltages, very effcient and therefore very quiet
29-06-2005, 11:23 PM
Trippledence

Hiper PSU's have dual fans, well most. Mine has 2 9cm fans. And a good fan controler.
29-06-2005, 11:35 PM
iMc

Tagans have dual fans but they are at the front and back of the psu. On my Tagan they are both 80mm.
30-06-2005, 12:44 AM
Chemical_Ali

i just recently bought the new akasa 650w, its only got 80mm rear 1 fan but it produces alot of noise
30-06-2005, 08:27 AM
mike_w

Don't forget Tagans are BTX compatible - it may be some way before we see plenty of BTX motherboards, but a decent PSU can last years. I think if the fan is on the bottom, then the PSU can't be BTX compatible.
30-06-2005, 09:15 AM
Tagan

Quote:

Originally Posted by El Gordo

I seem to remember either CustomPC or PCExtreme magazine doing a roundup review recently. The only problem is I can't remember what issue (or mag) it was in. It must've been sometime this year and I'm thinking it's more probably in PCExtreme. Did I dream it or did this roundup actually exist?

Budget wise I've been looking at one of the new Tagans, but Ideally I'd like a PSU with a fan that'd sit above the CPU space aiding heat extraction.

The PSU round ups were in both Custom PC & PC Extreme.

Custom PC- December 2004 issue
PC Extreme- Issue 28 (Curretnly on sale)

:)
30-06-2005, 09:18 AM
Dougal

There was a full roundup on the net a cpl of months ago.

http://www.overclockers.com.au/article.php?id=359867

This isn't the exact one, it was a european site i saw it on.
30-06-2005, 09:58 AM
Steve

My Tagan 2Force has dual fans front and back, and very cleverly, a grille on the side. The only snag is it's on top, so it's next to useless. Whoops...
30-06-2005, 12:26 PM
iMc

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kez

My Tagan 2Force has dual fans front and back, and very cleverly, a grille on the side. The only snag is it's on top, so it's next to useless. Whoops...

Thats for when it's used in a proper BTX system them. I think the PSU's are located at the bottom of the case...
30-06-2005, 12:31 PM
Steve

Quote:

Originally Posted by iMc

Thats for when it's used in a proper BTX system them. I think the PSU's are located at the bottom of the case...

There's a PCB 1cm beneath it covering the lot, so it's pretty useless however you orient it. :\
30-06-2005, 12:50 PM
iMc

hmmm, an odd design decision. It must let some heat out or it wouldn't be there surely!

Crazy designers/engineers.
30-06-2005, 12:56 PM
EQS_Boyd

Enermax Noisetaker 650W --> good!!!
30-06-2005, 02:17 PM
iggy

tagans seem to be top of the heap atm