May
17
Features
| 87PLUS ready! Extreme efficiency PSU series with 87-92 efficiency @ 20-100 load. Certified to meet 80 PLUS® GOLD requirements. | |
| CrossFireX™ certified! (ENERMAX MODU87+ 500W, EMG500AWT-01) ©2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., ATI, the ATI logo, CrossFireX, and Radeon are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | |
| Certified by AMD for GAME! Ready systems! The AMD team tests & validates all key features of a product before it can be communicated as AMD GAME! product. This includes hardware stability, interoperability and performance testing. | |
| SpeedGuard The world’s leading patented fan control starting with unmatched 330RPM to a maximum of 1000RPM for optimal cooling and minimum noise. | |
| Dynamic Hybrid Transformer Topology Technological breakthrough topology using a staged dynamic transformer array for extremely high efficiency with the most durable and stable output at any load. | |
| Hybrid Capacitor Array High-performance capacitor array of heavy-duty solid state capacitors & Japanese electrolytic capacitors to ensure tightest DC stability and regulation. | |
| C6 & Hybrid ready! Maximum compatibility with C6 & hybrid states of current and future CPU & GPU generations by ZERO LOAD Design (no minimum load). | |
| Twister fan inside! 13.9cm Twister-bearing fan with low noise and long lifetime. (100,000 hours MTBF, Patented) | |
| Future ready! 12P modular design for possibly upcoming new CPU and GPU 10P and/or 12P connectors. | |
| DXXI ready! 100 6+2P (8P) PCI-E connector to support new generation DXXI graphic cards. | |
| 24/7 @ 50°C ready! Non-Stop industrial class performance at 50°C ambient. | |
| GAMING ready! ATX12V v2.3 support for latest Intel® Core™ 2 Duo/Quad/Extreme/i7/i5, and AMD® Athlon™ 64X2 & Phenom™ II and CrossFireX™. | |
| World ready! 100-240VAC in with automatic adjustment and active PFC for global usage. | |
| HeatGuard Keeping PSU fan running for 30-60 seconds after shutdown to dissipate the remaining system heat and prolonging system lifetime. | |
| SafeGuard Industry-leading octuple protection circuitry of OCP, OVP, AC UVP, DC UVP, OPP, OTP, SCP & SIP. | |
| CordGuard Fixing the AC cord tightly to avoid accidental shutdowns of your PC. | |
Specs
| Name: | Enermax Modu87+ 500W PSU |
| Part Number: | EMG500AWT-01 |
| Manufacturer: | Enermax |
| AC Input Voltage | 100-240VAC, 50-60Hz, Active PFC (Maximum operation range: 90-265VAC, 47-63Hz) | |||||||
| AC Input Current | 6.5 – 3A | |||||||
| DC output | Rated | 3.3V | 5V | 12V1 | 12V2 | 12V3 | -12V | 5Vsb |
| 0-20A | 0-20A | 0-25A | 0-25A | 0-25A | 0-0.5A | 0-3A | ||
| Combined | 100W | 492W(41A) | 6W | 15W | ||||
| Total Power | 500W | |||||||
| Peak Power | 550W | |||||||
May
01
Thermaltake announces their latest addition to the Litepower series of entry-level power supplies.
Thermaltake, leading brand manufacturer of power supplies, cases and cooling solutions, today announced their latest addition to the Litepower series of entry-level power supplies. The Thermaltake Litepower 350W, 450W and 550W are specifically targeting energy efficient PC systems with lower overall power consumption in application fields such as HTPCs, office and entertainment computers. While out-of-this-world high-end PC configurations frequuently require a nuclear power plant of your own in the living room, small form factor setups simply don’t. In fact for HTPC-like computers it is important to have shorter and fewer cables to easier keep order within the case and maintain as much open space as possible for an optimized air flow. The Thermaltake Litepower series now offers you all these characteristics.
The new 350W (W0363 & W0367),450W (W0361 & W0362), and 550W(W0369) PSUs comply to the latest ATX 12V V2.2 Standard for utmost reliability and compatibility supporting state-of-the-art Intel and AMD processor and graphics technologies. With Over Voltage, Over Power and Short-Circuit protection the Litepower series offers industry grade protection. Furthermore Japanese made capacitors for mission-critical device parts improve overall solidity. Energy efficiency is improved and power current load on the AC delivery systems is reduced through the implementation of active Power Factor Correction (PFC).
With two independent and dedicated +12V rails (12V1 and 12V2) the power output to your PC wins more stability. While the 350W version is equipped with an 8cm fan, the 450W & 550W version sports a 12cm fan and additional 6pin & 6+2-pin PCI-E power connectors for latest graphics cards.
Quality, performance and reliability are the 3 Key Spirits underlying all Thermaltake product design concepts, as is the case with the new series of Litepower PSUs for small and medium size office and entertainment PCs.
The Litepower 350W and 450W Active PFC & non PFC models will be available at a suggest retail price of $32.99, $29.99, $49.99 and $47.99 respectively.
Mar
15
HTPC Case Logic
Here, we elaborate on the concepts and requirements for HTPC cases that were mentioned only briefly at the outset of this chapter. As we tackle these subjects head-on, we hope to teach you how to evaluate cases for yourself (or to look in published reviews for the rights kinds of information, should they be available). That’s because new cases hit the market all the time, and there’s a very good chance you’ll be considering cases that didn’t exist as we wrote this book.
Form Factor
When it comes to cases, the term form factor actually covers a multitude of meanings. In the most important sense, PC cases relate to those motherboard form factors they can accommodate. But the term can also be used to describe case orientation and layout, which allows us to distinguish towers by a vertical orientation, and horizontal or cube cases by a horizontal layout. Form factor can even be used as a metric of roominess, in that some cases qualify as compact or cramped, while others qualify as bigger and less crowded. That’s why we try to be clear about which meaning applies when we invoke this term in talking about HTPC cases.
It’s inarguable that a PC’s motherboard must fit into its case, so that aspect of form factor is something where parts must match up perfectly. The various ATX specifications are designed so that smaller variants of the same family (such as mini-ATX or micro-ATX) can be mounted in cases that support larger variants (full-scale ATX, in this scenario). But a case that accommodates only smaller variants won’t handle larger ones. (more…)