this whole thing about modular thing ive know for quite sometime...long before modular PSUs came out... how i know?? while i was doing my wiring for my car's ICE (DIY)

i was doing it with a friend of mine who happens to be a high paying electrical engineer. i wanted to cut n join some cables but he told me not to for the same reasons they stated for modular PSUs. he also said that if the connection is loose, that particular connection will heat up and can cause cables to burn resulting in even more resistance or dead connection. even if u go to any ICE installer they wouldnt recommend cutting and joining cables. even if u solder them...the lesser the joints the better its supposed to be.

and the quote from Sanko also basically admits that theres resistance but the amount of resistance is so minimal that its negligible.....

also, modular PSUs for better cable management? pfft!! that highly depends on the casing actually... if the cases hide the PSUs from view like the Lian li PC-007 or G7 then yeah mebbe...personally, id rather take a non-modular PSU where all the cables come out from one point of the PSU unlike the modulars where the cables come out from all over the place!

at the same time i can reduce chances of loose connections and resistance

This post has been edited by mADmAN: May 8 2007, 09:43 PM

theyre exactly the same....just that the DA are modular... and the size is different as well. DA is bigger/ longer to support the extra needed space for the modular plugs.

just found something quite interesting....

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2203743091949618987

Zalman 600W Modular PSU with Heatpipe Cooling.

this would be the first time ive seen heatpipe utilized in a PSU.

something to share about the OP750

rig as in my sig @ stock everything

ran orthos (stress CPU) and rthdribl (stress GCs) at the same time....values checked using a Digital Multimeter.

12v on idle
fluctuates on 12.09 and 12.10. thats it...maximum fluctuation 0.01v

12v on load (orthos and rthdribl)
12.10v it stays there and doesnt even move at all!!

5v is roughly the same oso...idle fluctuate 0.01v and load stays at the same volt...didnt even move a bit. but i cant remember the exact figure

did this test twice (second time was last night) and both tests showed the exact same result.... rock solid imho

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Added on September 3, 2007, 2:56 amthese days enermax has a tendency of going kaboom. can read around in the garage sales and u can see the letters RMA in alot of the threads. also, empire23 (whos an electrical freak) did a test on an enermax (forgot which one) and the result was bad.

so i would strongly suggest the Silverstone Strider 560w. best bang for buck PSU at the moment imho.

This post has been edited by mADmAN: Sep 3 2007, 02:58 AM

no need so high ler...OP750 oso will do the job...can check the hardware section for a review done by ianho. he oso running mad power consuming hardware when he tested it.

nah...link for ianho's review...

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=480355&hl=op750

go read thoroughly...

but of course getting an OP1000 would be better la

also, the Strider 1000 is cheaper than the OP1000...but then its modular *ugh*...

This post has been edited by mADmAN: Sep 5 2007, 12:22 AM

for that price id rather get the Strider 1000w. RM899 and its 100% modular.

but then i hate modular PSUs. messy like hell

the DA series and the Strider series are 2 different levels la...

DA & OP - high end
Strider - mid range

or something like that la.

modular PSU is messy coz the wires come out from all over the place...ugh

u look at the pictures and compare lor





u see the modular the cables are coming out from all over the place...compared to non-modular cables coming from ONE side only. hell of alot neater.

oh yeah...one more thing about modular....

i have a friend who is an electrician for high end factory machinery. the kind that costs tens or hundreds of thousands. he told me that no matter what, try and keep ur electrical connections to a minimum. this is 2 reduce resistance and so that it doesnt disrupt the electrical flow... even joining 2 cables and soldering them isnt a good idea as its considered an extra connection. the best is always to have one single long cable as compared to 2 or more cables joined together.

this resistance thing has been discussed quite a few times in this forum and other places as well...

i bought mine from jy14. u ask him his price lor...but i think all the bulkers selling around RM730.

and i cant compare between the st1000 and op850. that one have to find comparison review or something.

karom has the PC P&C PSUs in the bulk order section....but as usual with our taxes........................................

just thought id share something i came across newegg.....

OVERKILL PSU!!!

add abit more (less than rm50) and ur able to get the Silverstone ST56F 560W PSU.


read the pinned threads. should have more than enough info on how to do it.