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OCZ PowerStream 520ADJ Power Supply
Author: JonnyGuru
Date Posted:12/04/2005 12:43.55
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Bottom Line:
In all three tests, the power supply did really well... load wise. The rails never fluctuated more than .5% and my load went from 298W to 488W. There were however some anomalies....
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Specifications
Let's take a look at the
label on the side of the power supply. We'll be using some of these
numbers to full load our power supply. The power stream claims to
have 6 individual rails, which tells me that each rail is run off of it's
own MOSFET. This doesn't make the rails any less interactive since
they all still go through the same rectifiers and tranformers as any other
power supply, but what it does mean is that your rails are kept isolated
from each other so your power should be cleaner.
| OCZ PowerStream 520W |
+3.3V |
+5V |
+12V |
-12V |
-5V |
+5VSB |
| Max Output Current |
28A |
40A |
33A
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0.5A |
0.5A |
2.0A |
| Max Combined Peak Wattage |
92.4A |
150W |
396W |
6W |
2.5W |
10W |
| 500W |
28W |
Hmm... This makes me think there
might be some better value in the OCZ 420ADJ! If you look at the specs
of a 420ADJ, you'll see that you only lose 3A on the 12V rail. Trust
me, you can live with that. The extra wattage for the 520W is made
up for on the 5V rail! 30A versus 40A! Woohoo! Let's run
out and buy a dual Pentium III! Not.... Wasted power. Another reason
to spend close attention to load distribution and not just maximum wattage.
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