300W to 450W: 20 Power Supplies on the Test Bench
by Christoph Katzer on December 31, 2008 6:00 AM EST- Posted in
- Cases/Cooling/PSUs
Tagan SuperRock 400W
Tagan sent us their new series, the SuperRock. Whatever the name, this Enhance unit caught our attention. The housing looks similar to Silverstone's Element series and comes in black as usual. The SuperRock has the same perforated front and back which suggests a similar cooling system. The specification shows 24A on the 3.3V rail and 20A on the 5V rail with a combined power of up to 120W. There are two 12V rails with 18A each as well with a combined power of up to 300W.
Tagan delivers the third power supply made by Enhance, but it is a different design. The heatsinks are also much smaller and have less volume. The input filtering stage is packed with components and we have a Chemi-Con cap in the primary side. The fan again comes from Adda.
Tagan provides a very common setup of cable harnesses with two Molex harnesses with three connectors and another single SATA harness with four connectors. This power supply comes with two 6-pin PEG connectors, the first of which is a 6/8-pin PEG connector. All of the harnesses are of decent length.
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7Enigma - Wednesday, December 31, 2008 - link
That is a heck of a lot of work for this article and we appreciate it immensely! Between this article and the upcoming mid-range builders guide (I'm begging...please get it out asap) you have reaffirmed for me this is the #1 site.Thanks again.
TheDoc9 - Wednesday, December 31, 2008 - link
The breakdown of the cable connectors and the build quality descriptions were helpful. The power noise charts look useful as well.mino - Monday, January 12, 2009 - link
Copy that, one of the best PSU roundups around.magreen - Wednesday, December 31, 2008 - link
We definitely appreciate the roundup. It addresses our needs as consumers. I wish you'd add more info about the Antec Earthwatts 430 though... it's one of the most popular PSUs on the forums here and always shows up for cheap in the hot deals section, often bundled with an Antec case. Wish you'd give us more details on its efficiency, ripple, and your overall take. I don't think you actually said anything about its performance at all. Thanks!OddJensen - Monday, January 5, 2009 - link
Isn't there a Delta made version of the 430 as well?Christoph Katzer - Monday, January 5, 2009 - link
Yes which we didn't have.Christoph Katzer - Wednesday, December 31, 2008 - link
http://www.anandtech.com/casecoolingpsus/showdoc.a...">http://www.anandtech.com/casecoolingpsus/showdoc.a...Here's the original review from a year ago. Even though I didn't mention it in the conclusion I think you have a great comparison with the respective graphics towards the end. :)
donjuancarlos - Wednesday, December 31, 2008 - link
Thanks for this article. I am one of those who does modest OCing and no SLI, and this article was pertinent for me.eetnoyer - Wednesday, December 31, 2008 - link
No temperatures at load? I would think that temps at 100% load for each unit shouldn't be too much. Just as a worst-case thing.