FSP X3 Booster: a dedicated 300W PSU for your Graphics Cards

Cases & PSU/Power Supplies by piotke @ 2006-08-09

Today we test a dedicated power supply which relieves your main PSU from the load created by the latest high end VGA Cards. The X3 Booster allows you to use to re-use your older PSU and still run the latest hardware. Find out of the X3 can handle a high end Crossfire setup in an overclocked Core 2 system.

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Package & Installation

Inside the box

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The package contains:

  • FSP300-1E01 - FSP X3 BOOSTER
  • Power cable
  • PCI power cable bracket
  • Screws + Velcro strip + tie wrap
  • Dual PCIe power cable
  • Manual / information folder

    Everything is wrapped in protected foam for shock protection transportation.

    Installation

    Installation is straight forward and is completed in a few easy steps

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    After sliding the X3 Booster into a spare 5.25? bay you screw it tight. 3 cables will be connected at the rear of the unit, the first one is a 4-pin molex from your normal PSU, this is used to let the X3 Booster start at the same time as the rest of the system.

    The second cable is a custom made 12-pin one which splits up into two PCIe connectors. Finally there?s external power cable, which is routed through a separate PCI bracket, you also get Velcro strips and zip-ties to do basic cable management inside your case.

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    Time for testing ->
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