HuntKey HK500-13BP 500W Power Supply Review

Cases & PSU/Power Supplies by Berry @ 2007-01-18

And they came from the East, a thousand strong. Like a storm, they ravaged the lands. Unknown, exotic, different than ever been seen. One sat down at my table, and ate, drank and laughed. We´re all so different, yet all the same. HuntKey, a Chinese company let us test drive their 500W Power Supply.

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Inside the HuntKey

Inside the HuntKey

Enough though for the outside, time to examine the internals. Popping of the hood, the first thing to be revealed is the fan used. It’s a clear light blue plastic, Yate Loon, D14SM-12. It’s rated at 0,7A-12V DC, and regulated via the onboard temperature controller. On the exhaust-side of the fan, there are 2mm stand-offs integrated on the housing. Though not as nice as rubber grommets, they do their job in decoupling the fan from the cover.On both sides of the cover there is insulating tape.

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Looking at the internals, there is clearly been given attention to the layout of the components, making a smooth and silent airflow possible.

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On the top left side you can see the Active PFC, part which is integrated as a separate, modular part.

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In the middle and to the right are the coils, mosfets and electronics taking care of the power conversion, suitable for you’re computer.

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Going to the lower right, there is the monitoring logic, placed separately on a vertical print.
It takes care of the PS_on/off signal, and the PWR_OK signal. Looking at the bottom of the main print, and following all lines, it shows all power lines are monitored.

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Now looking at the front and back, it’s clearly visible the 12V lines are separated into 2 lines.
Looking at the cables, 12V1 uses Yellow, and 12V2 uses Yellow/Black. 12V2=ATX12V 4Pin and ATX12V 8Pin. All others are connected to 12V1.

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Comment from EsaT @ 2007/01/19
They surely know how to give good first impression:
Quote:
MTBF 50,000 hours at 25°C
"Standard" is ~100 000 hours at 50°C...

Design is old, uselessly overpowered 5V with 12V being seriously underpowered and efficiency is low.

Quote:
upper mainstream gaming rig. It generates a fair amount of load, 445W max...

resulted in a consumed power (Peak) of 2,21Amps, giving almost 500W out of the wall.
You forgot that this PSU converts some serious amount of electricity into kinetic energy of particles aka heat.
Real load on PSU is more inline with 350W because of low efficiency. (500W *0.7)



You must have overclocked those NoiseBlocker fans seriously to get that much overshooting consumption!
http://img.clubic.com/photo/00069702.jpg


PS. Next time take photo of PSUs spec sticker from slightly oblique angle to avoid washing of highlights because of reflecting light of flash. (remember law of reflection)
Comment from Berry @ 2007/01/21
First off all, read the review on the silverstone ST40EF,
http://www.madshrimps.be/gotoartik.php?articID=524
and the stated ratings, and measurements there.
I clearly admit, this isn`t the most reliable way off measuring, but I`m working on that.

As for the fan`s, I`ve taken the liberty of verifying the stated power-consumption, by separately measuring all four fan`s using a single connector.
Free flow(free on desk): 2,3A combined(12,12V)=27,88W
Build in system: 2,71A combined(12,11V)=32,81W
Power-on peak:3,41A using peak-measurement.
As for the fan`s used, they are the SX2-Pro(Black)
http://www.noiseblocker.de/en/produk...fan-sx2pro.php
and of a slightly different build than the ones on their site.
Comment from jort @ 2007/01/28
Nice review berry

Typo? "
CON

No power card included"

Cord?
Comment from jmke @ 2007/01/28
Fixed, thanks

 

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