HuntKey HK500-13BP 500W Power Supply Review

jmke · 18th January 2007, 16:26

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

http://www.madshrimps.be/gotoartik.php?articID=537

19th January 2007, 20:20

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)

21st January 2007, 19:26

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.

jort · 28th January 2007, 01:14

Nice review berry

Typo? "
CON
No power card included"

Cord?

jmke · 28th January 2007, 10:50

Fixed, thanks

18th January 2007, 16:26	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,019	HuntKey HK500-13BP 500W Power Supply Review 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 http://www.madshrimps.be/gotoartik.php?articID=537 __________________

28th January 2007, 01:14	#4
jort Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: mechelen(belgium) Posts: 2,037	Nice review berry Typo? " CON No power card included" Cord? __________________ watercooling, chilled water,direct phase change, cascade, custom modding

28th January 2007, 10:50	#5
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,019	Fixed, thanks __________________

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21st January 2007, 19:26	#3
Berry Posts: n/a	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.