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2nd August 2012, 08:01 | #1 |
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| Thortech Thunderbolt 1200 Watt PSU Preview Thortech ??? Like most of the Memory companies, GeIL is also making Power Supplies under the brand name Thortech. The Thunderbolt 1200 is a high end powerfull 80+ gold, semi modular PSU. Only 160mm in length. So it's sounds like a real contender for all the well known high end powerful PSU's. Let's bring on the [M] testbench set-up and compare what the thunder god has to offer. http://www.madshrimps.be/articles/article/1000225/ |
2nd August 2012, 13:54 | #2 |
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2nd August 2012, 17:28 | #4 |
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| Although a big shrimpy fan myself, having watched the video, I have to agree with Lesaonar. I'm in the energy branch myself and like stated in the video, you don't test a PSU with a multimeter. You don't need a fancy adjustable load bench either. A couple of fixed loads - at the output rating you want to test - is enough. Most important will be the scope, even an old analog one will suffice (provided it's been properly calibrated).
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2nd August 2012, 19:03 | #5 |
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| As far as I know, Peter will also test the PSUs at a separate location where they have professional testing tools. |
2nd August 2012, 20:59 | #6 |
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| Which obviously should be done before a review is posted, let alone one that recommends a product that can damage someone's system. This was sloppy testing/reviewing and something I'd expect from someone with limited technical knowledge. |
3rd August 2012, 06:50 | #7 |
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| The product award has been currently removed and will be reinstated if the tests from the lab will be good. |
3rd August 2012, 16:59 | #8 |
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| The entire review should be taken down until the unit's been tested properly. The review should never have been posted until the unit was tested properly. It's common knowledge that you cannot properly test a PSU for reliability without knowing how it performs under load, putting a supposed 1200w PSU under 426w load is not putting it under any serious load, as well as knowing what the ripple is on the various rails. I reiterate, this was sloppy testing/reviewing and is completely misleading in it's findings. |
3rd August 2012, 21:20 | #9 |
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| As we don't have a many K euro test unit here, we have to take them to a test lab. But we called this a Preview not a Review. In the home situation what has been set up like a normal PC, I had no problems at all. Not sure why yours did. Later the PSU will be tested at full max and then we add the articel from a pre to a re view.
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6th August 2012, 11:21 | #10 |
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| we know Lesaonar, reason why you don't see a lot of PSU reviews from the last few years, http://www.madshrimps.be/articles/category/15 we don't have the required load testing gear in-house
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