80 Plus hits Retail: Silverstone's Element Plus
Thank you very much for this review. It seems that my expectations wasn't betrayed.
Price wise (at least in my country) this PSU is a winner in front of S-12 500.
Price wise (at least in my country) this PSU is a winner in front of S-12 500.
Um, is there any reason to suppose that the the 400W would be acoustically any different than the 500W (ie different PCB/heatsinks/fan)? AFAIAA SPCR has to make do with the models it is given to review, so unless Silverstone is feeling really generous we will not see a review of the 400W (also editorial time is limited, other big projects going on like fan roundup, CPU power survey update).Ackelind wrote:With all these facts at hand, it seems like the 400W-model is the one that should have been tested instead. Perhaps a future review?
I am currently modifying an Enhance ENP-5150GH for water cooling, yes, water cooling the mosfets and diode packs. The enp-5150GH is VERY similar in layout and looks to the ST50EF-Plus
The ENP-5150GH uses 60amp diode packs on all three main secondaries, but does not have true split 12v rails, just a simple bus link allowing voltage drop measurements for current limiting. Still I think its the best power supply I have had apart as far as parts quality goes for the price by a long shot.
The ENP-5150GH uses 60amp diode packs on all three main secondaries, but does not have true split 12v rails, just a simple bus link allowing voltage drop measurements for current limiting. Still I think its the best power supply I have had apart as far as parts quality goes for the price by a long shot.
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In another thread the van voltage became a topic of discussion for this PS. I thought I'd cross post this table here.
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Silverstone Strider 560W
Ambient conditions during testing were 21°C and 19dBA, 119~121V/60Hz.
Watts 42 66 90 150 200 249 300 401 499
Fan V 4.7 4.7 4.8 5.6 7.3 9.2 12.0 12.0 12.0
SPL 24 24 24 24 28 36 40 44 44
Silverstone Element Plus ST50EF-Plus
Ambient conditions during testing were 20°C and 18 dBA, with 121VAC/60Hz input.
Watts 41 67 89 148 202 249 302 399 500
Fan V 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.9 6.8 10.3 11.6
SPL 23 23 23 23 23 25 34 41 43
Seasonic S12-500 / 600
Ambient conditions during testing were 21°C and 18 dBA, with 120VAC/60 Hz input.
Watts xx 65 90 150 200 250 300 400 500
Fan V xx 3.8 3.8 4.2 5.4 6.5 7.8 10.1 11.0
SPL xx 21 21 22 25 28 34 39 40
Seasonic S12-550E+
Ambient conditions during testing were 22°C and 17 dBA.
Watts 41 64 91 150 198 250 299 400 500
Fan V 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.9 5.6 9.9 11.3
SPL 20 20 20 20 20 21 25 38 40
Seasonic S12-650E+
Ambient conditions during testing were 22°C and 17 dBA.
Watts 41 64 91 150 198 250 299 400 500
Fan V 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 4.1 5.3 9.1 10.9
SPL 20 20 20 20 20 21 25 36 43
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I though it was interesting that Seasonic switched to the high speed fan for the 650w version as seen here http://www.silentpcreview.com/article656-page3.html
You may also notice I edited the tables above to include the 550+ and 650+ for comparison. The S12 500, 600, and 550+ all use the same medium speed fan but the 550+ has a different fan controller. The 650+ has the higher speed fan but apparently a differnently programmed fan controller than what you see for the 550+ as they are each quieter at some speeds, proving surprisingly or not that a higher speed fan can be used to keep a PSU quieter if the fan controller is setup properly.
You may also notice I edited the tables above to include the 550+ and 650+ for comparison. The S12 500, 600, and 550+ all use the same medium speed fan but the 550+ has a different fan controller. The 650+ has the higher speed fan but apparently a differnently programmed fan controller than what you see for the 550+ as they are each quieter at some speeds, proving surprisingly or not that a higher speed fan can be used to keep a PSU quieter if the fan controller is setup properly.