Antec Earth Watts: Green Computing Hits the Big Time
The "toothed" HS in this PSU is similar in size and design to the ones in the S12-330, so not such a big surprise.Inside the Earth Watts is a surprisingly sparse PCB cooled by surprisingly small heatsinks. Knowing that this PSU is made by Seasonic, whose PSUs usually have fairly hefty heatsinks, this was especially surprising.
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Not sure what you mean exactly. The low/no load test is something we've been reporting on for quite a while, to help address the issue of high efficiency PSUs sometimes not wanting to power up w/o minimum load. Some samples of the NeoHE seem to suffer from this, but so do lots of hjigh efficiency PSUs from other brands.BrianF wrote:Does this relate directly to the now famous issue the NEO HE's had/have with regards to min loads?The Earth Watts had no issues starting or staying on with no load applied.
So do the early NEOs "fail" this test? Understood that the test is not foolproof but if the early NEOs fail I'd say you were on the right track.Devonavar wrote:@BrianF: Yes, that's why we started testing with no load. I'm not sure the test is foolproof, since some Neo HEs still seem to be having problems, but at least it looks at a potential source of problems.
Does anybody know what availiability is like on these Earth Watts? I'm a retailer in Canada and none of the distributors even have a SKU for these as of this morning.
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Yes, they're both Seasonic designs. The Earthwatts is based on a newer design; if you compare it to the newer S12 models, you'll see that it's fairly close.
There are a number of give-away signs that you can use to identify Seasonic-made PSUs:
- Code on the main transformer begins with VRL
- The main AC capacitor (the big one) has a colourful sticker on top (usually yellow or green)
- Heatsinks with "teeth" (only applies to newer models)
There are a number of give-away signs that you can use to identify Seasonic-made PSUs:
- Code on the main transformer begins with VRL
- The main AC capacitor (the big one) has a colourful sticker on top (usually yellow or green)
- Heatsinks with "teeth" (only applies to newer models)
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What are anyone's thoughts about which fan to use for a fanswap?
The included ADDA AD0812HS-A70GL is spec'd at 3000RPM/38.6CFM/34.4dBA. I'm thinking a Nexus 80mm would not be a good candidate for drop in replacement due to the ~4V at start. What would be a better replacement?
I'm running an 8800GT and a E6550 @ stock speeds/voltage. I'll be replacing the stock HSF as soon as I can grab a bracket to adapt my CNPS7000B to LGA775 mounts. That will take care of that noise, but the EA430 is still too loud with a duct when running Crysis. I'm thinking that a slightly slower running fan will be adequate to cool it, but I don't know which fans are capable of running at a low voltage without having a VERY high top end.
I suppose I could always run the fan off a fan header but that's just one more fan to keep track of.
Any thoughts?
The included ADDA AD0812HS-A70GL is spec'd at 3000RPM/38.6CFM/34.4dBA. I'm thinking a Nexus 80mm would not be a good candidate for drop in replacement due to the ~4V at start. What would be a better replacement?
I'm running an 8800GT and a E6550 @ stock speeds/voltage. I'll be replacing the stock HSF as soon as I can grab a bracket to adapt my CNPS7000B to LGA775 mounts. That will take care of that noise, but the EA430 is still too loud with a duct when running Crysis. I'm thinking that a slightly slower running fan will be adequate to cool it, but I don't know which fans are capable of running at a low voltage without having a VERY high top end.
I suppose I could always run the fan off a fan header but that's just one more fan to keep track of.
Any thoughts?
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