The last power supply you will ever need!
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The last power supply you will ever need!
So, 1600 watt power supply not providing enough kick for your Dual-Quad system with Quad SLI all overclocked running 20 hard drives??
How about Ultra Products new 2000 watt monster??
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/436/1/
http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/05/ultr ... er-supply/
This is, in fact, getting out of hand.
it's not so much that you need this much power, it's just that it removes all doubt for anyone with a demanding system
Should sell for a retail price of $499
How about Ultra Products new 2000 watt monster??
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/436/1/
http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/05/ultr ... er-supply/
This is, in fact, getting out of hand.
it's not so much that you need this much power, it's just that it removes all doubt for anyone with a demanding system
Should sell for a retail price of $499
I like this line:
And this:"In fact, most household circuits can't even provide the AC power this unit would require in order to put out 2000W of DC power. -George Ali, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Ultra Products
Enough is never enough!!! RAWWWWWWWWRRRRRBut there's the always-inevitable questions of 'Do I have enough power?
all PSUs have an efficiency curve, peaking in the middle and tapering off towards either end. Therefore, power supplies run at the low end of the curve will be operating outside their optimal efficiency point. Because of overestimation of power draw, many many people end up running these PSUs at a non-optimal operating point. That is why ludicrously high capacities are frowned upon. Really, this is so basic I don't know why I have to explain it.Why the hell is high maximum power capacity so hated here?
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Re: The last power supply you will ever need!
By "new", do you mean finally hitting retail? This power supply was discussed in January. In addition to Ultra, OCZ also displayed a 2kW PSU at CES.djkest wrote:How about Ultra Products new 2000 watt monster??
Of course I know about efficiency curve. That is why it puzzles me, that people hate high maximum power even before they look at the said curve??? It's fully possible to have a high capacity unit that has higher efficiency on low load than a lower capacity unit, even though it usually is not the case.jaganath wrote:all PSUs have an efficiency curve, peaking in the middle and tapering off towards either end. Therefore, power supplies run at the low end of the curve will be operating outside their optimal efficiency point. Because of overestimation of power draw, many many people end up running these PSUs at a non-optimal operating point. That is why ludicrously high capacities are frowned upon. Really, this is so basic I don't know why I have to explain it.Why the hell is high maximum power capacity so hated here?
All I am saying is: Don't hate maximum capacity as is, DEMAND THE CURVE FIRST and THEN HATE IT.
It would have to have an awful weird curve to be more efficient at real-world loads than a more realistic PSU. I'm all for erring a little on the side of too much power than too little (mainly because I upgrade components often, and don't want to replace my PSU everytime I add say a new video card) but this goes way past the point of logic, reason, and common sense.
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Long power supply is long!
Well, 2kW is here, now we wait for the 3kW mark.
Well, 2kW is here, now we wait for the 3kW mark.
Yeah, that guideline is really worth following.When looking at the label on the Ultra X3 PSU, we noticed that it only lists one +12V rail, which leads us to believe that it only has one +12V rail. That does cause some concern though as the form factors ATX12V v2.2 guidlines suggest a second +12V rail be made available on power supplies that are used in situations where components will draw more than 18A.
What i hate about it is the consumerist phallus compensation mentality that makes people pursue these kinds of monster earth wasters. I equally loathe those who drive Hummers, doubly so on metropolitan roads.lm wrote:Of course I know about efficiency curve. That is why it puzzles me, that people hate high maximum power even before they look at the said curve??? It's fully possible to have a high capacity unit that has higher efficiency on low load than a lower capacity unit, even though it usually is not the case.jaganath wrote:all PSUs have an efficiency curve, peaking in the middle and tapering off towards either end. Therefore, power supplies run at the low end of the curve will be operating outside their optimal efficiency point. Because of overestimation of power draw, many many people end up running these PSUs at a non-optimal operating point. That is why ludicrously high capacities are frowned upon. Really, this is so basic I don't know why I have to explain it.Why the hell is high maximum power capacity so hated here?
All I am saying is: Don't hate maximum capacity as is, DEMAND THE CURVE FIRST and THEN HATE IT.
I agree, that said; I equally loathe the companies for manufacturing these monsters that no one really needs. In short…a product of a consumption / profit society gone mental.Flandry wrote:What i hate about it is the consumerist phallus compensation mentality that makes people pursue these kinds of monster earth wasters. I equally loathe those who drive Hummers, doubly so on metropolitan roads.
What's with the hate? People gotta get their kicks one way or another...walle wrote:I agree, that said; I equally loathe the companies for manufacturing these monsters that no one really needs. In short…a product of a consumption / profit society gone mental.Flandry wrote:What i hate about it is the consumerist phallus compensation mentality that makes people pursue these kinds of monster earth wasters. I equally loathe those who drive Hummers, doubly so on metropolitan roads.
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It was. I read even Intel are reconsidering changing that guideline.HueyCobra wrote:Joe Public wrote:Long power supply is long!I meant it seems like a really big PSU. Not sure if it's deeper than the biggest ones. (sorry if I confused anyone, I had a bit too much wine for dinner last night )
Joe Public wrote:Yeah, that guideline is really worth following.Was that sarcasm?
That's what I thought. I mean about the size, not the wine Though Ultra's PSU is quite practical compared to OCZ's 2kW concept.Joe Public wrote:I meant it seems like a really big PSU. Not sure if it's deeper than the biggest ones. (sorry if I confused anyone, I had a bit too much wine for dinner last night )
Hopefully Mike will update his dual 12V lines FAQ if/when that happens. He noted that "Intel has tacitly waived the 240VA limit requirement in its PSU validation program for the better part of a year" already in 2005.It was. I read even Intel are reconsidering changing that guideline.
Better components tend to lead to higher max capacity. Imagine you got room temperature supraconductive PSU with zero-resistance power transistors etc. It would have almost 100% efficiency and still several thousands of watts max output capacity. Would you not take it?walle wrote:
I agree, that said; I equally loathe the companies for manufacturing these monsters that no one really needs. In short…a product of a consumption / profit society gone mental.
This cannot be compared to a hummer. The weight of the car and size of it's engine can not be compared to maximum capacity of a PSU. Higher capacity PSU does not have to waste more energy running the same system versus a smaller max capacity PSU.
I thought we were discussing this PSU and not any possible future to be product, so let’s cross that bridge when we get there. Point being; there is no need for this particular PSU.lm wrote: Imagine you got room temperature supraconductive PSU with zero-resistance power transistors etc. It would have almost 100% efficiency and still several thousands of watts max output capacity.
I'm sure that if such a comparesing were to be made, there would be no disagreement. Hmm.. My understanding was that Flandry was referring to the state of mind of these manufacturers. I’m sure that in the future, a car of the size of a hummer, very well could be more efficient in that it would consume a moderate amount of petrol, but we are not there yet.lm wrote:This cannot be compared to a hummer. The weight of the car and size of it's engine can not be compared to maximum capacity of a PSU.
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