Enermax MODU87+

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Enermax MODU87+

Post by axee » Wed Jan 06, 2010 4:27 pm

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Looks like Enermax's reply to Seasonic :) Looking foward to see SPCR review! :D

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Post by JazzJackRabbit » Wed Jan 06, 2010 6:21 pm

Looks interesting and they do go as low as 500W as opposed to 650W for Seasonic. Would be hard to beat Seasonic's fanless operation at lower wattages though. I wonder if Enermax will also operate fanless below 150W.

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Post by cb95014 » Wed Jan 06, 2010 7:49 pm

JazzJackRabbit wrote:I wonder if Enermax will also operate fanless below 150W.
The specs indicate that the minimum fan speed is 330 RPM, even at "0" output. A 330 RPM fan is so close to completely silent that I doubt the difference with the X-series is material.


Overall it looks great! The internal pictures look similar to the Seasonic ("Where did my power supply go??"). The 500W model should have slightly better efficiency for a typical PC than the Seasonic, but the overall efficiency curve looks like the X-series.

Hopefully these new models will bring some sanity to the pricing for these high-efficiency PSUs. I too am looking forward to Mike's review! :D

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Post by Parappaman » Thu Jan 07, 2010 12:38 am

Well, they're not really comparable to the Seasonic X, as that unit has a totally different layout that I'm pretty sure will be much more efficient at low loads (below 20%), plus it's designed to supply more total power. The Enermax one will probably cost as much or more than the Seasonic at the higher wattage, as they don't have to interfere with the current Pro/Modu 82+ lineups: I don't even hope for them to be price/performance winner units!

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Post by SinnerG » Sat Jan 09, 2010 4:51 am

cb95014 wrote:
JazzJackRabbit wrote:I wonder if Enermax will also operate fanless below 150W.
The specs indicate that the minimum fan speed is 330 RPM, even at "0" output. A 330 RPM fan is so close to completely silent that I doubt the difference with the X-series is material.
Depends. My PSU also has one really slow moving fan on very low loads (<150W) it seems, yet at the slow turning speed it seems there is an irritating wobbling fan noise. You can barely hear the air movement, but you can definitely hear the irritating fan bearing which, no matter how I try and isolate it from the chassis, still drives me insane.

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Post by frostedflakes » Mon Jan 11, 2010 3:25 am

I wonder if the ugly gold color scheme is going to be a common theme among 80Plus Gold certified PSUs. :lol:

Other than that, looks pretty nice. Hopefully they plan to send a review sample to SPCR.

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Post by SinnerG » Mon Jan 11, 2010 3:29 am

It's got bling. :D The next version will have spinners on the fans.

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Post by JazzJackRabbit » Mon Jan 11, 2010 5:54 am

SinnerG wrote:
cb95014 wrote:
JazzJackRabbit wrote:I wonder if Enermax will also operate fanless below 150W.
The specs indicate that the minimum fan speed is 330 RPM, even at "0" output. A 330 RPM fan is so close to completely silent that I doubt the difference with the X-series is material.
Depends. My PSU also has one really slow moving fan on very low loads (<150W) it seems, yet at the slow turning speed it seems there is an irritating wobbling fan noise. You can barely hear the air movement, but you can definitely hear the irritating fan bearing which, no matter how I try and isolate it from the chassis, still drives me insane.
Also, the fan in Modu87+ is 140mm big, so it's going to be louder than 120mm in Seasonic.

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Post by SinnerG » Mon Jan 11, 2010 6:32 am

At least it's a 140mm and not the ever stupid 135mm ... but then I see the spec says 13.9cm so are we looking at another hack job to get a proper 140mm in place?

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Post by Parappaman » Mon Jan 11, 2010 10:04 am

140mm fans have 135mm impellers, there's no "conspiration" to produce strange fans. It simply depends on what the manufacturers want to measure. :wink:
JazzJackRabbit wrote: Also, the fan in Modu87+ is 140mm big, so it's going to be louder than 120mm in Seasonic.
There's nothing that leads to such a drastic conclusion, fan size is not directly dependant on noise, only on noise/airflow ratio. And the Seasonic uses a quite fast-spinning fan to keep it cold at higher loads and temperatures.

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Post by SinnerG » Mon Jan 11, 2010 10:11 am

Parappaman wrote:140mm fans have 135mm impellers, there's no "conspiration" to produce strange fans. It simply depends on what the manufacturers want to measure. :wink:
:) Well there's something I didn't know. I'll get out the calipers and have a measure.

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Review at Hardwaresecrets

Post by halcyon » Mon Jan 18, 2010 11:57 pm

Review of Modu 87+ 700W :
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/900

Peak efficiency at c. 140W - 290W (120V mains)
Does not quite reach 87% at full load of 700W with high room temp
Low ripple & noise

Not a single mention about acoustic noise. Sigh.

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Post by b_rubenstein » Tue Jan 19, 2010 4:15 pm

The Anandtech review does address noise, and they are very quiet.

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Post by ekerazha » Wed Jan 20, 2010 1:19 am

Nice

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Post by ekerazha » Wed Jan 20, 2010 1:29 am

SinnerG wrote:At least it's a 140mm and not the ever stupid 135mm ... but then I see the spec says 13.9cm so are we looking at another hack job to get a proper 140mm in place?
AnandTech says
In the case of the Modu87+ and Pro87+ for example Enermax wanted a larger fan; 140mm is the largest possible in an ATX power supply today and it's already patented, so Enermax decided to make a 139mm fan themselves.
:lol: :lol: :lol:

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Post by SinnerG » Wed Jan 20, 2010 1:54 am

You can patent just about anything these days. :p

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Post by ekerazha » Wed Jan 20, 2010 2:24 am

SinnerG wrote:You can patent just about anything these days. :p
Yeah, someday they will patent "add milk to coffee at 9.00 AM"

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Post by ntavlas » Wed Jan 20, 2010 8:06 am

In the same review you can read that enermax didn`t use a pwm fan because using it in a psu is also patented..

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Post by netmask254 » Sat Jan 23, 2010 7:32 pm

Today I also saw the Anandtech review including fan speed and noise testing. The fan speed can be as low as 330rpm in idle and even 900rpm at full load, though it's a 14cm fan and the noise can be larger given the same speed. Can't wait for SPCR's review, since Enermax has a 500W model suitable for silencer's requirements.

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