Gigabyte's New Odin GT 800W Power Supply
by Christoph Katzer on July 24, 2007 12:01 AM EST- Posted in
- Cases/Cooling/PSUs
Inside, Cont'd
Some readers might have already recognized the little silver/clear dots on the heatsinks. These are actually LED lights that will shine out of the power supply once it's powered on. Don't worry: the lights can be switched off through the software if you so desire.
There are a total of four LEDs installed in this power supply. They shine through the fan into the system when active. They provide blue lighting and look a little like UV light, but as they aren't true UV lights UV-active material will only glow slightly in the dark.
Secondary Side
The secondary side is packed and the components are hard to see. There's a big PCB on the edge of the secondary side that includes all the controls and power connections for the system cables. The fan and temperature diodes also connect to this PCB. There are so many cables that it's impossible for air to come through to cool components under it. Unfortunately, we weren't able to see the capacitors' manufacturer(s) or their rating, but we didn't want to dismantle the unit any further for fear of damaging it prior to testing.
Some readers might have already recognized the little silver/clear dots on the heatsinks. These are actually LED lights that will shine out of the power supply once it's powered on. Don't worry: the lights can be switched off through the software if you so desire.
There are a total of four LEDs installed in this power supply. They shine through the fan into the system when active. They provide blue lighting and look a little like UV light, but as they aren't true UV lights UV-active material will only glow slightly in the dark.
Secondary Side
The secondary side is packed and the components are hard to see. There's a big PCB on the edge of the secondary side that includes all the controls and power connections for the system cables. The fan and temperature diodes also connect to this PCB. There are so many cables that it's impossible for air to come through to cool components under it. Unfortunately, we weren't able to see the capacitors' manufacturer(s) or their rating, but we didn't want to dismantle the unit any further for fear of damaging it prior to testing.
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mostlyprudent - Tuesday, July 24, 2007 - link
Read the test methodology article.neogodless - Tuesday, July 24, 2007 - link
Did you find any issues with the modular design? Obviously the efficiency was good. Could anything else have been affected by the additional connection point?Christoph Katzer - Tuesday, July 24, 2007 - link
I am in the midle of testing that with other models. I will write something which will bring light in this in matter...