The 450 W Chieftec BPS-450S is the most powerful PSU remaining in this test after the AXP's untimely death. What first struck us when unpacking the Chieftec was its thick, multilingual manual. An extensive printed manual is uncommon, especially in this price range.
The cables and connectors are not quite as impressive, however, despite being long compared to the rest of the PSUs in this test. Four SATA and three Molex connectors are not enough for even a cheap PSU, especially one with only a single 6-pin PCIe connector. The ATX cable is the only one wrapped in sleeving.
| Chieftec BPS-450S | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC Input | 100-240 V, 50-60 Hz | |||||||
| DC Output | +3.3 V | +5 V | +12 V (#1) | +12 V (#2) | +12 V (#3) | +12 V (#4) | -12 V | +5 Vsb |
| 15 A | 24 A | 17 A | 16 A | n/a | n/a | 0.3 A | 3.0 A | |
| Individual Output | 3.6 W | 15.0 W | ||||||
| Rail Utilization | Sys | Sys | CPU And VGA | |||||
| Combined Output | 120 A | 396 W | ||||||
| Total Continuous Output | 450 W | |||||||
| Peak Output | 550 W* | |||||||
* for 60 seconds
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Summary
- PSUs At A Reasonable Price
- Corsair CX400W
- Corsair CX400W: Measurements
- FSP Saga II 400
- FSP Saga II 400: Measurements
- Huntkey Jumper 450B
- Huntkey Jumper 450B: Measurements
- Xigmatek NRP-PC402
- Xigmatek NRP-PC402: Measurements
- Test Configuration And Short Circuit Tests
- Antec EA-380D Green
- Antec EA-380D Green: Measurements
- Chieftec BPS-450S
- Chieftec BPS-450S: Measurements
- Enermax PRO82+ II (425 W)
- Enermax Pro82+ II: Measurements
- Test Configuration And Short Circuit Tests
- Hold-Up Time, Inrush Current, And Peak Load Tests
- Efficiency In Accordance With 80 PLUS Specification, Temp., And Standby Power
- Load Profiles Efficiency Overview
- Conclusion And Recommendations
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Looking at the picture and the fan alignment it seems otherwise.
While your tests show that these PSU's perform up to or even above their power output specs, that's not the whole story. You say you have an oscilloscope, but where are it's readings across all those load tests? What about voltage fluctuation measurements across them as well?
I just think you're capable of providing more thorough tests and results.
Oh, and it was interesting to see a real PSU blow up
Looking at the picture and the fan alignment it seems otherwise.
great video, Ive always wanted to see a PSU explode lol.
Looking at the picture and the fan alignment it seems otherwise.
While your tests show that these PSU's perform up to or even above their power output specs, that's not the whole story. You say you have an oscilloscope, but where are it's readings across all those load tests? What about voltage fluctuation measurements across them as well?
I just think you're capable of providing more thorough tests and results.
The initial request makes me think these were cherry-picked, rather than selected from a Retail source. That bodes particularly poorly for AXP; looks like they should not be legal for sale.
If you doubt this, try using a kill-a-watt meter or equivalent. Most mainstream PC's idle lower than 100, and max lower than 250.