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Ripple Measurements
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The following table includes the ripple levels we measured on the 650 GM’s rails. The limits, according to the ATX specification, are 120mV (+12V) and 50mV (5V, 3.3V, and 5VSB).
Test | 12V | 5V | 3.3V | 5VSB | Pass/Fail |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
10% Load | 12.5mV | 8.9mV | 9.8mV | 4.4mV | Pass |
20% Load | 13.3mV | 9.2mV | 10.2mV | 4.9mV | Pass |
30% Load | 15.6mV | 10.5mV | 11.0mV | 6.3mV | Pass |
40% Load | 19.2mV | 12.1mV | 11.9mV | 7.7mV | Pass |
50% Load | 22.6mV | 14.1mV | 13.8mV | 9.1mV | Pass |
60% Load | 26.2mV | 16.6mV | 15.4mV | 10.8mV | Pass |
70% Load | 30.5mV | 18.8mV | 17.3mV | 12.6mV | Pass |
80% Load | 34.0mV | 21.0mV | 19.3mV | 14.2mV | Pass |
90% Load | 37.9mV | 23.3mV | 21.8mV | 15.3mV | Pass |
100% Load | 41.0mV | 25.4mV | 23.0mV | 17.1mV | Pass |
110% Load | 45.2mV | 27.4mV | 24.9mV | 18.8mV | Pass |
Cross-Load 1 | 15.6mV | 12.0mV | 14.9mV | 5.4mV | Pass |
Cross-Load 2 | 40.9mV | 23.2mV | 20.7mV | 15.3mV | Pass |
The ripple suppression we observe is not up to today's high-end standards. It's good enough, though, especially when we take into account that this is an SFX-based power supply. Still, it'd be nice to see close to 30mV ripple at +12V and below 20mV on the minor rails under full load.
Ripple Oscilloscope Screenshots
The following oscilloscope screenshots illustrate the AC ripple and noise registered on the main rails (+12V, 5V, 3.3V, and 5VSB). The bigger the fluctuations on the screen, the bigger the ripple/noise. We set 0.01 V/Div (each vertical division/box equals 0.01V) as the standard for all measurements.
Ripple At Full Load
Ripple At 110-Percent Load
Ripple At Cross-Load 1
Ripple At Cross-Load 2
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Aris Mpitziopoulos is a Contributing Editor at Tom's Hardware US, covering PSUs.
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