FSP Hydro PTM 650W PSU Review: Clean, Quiet Power for Mid-Range PCs

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Ripple Measurements

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The following table includes the ripple levels we measured on the HPT650M’s rails. The limits, according to the ATX specification, are 120mV (+12V) and 50mV (5V, 3.3V, and 5VSB).

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Test12V5V3.3V5VSBPass/Fail
10% Load28.8mV4.9mV4.7mV11.9mVPass
20% Load19.8mV4.6mV5.0mV13.8mVPass
30% Load17.5mV5.4mV5.4mV17.5mVPass
40% Load18.8mV5.5mV5.3mV22.4mVPass
50% Load19.7mV6.5mV5.6mV23.4mVPass
60% Load21.6mV7.1mV6.1mV17.3mVPass
70% Load21.6mV7.3mV6.6mV18.0mVPass
80% Load22.9mV8.3mV8.2mV16.0mVPass
90% Load23.8mV8.9mV8.6mV17.2mVPass
100% Load25.6mV8.9mV8.9mV19.6mVPass
110% Load26.9mV9.6mV9.6mV18.4mVPass
Cross-Load 119.0mV7.3mV9.3mV6.4mVPass
Cross-Load 225.9mV7.6mV5.7mV7.6mVPass

All of the rails deliver clean voltages. It is nice to see such good results from a power supply that doesn't rely on extra filtering capacitors in its cables.

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
Contributing Editor

Aris Mpitziopoulos is a contributing editor at Tom's Hardware, covering PSUs.