Monday, June 14th 2010

Chieftec Intros Nitro Series PSUs

Chieftec introduced Nitro series of 80 Plus Bronze and Silver compliant power supply units (PSUs), available in a wide range of price points. The series starts with 350W, 400W, 450W, and 500W models that have fixed, sleeved cables, are 80 Plus Bronze compliant, and are suitable for entry level gaming PCs. These offer basic power connectors which includes single 6-pin PCI-E, four SATA, three Molex, one floppy, and 24 + 4-pin CPU. These units are cooled by a 120 mm fan.

Moving further into the series are 550W, 650W, 750W, 850W, and 950W models that offer modular cabling, and also sport 80 Plus Bronze compliance, and are aimed for mainstream-thru-performance segments of gaming PCs, with more connectors, including two PCI-E 6+2 pin connectors (for 550W, 650W models), or four 6+2 pin (for 750W, 850W, 950W models); six~eight SATA, four Molex, and 24 + two 8-pin CPU power. These are cooled by 140 mm fans. At the very top is the 1200W model, which boasts of even higher efficiency with is 80 Plus Silver compliance, and modular cabling. Connectors include 6x PCI-E 6+2 pin, 10x SATA, 8x Molex, and 24 + 2x 8 pin CPU power.
Among all these, the first sub-series (350~500W) uses dual +12V rail design of 11~18A rails, the next sub-series (550~950W) with single rail design of 44~76A, and the 1200W one using two 50A rails. All these models will be priced typically in their respective market segments.
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33 Comments on Chieftec Intros Nitro Series PSUs

#26
NdMk2o1o
Musselsyou're using an 850W PSU to run a PC that uses less than 300W of power. of course its alright.

Try running it above 600W and see what happens to it.
and exactly how much does a 1090t and 5870 consume exactly? probably around the same :rolleyes:
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#27
cdawall
where the hell are my stars
NdMk2o1oand exactly how much does a 1090t and 5870 consume exactly? probably around the same :rolleyes:
Well they consume a lot less than a 3870x2 and a phenom 910@3.8ghz and I run that on my 500w ocz hell they consume a whole hell of a lot less than a phenom 910 and 4870x2 which is what that rig used to run.
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#28
NdMk2o1o
cdawallWell they consume a lot less than a 3870x2 and a phenom 910@3.8ghz and I run that on my 500w ocz hell they consume a whole hell of a lot less than a phenom 910 and 4870x2 which is what that rig used to run.
Well I have owned a corsair 520w and 620w and also a chieftec 650w I agree corsair is one of the best brands though it really does my nut in the mentality of the people who just blindly shout corsair, yes they are ONE of the best BUT....... There are other brands also and imo just as reliable. Though there is no cure for blatant fanboyism :shadedshu
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#29
cdawall
where the hell are my stars
NdMk2o1oWell I have owned a corsair 520w and 620w and also a chieftec 650w I agree corsair is one of the best brands though it really does my nut in the mentality of the people who just blindly shout corsair, yes they are ONE of the best BUT....... There are other brands also and imo just as reliable. Though there is no cure for blatant fanboyism :shadedshu
Because of that blatant fanboism iwont buy a corsair unit it annoys me they are nice but they are not the end all for psu's the cwt built units I own are just as good as the cwt built corsair and buying a seasonic is just as good as the highend corsair. When they come up with their own oem that's like buying a pcp&c I will look at them until then there are more than enough brands that have a good value and performance that are not corsair. Also I would like to see mussels godly corsair run my rig complete with fans and water cooling. I have this feeling I will loose some of my oc...
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#30
Mussels
Freshwater Moderator
NdMk2o1oand exactly how much does a 1090t and 5870 consume exactly? probably around the same :rolleyes:
indeed. my previous system (4870 crossfire + Q6600) is what needed the 750W PSU i have now.
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#31
Bo$$
Lab Extraordinaire
Musselsyou're using an 850W PSU to run a PC that uses less than 300W of power. of course its alright.

Try running it above 600W and see what happens to it.
how much does dual 4890 draw, i have used them for about 3-4 months with this system, then sold them on
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#32
Mussels
Freshwater Moderator
Bo$$how much does dual 4890 draw, i have used them for about 3-4 months with this system, then sold them on
about 150-180W per card at full load (which they wont reach in most systems/games)
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#33
KamuiRSX
I know...thread necro however, I want to clear something up about these PSU's.

The 550w - 950w PSU's are manufactured by CWT using the same base that's in the Corsair line of PSU's (I'm not sure if it's TX or HX as the review was in some other language and didn't translate all too well). They are all 80+ Silver (at least it says so on the package) and can deliver their rated continuous wattage with great voltage regulation from the reviews I looked into. They are all single rail from 550w-950w with the 950w pumping 76a through it's 12v rail. The 1200w uses 2 x 50a 12v rails. All in all, not a bad unit at all.

The only downside is that it only has a 2 year warranty on the PSU's.
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