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Silverstone DA700 PSU 700w

Posted by: Mac on: 02.06.2008 01:00:00 [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]

Taken from SilverStone’s website: -

Max. DC Output

700 Watt

Load Range

+3.3V

+5V

+12V

+5VSB

-12V

-5V

Max.(Amps)

24A

30A

58A

4.0A

0.5A

Min.(Amps)

0.1A

Range (%)

+/-3%

+/-5%

+/-10%

Line Reg.(%)

±1%

Ripple(mVp-p)

50mV

120mV

50mV

120mV

Combined +3.3, +5V

180W Max

Combined +12V

696W / 58A

Input Voltage

90V ~ 264V (Auto Range)

Input Frequency Range

47Hz ~ 63Hz

PFC

Active PFC (PF>0.99 at full load)

Efficiency

>80%

MTBF

100,000 hours at 25°C , full load

Operating temperature

0 ~ 50°C

Protection

Over current protection, Over power protection,

Over voltage protection, Short circuit protection

Connectors

1 x 24-pin motherboard connector (550mm)
1 x 8-pin EPS12V connector (550mm)
1 x 4-pin ATX12V connector (550mm)
1 x 8-pin PCI-E connector (550mm)
2 x Dual 6-pin PCI-E connector (550mm)
2 x triple SATA connector (500mm +250mm + 250mm)
2 x triple 4-pin IDE & single floppy power connectors
(500mm + 250mm + 250mm + 150mm)

Colour

black (lead-free paint)

Cooling System

Single 120mm ball bearing fan

Noise Level

22 dBA minimum

Dimension

150 mm (W) x 86 mm (H) x 180 mm (D)

Weight

2.6 kg

On paper the DA700 has a very impressive spec list and the main thing that stands out is the single 12v rail rated at 58amps, no multiple 12v rails on this psu. I am pretty sure every thing but the most powerful of computers should be happy with that. The 24 and 30 amps respectively for the 3.3v and 5v rails are pretty good too. It has all the protection circuits that all good power supplies should have, over current protection, over power protection, over voltage protection and short circuit protection and I would have been very disappointed if the DA700 didn’t come with them.

Looking down to the cables supplied the DA700 is ready for the new 8 way pci-e powered graphics cards, albeit only a single card, so even the newest graphics cards are all compatible and it also has 2 dual 6pin pci-e cables so you can double up on your 8800’s if you feel the need too. With 6 sata power connectors and 6 ide / Molex power connectors there should be no shortage of available power for hard drives / optical drives / peripherals. The fan is a 120mm fan rated at 22dBA “minimum” which is reasonably quiet so lets hope it doesn’t get too much louder as the pressure is put on it.

Let’s take a closer look at the DA700.

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