First Look: Enermax Revolution 85+ PSU - bit-tech.net Forums

Tim S · 4th Sep 2008, 10:06

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/200...ution-85-psu/1

We take a quick look at Enermax's spangly new power supply that will replace the popular Galaxy DXX range later this year. It has an 80Plus Silver award already, as well as a few new features but does it deserve to be called the Revolution?

liratheal · 4th Sep 2008, 10:09

The most important question for me is, can it run four 4870's?

By that I mean, are there physically enough connectors for it?

ComputerKing · 4th Sep 2008, 10:17

Dam ! this is a power supply from hell!!!!

WOW, thanks for the look

Bindibadgi · 4th Sep 2008, 10:17

Yes there are eight 6+2-pin connectors.

Not that you'll find a motherboard with 8 slots (unless you watercool and go single slot 4870)

liratheal · 4th Sep 2008, 10:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bindibadgi

Yes there are eight 6+2-pin connectors.

Not that you'll find a motherboard with 8 slots (unless you watercool and go single slot 4870)

That was the plan

wuyanxu · 4th Sep 2008, 10:50

£200 is a lot to drop even for a 1000w unit....... but for its size, and build quality, it may be worth it.

i thought a guy mentioned a cheaper 850w? how much will that be?

Bindibadgi · 4th Sep 2008, 11:04

PSU purchasing questionnaire

There will be an 850W but I've not seen it yet and don't know the details sorry.

The boy 4rm oz · 4th Sep 2008, 12:06

A good addition to the market. Smaller than the Galaxy, that is always good.

mrb_no1 · 4th Sep 2008, 13:38

as a bystander of the 1kw market, i personally would never have bought the galaxy because it has a 80mil fan on it, now, i would as they have gone to 13.5mm only, which as Richard said is very quiet. Of course you'll pay a premium for their top product, same with any other company so thats a no brainer for me or anyone who wanted 1kw of efficient, quiet power imo.

As for enermax's local rma, they are awesome. I delt with them on my enermax 620 or 650, cant remember whats in the machine but either way, called up, minimal wait for a representative, 2 min convo as i told him that the psu beeped at me, he gave me the address and emailed the rma, 20 mins later the psu was in the post and i had it back 2 days later (they turned it around on day of receipt...awesome!) so for uk'ers its a very good service from my experience. 5 yrs would be better, as it also helps with resale value, but then again, if you are a 1kw user, you'll be limited by the number of gpu's ati and nvidia put on a card as you'll have no more gfx slots to fill right now and therefore wont need more than 1kw of power.

peace

fatman

naokaji · 4th Sep 2008, 15:08

Enermax is far too expensive, the corsair 1kw psu costs much less.
Sorry, it had to be said.

The boy 4rm oz · 4th Sep 2008, 16:19

Yes that is true. I like the Corsair one better IMHO.

biebiep · 5th Sep 2008, 07:18

90% Efficiency...
O_O

That's all I have to say in the matter ^^

When are these hitting retail?

Bindibadgi · 5th Sep 2008, 08:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by biebiep

90% Efficiency...
O_O

That's all I have to say in the matter ^^

When are these hitting retail?

November-December.

roadie · 5th Sep 2008, 10:06

I think we need to see some tests of efficiency at the lower end of the power scale. A test of 10-20% load would simulate an idle computer, the state which most computers are in for the majority of time.

Horizon · 6th Sep 2008, 23:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bindibadgi

Yes there are eight 6+2-pin connectors.

Not that you'll find a motherboard with 8 slots (unless you watercool and go single slot 4870)

I remember the MSI K9A diamond board had the proper PCIe spacing for 4x 4870 dualies

Amon · 6th Sep 2008, 23:32

Halleluja Jesus Christ

By the way, the unit you guys photographed looks like it's got more than a few nicks and bangs. A heavily circulating press model, I'm guessing?

tonschk · 11th Sep 2008, 17:05

Smaller PSU is better , the Galaxy was too long to fit into my case

felixw · 23rd Oct 2008, 22:10

Not out in stores yet huh?

QUADratic · 21st Jul 2009, 13:35

Bought one of these last week largely on the basis of the CPC reviews and general awards won ... so dissappointed !

Was using a RealPower Pro 1250 which has been working fine on my rig for the last 6 months, I have just updated a few components and the fan noise / heat bugged me a bit so I decided to upgrade the PSU aswell . . and it doesn't work, nor doesthe repelacement . . . retested with the RealPower and that's as happy as Larry . . . so def the PSU

Infact a bit of further digging has revealled this PSU has some serious incompatability issues especially with EVGA Classified. I am running Rampage Extreme II with i7-965, 12Gb and Cross Fire HD4870X2s but getting same cold boot problem, with it tripping out after about 1 second into boot up.

BIOS update hasn't helped either . .am currently chasing up with technical head at Enermax to see what the problem is and if a solution exists . .

But for now all I'd say is do some digging before you buy and check if your set up has known probs with this PSU . .

Bindibadgi · 21st Jul 2009, 13:51

Thanks for letting us know - please keep us updated how you get on with Enermax!

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wuyanxu quad fuelled, GTX200 powered Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: in a room near Soton Uni. UK Posts: 3,943	£200 is a lot to drop even for a 1000w unit....... but for its size, and build quality, it may be worth it. i thought a guy mentioned a cheaper 850w? how much will that be? __________________ Death to consolification !!!Core i7 860 @ 4Ghz Cooled by Corsair H50 // Asus P7P55D Deluxe // 8GB of Corsair Dominators @ 1528Mhz 8-8-8-24 // BFG gtx260+ OC2 MaxCore 216SP 896MB // Samsung 64GB SSD // WD Raptor 74GB + Black 1TB + Green 1TB // Corsair Hx620w // Antec p182 // Samsung 24" T240 Last edited by wuyanxu; 4th Sep 2008 at 11:19.

4th Sep 2008, 11:04	#7
Bindibadgi Richard Swinburne bit-tech Staff Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Omnipwntent Posts: 28,274	PSU purchasing questionnaire There will be an 850W but I've not seen it yet and don't know the details sorry. __________________ Made you look, made you stare, made you clicked this in your underwear! Den of Geek!

4th Sep 2008, 13:38	#9
mrb_no1 Pie Eater Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pyrford, England Posts: 365	as a bystander of the 1kw market, i personally would never have bought the galaxy because it has a 80mil fan on it, now, i would as they have gone to 13.5mm only, which as Richard said is very quiet. Of course you'll pay a premium for their top product, same with any other company so thats a no brainer for me or anyone who wanted 1kw of efficient, quiet power imo. As for enermax's local rma, they are awesome. I delt with them on my enermax 620 or 650, cant remember whats in the machine but either way, called up, minimal wait for a representative, 2 min convo as i told him that the psu beeped at me, he gave me the address and emailed the rma, 20 mins later the psu was in the post and i had it back 2 days later (they turned it around on day of receipt...awesome!) so for uk'ers its a very good service from my experience. 5 yrs would be better, as it also helps with resale value, but then again, if you are a 1kw user, you'll be limited by the number of gpu's ati and nvidia put on a card as you'll have no more gfx slots to fill right now and therefore wont need more than 1kw of power. peace fatman __________________ Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3600Mhz ¦ Asus Maximus II Formula ¦ ATI Radeon 4890 (1000Mhz Core + 1200Mhz Mem OC) ¦ 2x2G Corsair Dom. PC 8500 @ 1080Mhz ¦ Aquacomputer WC ¦ Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty ¦ 150G Raptor, 2x1500 + 1x750 + 2x500 Seagate (SATA2) ¦ Pioneer DVD burner ¦ Lian Li - PC 73SL Aluminium Silent Server Case ¦ Dell 2007WFP 20" Widescreen ¦ Logitech Z-5500 5.1 Speakers ¦ Sennheiser HD270

5th Sep 2008, 07:18	#12
biebiep Multimodder Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 86	90% Efficiency... O_O That's all I have to say in the matter ^^ When are these hitting retail?

5th Sep 2008, 10:06	#14
roadie Minimodder Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 25	I think we need to see some tests of efficiency at the lower end of the power scale. A test of 10-20% load would simulate an idle computer, the state which most computers are in for the majority of time.

6th Sep 2008, 23:32	#16
Amon inch-perfect Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: cannoning into the reds, Toronto, Canada Posts: 2,456	Halleluja Jesus Christ By the way, the unit you guys photographed looks like it's got more than a few nicks and bangs. A heavily circulating press model, I'm guessing? __________________ Defunct Socket 939 San Diego 4000+::2GB PC3200::Radeon 9600 SE 128MB::200GB HDD::24" Dell 2407WFP-HC::WinXP x64/x86 dual boot Dell Vostro 1500 laptop::Socket P Merom T7100::2GB PC5400::Go 8600m GT 256MB::660GB HDD::15.4" WXGA+, 24" Dell 2407WFP-HC::WinXP::Fanatec 911 Wheel+Pedals Last edited by Amon; 6th Sep 2008 at 23:38.

11th Sep 2008, 17:05	#17
tonschk Modder Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: LONDON UK Posts: 60	Smaller PSU is better , the Galaxy was too long to fit into my case

23rd Oct 2008, 22:10	#18
felixw What's a Dremel? Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 3	Not out in stores yet huh?

21st Jul 2009, 13:35	#19
QUADratic What's a Dremel? Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1	Bought one of these last week largely on the basis of the CPC reviews and general awards won ... so dissappointed ! Was using a RealPower Pro 1250 which has been working fine on my rig for the last 6 months, I have just updated a few components and the fan noise / heat bugged me a bit so I decided to upgrade the PSU aswell . . and it doesn't work, nor doesthe repelacement . . . retested with the RealPower and that's as happy as Larry . . . so def the PSU Infact a bit of further digging has revealled this PSU has some serious incompatability issues especially with EVGA Classified. I am running Rampage Extreme II with i7-965, 12Gb and Cross Fire HD4870X2s but getting same cold boot problem, with it tripping out after about 1 second into boot up. BIOS update hasn't helped either . .am currently chasing up with technical head at Enermax to see what the problem is and if a solution exists . . But for now all I'd say is do some digging before you buy and check if your set up has known probs with this PSU . .

21st Jul 2009, 13:51	#20
Bindibadgi Richard Swinburne bit-tech Staff Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Omnipwntent Posts: 28,274	Thanks for letting us know - please keep us updated how you get on with Enermax! __________________ Made you look, made you stare, made you clicked this in your underwear! Den of Geek!