News OCZ announces ZX series of PSUs

OCZ has announced its latest power supplies, the high-end ZX series.

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2011/02/03/ocz-announces-zx-series-psus/1

 

More Seasonic Clones...

 

fully modular? Does this mean we can do away with the 4pin cpu cable now?

 

Have they made a 90 Plus standard yet?

 

I've used OCZ's PSU's in the past and they've always been reliable and very quiet. I would definitely consider these units if they benchmark well and are priced competitively. I'm glad they've not abandoned the PSU market.

 

i don't think it's Seasonic-X series rebrand, maximum Seasonic-X unit is 850w which is rebranded to Corsair Ax850.

like the size of 1250w though, not unnecessarily large.

 

The ZX series come with a modular 4pin + 4pin cpu cable. I've found the 8-pin cpu cable to be a little tight (i.e. short) for a nice" round the back and over" cable run.

 

There is speculation over at jonnyguru that they are Great Wall units.

 

I've never understood why some people, even running 480s in SLI feel a kW to be necissary...?

 

80+ Platinum is pretty close to being a 90+ standard. On 230V, it needs to achieve 90%, 94% and 91% efficiency for 20%, 50% and 100% load respectively. I say pretty close because on 115V, it can drop to 89% efficiency at 100% load and still be classified 80+ platinum. And as far as I am aware though, there is only 1 power supply to gain 80+ platinum certification, the Super Flow SF-550P14PE: http://www.super-flower.com.tw/products_detail.php?class=2&sn=1&ID=40&lang=en

1kW and 1250W are a bit over kill for my needs.... However, depending on the specs of the 850W, I would definitely consider it if it is priced nicely.

 

Hmmm looks tasty... Will wait for a full review (efficiency figures)..

 

They have the OCZ-Z1000(m) and OCZ-Z850(m) both of which are over 90% efficient at 50%.

http://www.plugloadsolutions.com/80PlusPowerSuppliesDetail.aspx?id=55&type=2

 

Nope, as was previously mentioned, it's most likely these are Great Wall GW-EPSxxxDA(90+) series, like the (relatively) new Sparkle Computer Corp's PSUs.

Fully modular means you can detach all cables, including the 24-pin ATX motherboard cable.

That would be the 80plus Platinum. You can't really go far above 92% max efficiency without sacrificing some performance.

Actually, there are Seasonic X-1000 and X-1200 in the works; some issues are being ironed out, but Seasonic should roll them out by Q3 2011 at the latest, or so they hope.

Corsair does a fair bit more than just re-brand, and the AX850 isn't a re-branded X-850; it is a beefed up and slightly modified X-400FL (the fanless model), with some design solutions from Flextronics' design from AX1200...

 

Can someone explain what the point of FULLY modular is? Removing extra molex or pci-e connectors sure, but why the 24pin atx cable, for example? Is it not Just extra cost for a tick-box feature?

 

Not sure myself, but perhaps it could be useful in dual-PSU setups, when you only need one 24-pin cable...

 

Damn! I was thinking I would be able to play MSX games again...

 

I'd happily recommend a KW for a 980x + GTX480 SLI. Better to run at ~60-70% of a PSUs capability than running right on the edge of what it can do.

Plus, the efficiency might well be higher at 70% use than 90%

 

They are perfect for sleeving and custom cable length

 

System builders LOVE fully modular because the PSU and cables can be installed and removed separately. If there's any problem with a build that requires the PSU to be removed, they can do so without having to pull out all of the cables.

 

Fully modular (I just bought the Corsair AX750) requires more space though.
I now have to buy a bigger case because my current Lian Li PC-101B can't hold the AX750 because the plugs connected at the back of the PSU extend a bit futher into the case touching on the harddrive mounting area.
With my previous MIST 500W (scandinavian brand) which was non-modular the cables came out in just one place of the PSU and fit well with the case.
I most likely would have bought a new case eventually anyways because there are things with the PC-101B that I after many years have found to be lacking. It is supposed to be a silent case as well which it is not. It still requires fan controllers to reduce sound levels.