2 New Ultras

[CAD4466HK]

Hey jG! Any of these look familar to you?:p http://www.driverheaven.net/reviews/ultra_x-finity_500W_600W/index.htm

[jonnyGURU]

The 600W is before my time. ;) Although the "After-Spin" and ferrite cores on the ends of the PCI-e connectors of the "2G" were my idea. :D The 500W APFC I helped get finished. That's why I particularly like this sentence:


Surprisingly the X-Finity DR 500W appears as if it was given a greater amount of attention than the X-Finity 2G 600W.


:D

Still not what I would consider "tier 1" or "tier 2", but not bad for < $100. I like Wintech just fine, but they seem to be behind the curve, so I've been trying to get Ultra to change OEM's on their higher end units. :)

[CAD4466HK]

The 600W is before my time. ;) Although the "After-Spin" and ferrite cores on the ends of the PCI-e connectors of the "2G" were my idea. :D The 500W APFC I helped get finished. That's why I particularly like this sentence:



:D

Still not what I would consider "tier 1" or "tier 2", but not bad for < $100. I like Wintech just fine, but they seem to be behind the curve, so I've been trying to get Ultra to change OEM's on their higher end units. :)

How about them saying it can not be considered quite ,even at light loads?
I thought all Ultras were quite?

[dBTelos]

CAD, do you mean "quiet"? If so, I never thought that Ultra payed much attention to the fans they included.

[CAD4466HK]

CAD, do you mean "quiet"? If so, I never thought that Ultra payed much attention to the fans they included.

Well,look who it is,Captain Bring Down and the Buzzkillers!:rant:

[jonnyGURU]

They said the 600W wasn't quiet. But that thing has a pair of 80's. How quiet can that be?

They said the 500W APFC was quiet. It has a 135MM fan. It better be! :D


It is very cool, quiet and good looking.


And Ultra actually pays a lot of attention to the fans they use, but they also don't believe in using a fan that's going to result in long term component damage. If the components aren't properly cooled, they're not going to last long and these things have a lifetime warranty on them. :)

[Super Nade]

these things have a lifetime warranty on them. :)

Wow! That is the first I have heard of a PSU being warrantied for life! The max I have heard is 5 years. Also, Jonny are you nudging Ultra towards Etasis or Seasonic?

[dBTelos]

If we see Ultra using Seasonic, I doubt it is going to be real Seasonic quality (Corsair), more like Antec Seasonic quality.

[jonnyGURU]

If we see Ultra using Seasonic, I doubt it is going to be real Seasonic quality (Corsair), more like Antec Seasonic quality.

I realize you use a V-Series, but I can tell from the backhanded comments that that's the limit of your experience with the brand. ;)

Actually, when I told one of the guys at Ultra about Antec using a single layer PCB Seasonic, he had a shocked look on his face and said, "You can't do that!! It'll burst into flames!!" lol

Wow! That is the first I have heard of a PSU being warrantied for life! The max I have heard is 5 years. Also, Jonny are you nudging Ultra towards Etasis or Seasonic?

Actually, neither. But it's an OEM with very good engineers that have done some very clever reverse engineering in a very short period of time. Throughout the process, they've found the short comings of these other products and have resolved many of their issues. Unfortunately, we're looking at $119 for a 600W PSU w/ APFC, but it's 84% efficient typical w/ 115V input, quieter than anything else with a fan and has the voltage regulation of a Zippy. ;)

[dBTelos]

Jonny, is just seems that jumping from WinTech to highend Seasonic is a big leap :D

[jonnyGURU]

Jonny, is just seems that jumping from WinTech to highend Seasonic is a big leap :D

Is it?

You're either giving the Seasonic built Antecs too much credit or Wintech not enough.

Considering you have zero experience with either, outside of a cheap little V-Series power supply, I'll leave it at that. ;)

[Oklahoma Wolf]

84% efficient typical w/ 115V input, quieter than anything else with a fan and has the voltage regulation of a Zippy. ;)

I'm starting to think the company in question is headhunting engineers from Zippy or something ;)

[jonnyGURU]

Let's just say, there's a lot of drinking buddies involved that don't seem to have a lot of company loyalty. ;)

[Bbq]

You mean the
"hey lets go for a drink, hop into my white van with blacked out windows"
"you're going to work for us now. "

Type?

[Sphere]

Wow, can't wait to see the *fruits of their labor* This is sounding very cool already.

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