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burebista
04-03-2008, 01:51 AM
Ama...what? @Anandtech (http://www.anandtech.com/casecoolingpsus/showdoc.aspx?i=3277).
A fanless FSP.
The Calmer 560 comes rated at 400W, but it has a peak output of 560W; hence the name. :crazy:
Bottom line
The performance is average at best, with quite a bit of voltage drop at higher loads. Most of the rails - including the important 12V rails - stay within specs even with 10% overload, so it should be adequate. The efficiency is very good and stays above 80% at most loads and input voltages. With a maximum of 86% using 230VAC, the Calmer 560 won't waste a lot of power, but optimal efficiency requires a load of ~100W or more.

Super Nade
04-03-2008, 08:09 AM
Seems to be built a lot better than the Epsilons.

jonnyGURU
04-03-2008, 08:46 AM
The Calmer 560 comes rated at 400W, but it has a peak output of 560W; hence the name.

Is that what Amacrox means? I always wondered.

Oklahoma Wolf
04-03-2008, 08:59 AM
Zat's probably a Zen 400W. Zey've pretty much been the best built FSP units on the market for a while.