Hybrid SLI certified PSUs? (Hybrid power)

[xenon83]

Hi,

I've been wating for hybrid SLI motherboards with intel socket LGA775 to arrive for quite some time - and now it seems the time is near. Only problem now is that in order to have hybrid power working, a system will require a hybrid SLI certified PSU :/ ...

I've won a coolermaster 1kW psu in a competition about half a year ago - a "coolermaster real power pro 1kW RS-A00-ESBA" PSU - does any of u guys know how to find out if its hybrid sli certified / will work in a hybrid power system?

I know for a fact that it is not on Nvidias certification list:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/geforce...wr_supply.html

thx :)

[Smirnoff]

nVidias certification list are PSUs which nVidia have tested and seen work with a setup. Even if a PSU is not on the list, does not mean it won't work.

[Travis]

Hybrid Power means you need a mobo and a video card that support this technology.
Turning off the video card doesn't necessarily need any PSU certification.

[xenon83]

Hybrid Power means you need a mobo and a video card that support this technology.
Turning off the video card doesn't necessarily need any PSU certification.

Thats exactly what I thought - but then again it could make sence that the PSU needed some firmware to cope with active rails being completely shut down.

anyway, I got an anwser fro another forum saying its gonna work - so I guess it will :)

thx for ur time/responces

[Travis]

A "rail" means if the total current on certain connectors exceeds a certain limit, the whole unit is shut down to avoid short circuit accident (like melting wires and catching a fire). All connectors are separated into N groups, each group has a current sensor (a shunt resistor or say "jumper") and a certain current limit, and the number N is regarded as "N +12V rails".
So what if there's no current on 6-pin molex connector? Nothing happens and the PSU works fine. You don't have to completely shut down a connector or several connectors.