ABS / Tagan BZ900 900W Review

[burebista]

by SKYMTL.
Another very good Topower.

Originally Posted by SKYMTL

If you look at things from a pure performance standpoint, the ABS / Tagan BZ900 exceeded our expectations by putting out some impressive numbers. Efficiency, voltage regulation and ripple suppression were all spot-on and the 135mm fan gave a new name to the term “silent operation”.

Originally Posted by SKYMTL

Pros:

- Good performance
- Quiet operation
- An accessory package to die for
- More “bling” than you can shake a stick at

Cons:

- Short PCI-E, ATX and CPU cables
- 1 year labor, 3 years parts warranty
- Finicky modular interface
- "Samson" capacitors?

Thanks again SKYMTL for your review.

[brewer265]

That warranty is pretty pathetic.

[Super Nade]

I'm impressed by the voltage regulation. Now it remains to be seen if the "Samsons" will last long enough...

[spursindonesia]

It's group regulated, correct ? Can't really see the secondary side from SKYMTL inner PSU pics in that review.

[Super Nade]

Originally Posted by spursindonesia

It's group regulated, correct ? Can't really see the secondary side from SKYMTL inner PSU pics in that review.

Probably, I (barely) see 2 toroids on the secondary side. Kinda odd to have such a high wattage group regulated unit.

[Spectre]

SKYMTL....the Samson capacitors can be seen here:

http://capacitor.web.fc2.com/

Under the Samson submission.

[SKYMTL]

Originally Posted by Spectre

SKYMTL....the Samson capacitors can be seen here:

http://capacitor.web.fc2.com/

Under the Samson submission.

They look EXACTLY like SamXon caps...even the font used for the logo is the same. Are these knock-offs or are they actually reliable caps?

[Spectre]

Originally Posted by SKYMTL

They look EXACTLY like SamXon caps...even the font used for the logo is the same. Are these knock-offs or are they actually reliable caps?

Its all there in what jon and I posted. They aren't exactly knock offs but they certainly are no names.

[SKYMTL]

Originally Posted by Spectre

Its all there in what jon and I posted. They aren't exactly knock offs but they certainly are no names.

Interesting. Thanks. I was just wondering if there were any reports of premature failures with these caps. I searched for information regarding them but there is precious little.

[Super Nade]

Just like Rulycon and Canicon..