FSP Epsilon 80Plus 600W

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by Christoph Katzer on 8/5/2008 8:00:00 PM
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Cables and Connectors

All of the cable harnesses are sleeved with black mesh. FSP uses a different color marking on the 12V cables, which is good when you're trying to determine what goes where. They have yellow cables with green, blue, or orange marking to differentiate the 12V rails. This not only makes the life of a reviewer easier, but it also helps end users who will be able to select connectors to balance the load on the rails. Unfortunately, compared to competing PSUs the Epsilon 600W doesn't have as many connectors.

The choice of graphics cards is limited by the two PCI Express connectors with 6-pins and 6/8-pins. You can still run a moderate SLI/CrossFire setup, but you are limited to cards that only need one 6-pin connector. Alternately, you can run a larger card with two 6-pin or 6-pin and 8-pin connectors. Beside the PEG connections, the Epsilon 600 has each six Molex and SATA connectors on a total of four harnesses, with one harness that also carries the single Floppy connector.

The Fan

The 120mm ball-bearing fan made by Yate Loon seems to be a good choice in regards to noise. Many users buy fans from Yate Loon for their systems to reduce noise levels, and they are well respected. This fan carries the part number D12BH-12.

Package and Appearance Internals

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Nice but .... by steveyballmer on Thursday, August 07, 2008

it's just ugly!

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steveyballmer

Epsilon Efficiency by MrOblivious on Wednesday, August 06, 2008

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RE: Epsilon Efficiency by HOOfan 1 on Thursday, August 07, 2008

looking at newegg, there is also a 600 80Plus Everest model. You yourself have seen that the Everest platform is just a renamed Epsilon.

HOOfan 1

by WT on Wednesday, August 06, 2008

I own an Epsilon FX600-GLN, and the first thing I thought when reading this was 'Wow, AT is reviewing that older PSU today' but soon found this was just a minor update to that PSU. Its been stable as a rock and handled everything I've tossed at it, with an overclocked Q6700 and soon a 4870 to power up 24/7. For the money I paid, it was a no-brainer. If I had an extra $50, I'd splurge on the PCP&C 750 unit today.

PC Power by JarredWalton on Wednesday, August 06, 2008

FWIW, Newegg has the http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N8...">PCP&C 750W on sale right now for $110 after MIR ($140 before rebate). That's no as good as a couple weeks back (when we did the PSU roundup) when I grabbed that for $100 *without* an MIR! Still, considering this PSU is only in Europe and prices are merely okay, that PCP&C is definitely one of the best buys in the US right now.

JarredWalton

D12BH-12 by RallyMaster on Wednesday, August 06, 2008

is a ball bearing fan. Anandtech's review and news quality has been dropping as of late. Please get facts right. Do understand that Yate Loon D12SH-12s would be the sleeve bearing version which is rarely if ever used in a horizontal configuration like inside a power supply.

RallyMaster

Another FSP Epsilon......sigh by C'DaleRider on Wednesday, August 06, 2008

Hmmmm.....no comment on whether the power supply is independently or group regulated (HINT: it's a group regulated power supply which is old tech and not seen as nearly as good as an independently regulated one.)

Wonder how FSP, using the old Epsilon platform, managed to get its ripple/noise, according to this test, "....different voltages delivered low ripple and noise results, staying well within specs." Odd that almost every other reputable power supply testing website has found just the opposite...

Then to gloss over the less than top shelf component selection when it comes to capacitors as the unit is stocked exclusively with Teapo (primary) and CapXon (secondary)...neither of which is seen as anywhere near being a first class component like Rubycon, Chemi-Con, etc.

But so far we've just seen praise heaped on each and every power supply tested.....never have they had one that failed to be great...which begins to make a lot of their testing suspect. Never downgrade a power supply for substandard interior components or build quality, never a demonstration of ripple, no MOV on the primary (all the other reputable PSU-makers on the block are doing it... why not FSP?), yet we fccus on three heatsinks...but no mention of what's attached to them, like the capacities of the seimconductors for the primary and secondary sides....or what are on the OCP controller, or if the OCP controller actually functions, and on and on.

Incomplete.....and yet we have another power supply that sails through with flying colors despite the company, using this same platform, having huge problems with ripple.

C'DaleRider

Ripply my Noise by Amart on Wednesday, August 06, 2008

"All of the different voltages delivered low ripple and noise results, staying well within specs." Thanks you for this enlightening revelation! I have no knowledge of what this "ripple and noise" means, but since you say it's "within spec's" I don't care to find out. Something in your writing makes me tingle all over... and want to trust you unquestionably.

Sincerely yours,

Iddy Otconsumer

Amart

FORTRON / FSP Power Supply Units by MTBF on Tuesday, March 09, 2010

FORTRON / FSP Power Supply Units are unreliable hardware devices.
Failed just after 784 days of normal use (about 3500 hours only)!.

MTBF

RE: Ripply my Noise by Calin on Wednesday, August 06, 2008

Funny :)
Ripple seems to be harmonics in the output (harmonics would be periodic variations, one of the most common could be at the frequency of the main electricity input - 50 Hz in Europe and 60 Hz in USA - or at its multiple/submultiples (25 Hz, 100 Hz and so on).
Noise is just that - random variations in the output. In the end, I think noise is less dangerous than ripple, as ripple might create standing waves/resonance with ripples in other AC-powered equipment (monitor, printer), which could lead to problems.

Calin

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