Zippy Serene (GP2-5600V)
by Christoph Katzer on September 3, 2007 1:00 AM EST- Posted in
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Cables and Connectors
As we saw with the G1, the cables are all sleeved up to the first connector. This makes sense as it's generally the longer cables contributing to the cable salad and not the shorter ones. The sleeve starts outside of the PSU casing, however, which looks a little bit cheap. It would be better to have the cable ties and sleeve ends inside of the PSU to make a better impression on the users.
The cable lengths are pretty average, with the first connectors starting at about 45cm. The SATA, Molex and Floppy connector have the longest lengths of 75cm, which won't be a problem with most cases. The two 6-pin PEG connectors are enough for a middle classed system. We would have liked to see at least one 8-pin PEG connector, as a 600W is more than capable of handling a decent high-end PC.
The Hook
The hook for the power cord was a great idea and is implemented in all of Zippy's retail products. You just plug the cord in and slide the hook over it. Afterwards, it would require quite a bit of force to remove the cord, so accidental disconnects will hopefully be eliminated.
The hook is designed to work with the included power cord from Zippy since it has the correct shape. As seen in the second picture, it does not work with some other cords, so if you like the feature you will want to make sure you use the correct cable.
As we saw with the G1, the cables are all sleeved up to the first connector. This makes sense as it's generally the longer cables contributing to the cable salad and not the shorter ones. The sleeve starts outside of the PSU casing, however, which looks a little bit cheap. It would be better to have the cable ties and sleeve ends inside of the PSU to make a better impression on the users.
The cable lengths are pretty average, with the first connectors starting at about 45cm. The SATA, Molex and Floppy connector have the longest lengths of 75cm, which won't be a problem with most cases. The two 6-pin PEG connectors are enough for a middle classed system. We would have liked to see at least one 8-pin PEG connector, as a 600W is more than capable of handling a decent high-end PC.
The Hook
The hook for the power cord was a great idea and is implemented in all of Zippy's retail products. You just plug the cord in and slide the hook over it. Afterwards, it would require quite a bit of force to remove the cord, so accidental disconnects will hopefully be eliminated.
The hook is designed to work with the included power cord from Zippy since it has the correct shape. As seen in the second picture, it does not work with some other cords, so if you like the feature you will want to make sure you use the correct cable.
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Rebel44 - Monday, September 3, 2007 - link
When will you test some Seasonic PSUs?USAF1 - Monday, September 3, 2007 - link
Yeah, I'd love to see the Seasonic S12 Energy+ series tested. Seasonic claims a peak efficiency of 88%.Christoph Katzer - Monday, September 3, 2007 - link
Will come this week...USAF1 - Monday, September 3, 2007 - link
Sweet...InternetGeek - Monday, September 3, 2007 - link
89% efficiency means the PSU doesn't dissipate almost any power at all as heat or whatsoever. This is a legent waiting to happen in terms of PSU ;)Christoph Katzer - Monday, September 3, 2007 - link
Quite possible. First it was with 230VAC where we have seen already 86% and these 2.7% more is definitly possible. I have seen already 3 years ago efficiency of 89% from a handmade PSU sample at Topower's factory in China.