Thermaltake TR2 QFan Series
by Christoph Katzer on November 19, 2008 3:00 AM EST- Posted in
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Cables and Connectors
Cable sleeving begins just beyond where the cable harnesses leave the front of the power supply. We tend to think it looks nicer if the sleeving begins inside the power supply casing, but it's not a huge issue and personal opinion plays a role. Also somewhat odd is that Thermaltake provides the same number of cables and connectors, with identical cable lengths on all of the TR2 power supplies. That means users get plenty of connectors on 300W model, but the 450W unit trimmings seem a bit spartan in comparison. We would have liked to see an 8-pin EPS 12V connector or an additional 6-pin PEG connector. Still, there are sufficient Molex and SATA connectors for all kinds of users.
The Fan
The fan is completely open on all sides. Thermaltake states that the patented design increases airflow and reduces noise, but it was difficult to confirm this in testing. The fan carries a Thermaltake mark, but it's manufactured by Everflow in China.
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Slomo4shO - Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - link
Would it be possible to include CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX, PC Power & Cooling Silencer PPCS420X, OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ400MXSP, and OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ500MXSP in your upcoming write-up?Christoph Katzer - Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - link
Yep, have them already here.Havor - Thursday, November 20, 2008 - link
Hi Christoph nice reviewBut if you really be cool if you would put all the tested PSU's in a database.
ware you can select a power rating (like say 400~450W) and see on a graf how all the PSUs performs in that W-rating
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A other thing that would be nice would be if you would give all PSU a grade from 0~100 ware 100 would be a PSU perfect PSU <15db/100% eff./DC output perfect flat/temp <30c/PFC = 1/build quality perfect
And then turn it in a graf. and cross it whit personal most important part for HTPC builders that would be db, for people building a server it would be high % efficacy
Mr Perfect - Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - link
It would be interesting to know what Seasonic is up to these days. Their old S12 line was quite impressive in it's day.Oh, and anything that has more then just one 6pin PEG connector. Someone with a reasonably powered system might still want to hook in a 4870 or GTX260, seeing how games are generally GPU limited today.
Netcraazzy - Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - link
I'd love to see a head-to-head comparison between these PSUs and similar units from Antec, OCZ, Seasonic, Sparkle and others. I'm especially interested in the 400w-500w range.Amart - Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - link
Opinion seconded, well done with the review. I especially appreciate the attention to quality and ripple graphs, as these are of prime concern when recommending a PSU.