SFX
Today we're looking at a rather remarkable power supply from prolific peripherals producer Cooler Master. The company has put together a 1100 Watt, ATX 3.0 compliant unit that fits entirely within the SFX form factor for compact PCs. The resulting PSU is by far the most power-dense unit we've ever reviewed, and is a significant feat of engineering in and of itself. But Cooler Master and their OEM, Sysgration, are also testing the practical limits of the SFX form factor with their design. Even with no cubic inch wasted, regulating over a kilowatt of energy – and spiking as high as two kilowatts – is a lot of work for such a small power supply. So Cooler Master has needed to make some trade-offs here...
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20 by Anton Shilov on 11/2/2016
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26 by Anton Shilov on 11/1/2016
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48 by E. Fylladitakis on 9/30/2016
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17 by Anton Shilov on 8/2/2016
FSP Enters the Market of High-Wattage SFX PSUs with Dagger
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23 by Anton Shilov on 5/31/2016
MSI Rolls-Out CUBI 2 Plus SFF PCs Featuring Intel’s Mini-STX Platform
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10 by Anton Shilov on 2/25/2016
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With the recent strong penetration of computers into the living room and other applications that often require small form factor cases, the demand for quality SFX PSUs is slowly...
20 by E. Fylladitakis on 8/21/2015
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