Hiper Type-R Modular 580W

Performance:

The Hiper Type-R 580W unit is certified for NVIDIA SLI, but since NVIDIA has not publicly provided any Linux SLI support at this time, until later this year, we were unable to run true SLI. However, we did run two eVGA 6800GT's at the same time on an Albatron K8SLI board for a multi-monitor environment, which should provide a somewhat higher power draw.

These results were obtained using a Craftsman multimeter. The Load voltages were obtained by running CPUBurn-in v1.00 Linux. Idle voltages were obtained by allowing the system to sit for about 30 minutes.

Conclusion:

Overall this power supply unit performed very well. The rails were very strong and rather high, but not high enough to cause any worry. When put under load, the fluctuation on the rails was minimal. The fluctuation was .05V on the 12V rail, .02V on the 3.3V line, and .01V on the 5V rail. This translates to 0.4% fluctuation on the 12V rail, 0.5% on the 3.3V rail, and 0.2% on the 5V rail. Even though this unit was powering a water cooling system, two 6800GT's, and an overclocked Athlon 64, the rails still barely fluctuated. Since rail stability is often very important for system stability, this unit should do very well in any system. The SLI certification is well deserved, and we would recommend this unit to anyone looking for a good looking, yet high performance power supply. Ignoring the performance what had impressed us most, however, was the new innovative modular connectors for the Hiper's Type-R PSU and we hope they can continue in this great tradition.

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