I really like the fact that SilverStone has some higher wattage/quality PSUs for small form factor cases. 800w might be a bit more than necessary for single GPU systems that use the recently released half height 1050, but I'm sure there's pent up demand for dual GPU systems in smaller cases that can take advantage of this little monster.
a single GPU in a highly overclocked system could benefit from these bigger PSUs. Starting from stock levels of a 90W CPU and a 250W GPU 150W and 350W aren't implausible power levels. Add 50W for the rest of the system and you're at 550W actual load. A bit of a safety margin means you probably need at least a 600W PSU. 700/800W sizes give you better efficiency at full load and 80+ Titanium means you're still reasonably efficient at idle too.
Getting a major OC in an mATX case instead of an mITX would ofc be easier and quieter; but some people will still do it in the smaller case.
Yes, I didn't really add the numbers up on the most demanding sorts of components when I was thinking about it. 800W makes a lot more sense in that situation since you'd ideally want to keep the PSU somewhere closer to 50% of max output for the sake of efficiency as well as having room to grow.
Exactly. Ultimately what this represents is mITX starting to transition from a tiny PC fanatic only platform to a mainstream enthusiast one by people whose interest in it is the ability to build the same sort of PC as they have for years, but reduced in size by a few inches due to the smaller mobo and removal of frontal drive cages; but without giving up any other capability.
Unfortunately my FT03-mini won't have room for this because of the modular connectors :(
Although it'd be mostly a waste because my 500-watt is adequate for the time being on a Haswell Xeon and GTX980. But obviously no over locking headroom and a GTX1080 would really be pushing it.
I just have to say how big a deal it is that they replaced that terrible 120mm wavy fan from SFX-L 500. That thing would wobble and knock the housing at low speeds.
IIRC the V2.0 didn't change the fan, but changed the thermistor. This raised the minimum voltage the fan saw, and prevented it ever spinning down (with the noise occurring when the fan was at the startup threshold). Could also have been a resistor added in parallel (because NTC) with the thermistor.
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BrokenCrayons - Friday, December 16, 2016 - link
I really like the fact that SilverStone has some higher wattage/quality PSUs for small form factor cases. 800w might be a bit more than necessary for single GPU systems that use the recently released half height 1050, but I'm sure there's pent up demand for dual GPU systems in smaller cases that can take advantage of this little monster.DanNeely - Friday, December 16, 2016 - link
a single GPU in a highly overclocked system could benefit from these bigger PSUs. Starting from stock levels of a 90W CPU and a 250W GPU 150W and 350W aren't implausible power levels. Add 50W for the rest of the system and you're at 550W actual load. A bit of a safety margin means you probably need at least a 600W PSU. 700/800W sizes give you better efficiency at full load and 80+ Titanium means you're still reasonably efficient at idle too.Getting a major OC in an mATX case instead of an mITX would ofc be easier and quieter; but some people will still do it in the smaller case.
BrokenCrayons - Friday, December 16, 2016 - link
Yes, I didn't really add the numbers up on the most demanding sorts of components when I was thinking about it. 800W makes a lot more sense in that situation since you'd ideally want to keep the PSU somewhere closer to 50% of max output for the sake of efficiency as well as having room to grow.DanNeely - Friday, December 16, 2016 - link
Exactly. Ultimately what this represents is mITX starting to transition from a tiny PC fanatic only platform to a mainstream enthusiast one by people whose interest in it is the ability to build the same sort of PC as they have for years, but reduced in size by a few inches due to the smaller mobo and removal of frontal drive cages; but without giving up any other capability.Samus - Saturday, December 17, 2016 - link
Unfortunately my FT03-mini won't have room for this because of the modular connectors :(Although it'd be mostly a waste because my 500-watt is adequate for the time being on a Haswell Xeon and GTX980. But obviously no over locking headroom and a GTX1080 would really be pushing it.
DanNeely - Sunday, December 18, 2016 - link
A stock 1080 is only 180W vs 165 for a stock 980. At worst thermal limits might clip your boost clocks a bit lower; but otherwise you should be fine.visualplastik - Friday, December 16, 2016 - link
I just have to say how big a deal it is that they replaced that terrible 120mm wavy fan from SFX-L 500. That thing would wobble and knock the housing at low speeds.edzieba - Friday, December 16, 2016 - link
IIRC the V2.0 didn't change the fan, but changed the thermistor. This raised the minimum voltage the fan saw, and prevented it ever spinning down (with the noise occurring when the fan was at the startup threshold). Could also have been a resistor added in parallel (because NTC) with the thermistor.