Makes power flow in true sinusoidal fashion from my understanding of converting power, and scrubbing it to improve spikes and etc. So it makes it flow in a sinus rhthym I believe. I may be wrong.
Looked it up it does what I saw, but it does it differntly than a PMW or Pulse Width Modulating version; so it's a different cookie which provides power in different way.
The LLC minimizes voltage lost by using higher harmonic currents using magnets and a resonant network allowing mosfets to be turned on with almost zero voltage; also LLC according to a industry pdf allows for narrow frequency variation over a wide load range (power supplies in general meet this criteria). Almost none of them are run at 80-90% peak power of their efficiency curve everyday at least for home use. Also LLC allows for ZVS even at no load or Zero Voltage Switching; it sounds pretty beneficial.
Nice to see a non-Silverstone SFX-L PSU on the market. Might bring some competition to the relatively barren SFX market (Corsair, Silverstone, and a few poor efficiency Seasonics.)
Love to see more SFX-L PSUs. Once the PSU selection fills out, we'll have more cases "limited" to SFX-L, making for more choice in the SFF space. About time! ATX PSUs make very, very little sense for ITX (or even mATX) systems with a single GPU. Heck, even a 1080Ti runs fine off a 500W PSU.
I think that ATX is on its way out in SFF. Sure, mid-towers and full towers will still use ATX because of legacy compatibility and maximum power output, but I see no reason for a large ATX power supply in a case of 10 liters or less in volume that cannot even accommodate over 800 watts of power in components.
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Sivar - Thursday, June 1, 2017 - link
What is an LLC resonant converter?Is this one of the "latest leading topologies or technologies" mentioned in Anandtech's Seasonic Prime article (http://www.anandtech.com/comments/11252/the-season...
ckbryant - Thursday, June 1, 2017 - link
Makes power flow in true sinusoidal fashion from my understanding of converting power, and scrubbing it to improve spikes and etc. So it makes it flow in a sinus rhthym I believe. I may be wrong.ckbryant - Thursday, June 1, 2017 - link
Looked it up it does what I saw, but it does it differntly than a PMW or Pulse Width Modulating version; so it's a different cookie which provides power in different way.ckbryant - Thursday, June 1, 2017 - link
*say and differently** no editckbryant - Thursday, June 1, 2017 - link
The LLC minimizes voltage lost by using higher harmonic currents using magnets and a resonant network allowing mosfets to be turned on with almost zero voltage; also LLC according to a industry pdf allows for narrow frequency variation over a wide load range (power supplies in general meet this criteria). Almost none of them are run at 80-90% peak power of their efficiency curve everyday at least for home use. Also LLC allows for ZVS even at no load or Zero Voltage Switching; it sounds pretty beneficial.fanofanand - Thursday, June 1, 2017 - link
"Be quiet! said that the 120mm cooling fan will operate quietly."This should go without saying it.
JoeyJoJo123 - Thursday, June 1, 2017 - link
Nice to see a non-Silverstone SFX-L PSU on the market. Might bring some competition to the relatively barren SFX market (Corsair, Silverstone, and a few poor efficiency Seasonics.)Valantar - Friday, June 2, 2017 - link
Lian-Li also has a couple, although I haven't seen them for sale much.Valantar - Friday, June 2, 2017 - link
Love to see more SFX-L PSUs. Once the PSU selection fills out, we'll have more cases "limited" to SFX-L, making for more choice in the SFF space. About time! ATX PSUs make very, very little sense for ITX (or even mATX) systems with a single GPU. Heck, even a 1080Ti runs fine off a 500W PSU.Itselectric - Saturday, June 3, 2017 - link
I think that ATX is on its way out in SFF. Sure, mid-towers and full towers will still use ATX because of legacy compatibility and maximum power output, but I see no reason for a large ATX power supply in a case of 10 liters or less in volume that cannot even accommodate over 800 watts of power in components.