OC3D Review: OCZ Fatal1ty 700w PSU

[JN]

"Jonathan 'Fatal1ty' Wendel may be 12-time world gaming champ, but how does he cope inside a 50c hot box sucking on a heavy load?"

(man i'm so in trouble for this title)

OCZ Fatal1ty 700w ATX PSU

 

[Ham]

Very nice jim. The new equipment sure has paid off to make a stellar review.

 

[Diablo]

Nice review, bit of a shame about the PCIe connectors thing tho ...also, the last line of the conclusion (cons) shoudl should be should (try typing that drunk)

EDIT: Also nice to see the hotbox being used and to see those readings remain solid

 

[monkey7]

Haven't had your sexy time this week yet Jim?

More seriously, I think I wouldn't be buying this psu. Its effiency is rather good, but for example the cooler master silent power series is slightly more efficient (iirc) and also slightly cheaper. And I don't like having someone else's name in my rig >:'(

 

[JN]

Cheers guys

nice typo spot - fixed

Haven't had your sexy time this week yet Jim?

Sexy time? I've no idea what that is after almost 8 years in a relationship.

 

[Rastalovich]

Fantastic review.

I don't think this psu is the only one that skimps on connector types. It's obvious to see that the makers are believing u need 1jiggaW of a psu to attempt any dual card setup.

Or perhaps trying to convince the public.

I see a good selection of psus with similar specs and prices with silly shortfalls.

 

[JN]

Fantastic review.

I don't think this psu is the only one that skimps on connector types. It's obvious to see that the makers are believing u need 1jiggaW of a psu to attempt any dual card setup.

Or perhaps trying to convince the public.

I see a good selection of psus with similar specs and prices with silly shortfalls.

Yeah totally agreed. To an extent I can accept it on a ~600w PSU that might have 2-3 +12v rails, messing up any chance of SLI/Crossfire...but for a 700w unit with a single +12v rail, two PCi-E connectors is just taking the p155 a bit.

 

[lasher]

Nice review Jim.. good to see the new kit at work.

Some of the images of the internals i noticed they have been a bit haphazard with the glue gun. seems like its plastered all over the place.

Also the link to the forums at the end of the article seems to be broken??

Kind regards

Lasher

 

[JN]

Some of the images of the internals i noticed they have been a bit haphazard with the glue gun. seems like its plastered all over the place.

If you mean the white stuff, I think that belongs to Fatal1ty.....

Seriously tho, it does look a bit haphazardly placed but it is there simply to help space out some of the components and prevent them from touching others nearby. Larger PSU's don't generally have it, but these compact little ones where everything is squeezed together often have lots of white stuff splurged everywhere.

Also the link to the forums at the end of the article seems to be broken??

Cheers - fixed. For some reason it unlinked itself (maybe my old mental age)

 

[Luigi]

Sexy time? I've no idea what that is after almost 8 years in a relationship.

*wonders where the kids came from*..

Nice review matey, I really don't like the way companies use the fatality branding on stuff to make it appeal, but the PSU seems pretty good so I can forgive.

 

[DavidT]

Awesome review Seems that SunMoon was well worth it.

I can't help but feel that this Fatal1ty stuff is being strung out way too long now though. The red LED's are sexy and all, but what could he honestly have helped with during the development of this PSU, besides pointing out where his logo should go? It's all marketing fluff tbh. It is decently priced though.

Another small typo btw:

Obviously there's a certain irony here in that the only part of a PC system with the potentially cause serious injury or death

Should be either "with the potential to" or "which can potentially".

 

[HypoglossalXII]

Why does it carry the SLI-Certified tag when it doesn't have sufficient cables?

-HypoG

 

[nepas]

It has 2 X 6+2-pin (8-pin) PCI-E cables so it is SLI capable,but not with high end cards

 

[Bungral]

You mean like you Jimbo?? Blowing yourself up the other night

Do my eyes deceive me...Is that three adjustable pots sitting around looking sexy on that daughterboard there? Yes, yes it is. I'm not 100% sure if these are for fine tuning rail voltages, or just for making adjustment to the fan speed - as the board does actually double-up as the fan controller, but if you're into poking around inside PSU's with a screwdriver only milimetres away from the mains EMI filter, why not let me know!

 

[JN]

You mean like you Jimbo?? Blowing yourself up the other night

*AHEM* Shhhhhhh....

Being a PSU reviewer I always take the necessary precautions to ensure my safety

 

[Bungral]

Oh yeah of course!

I'm just waiting for the review that says "I don't know what happened.. I was testing away and suddenly it just blew up for no apparent reason, must be a manufacturing problem" with a picture of you with a full sooty face and charred clothes poking a fork in the plug socket to try and lever the plug out.

*AHEM* Shhhhhhh....

Being a PSU reviewer I always take the necessary precautions to ensure my safety