Here is a good info link profivded by Antec regarding some PSU myths spread around hardware forums: http://www.antec.com/Believe_it/PSU/index.php
looks like antec trying to sell its multi rail psu`s. theres nothing wrong with powerful single rail psu`s like I have. theres also nothing wrong with quality multi rail psu`s either. we can safely call this a FUD alert thread.
a quick search on newegg confirms that their high end psu`s are multi railed. they have a very small selection of low end single rail psu`s. nice try antec and OP http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007657 50001516&IsNodeId=1&name=Antec
Not necessarily, just because it's bigger doesn't automatically mean it can push more air. It's the RPM's that make the fan what it is(aside from the bearings). A 120mm fan running at 1000 rpm will not push more air than a 92mm fan running at say, 1500-2000 rpm.
Nothing FUD about it. Did you even read the info or just go " I have something different and therefore this is not true?"
These myths have already been busted by JonnyGuru over at anandtech forums. It's a great read, and not from a corporate source either: http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=157583
Ooooooooooo Pictures....... starred at that for a bit........ then realised what I was reading............ its been a long weekend
I read it. it is pure marketing FUD by antec because their high end psu`s are multi railed and they would be happy to ease my mind by taking my money (replacing an unsafe 100.4 12v single rail) with a similarly priced multi railed psu. a sidegrade for $250+ notice the links on the bottom to antec.com and their store?:nerd:
Actually, it's size/profile/rpm....in that order. 92mm fans typically have more aggresive fanblade profiles than 120mm fans, while running at higher rpm. If you apply the same fanblade profile and rpm to a 120mm fan, it will in fact move more air due to it's larger size. Each design has it's advantages and disadvantages....not going to get into them because google is everyone's friend, but it's a fact of life.
yes but a 120mm fan at 1500 rpm will push more than a 92mm fan at 1500rpm. rpm for rpm, large fans are better. so yes, they are better.
they made it a pure marketing strategy as they sell high end psu`s with multiple rails. maybe a way to take some of the market from corsairs single rail line made by seasonic and flextronics?
And how do you know all of the info is true? It is stated that Single Rail power supplies are not as safe Multi Rail power supplies because a single +12v rail does not have Over Current Protection. I don't know if it is true if a single +12v rail can't have OCP, but it shouldn't matter if you have Over Power Protection that monitors the overall power level and shuts it down when a certain threshold is crossed, because increasing the power is done by increasing the current. A single-rail PSU with a properly functioning OPP is as safe as a multi-rail PSU with OCP on each rail. So this particular "myth buster" seems more like a marketing gimmick to me.
OP antec stated that they were afraid of people dying from single rail psu`s lol you think they are going to give me a 1200watt antec for FREE? No, they want my money to be "safe". johnny guru already covered these myths without asking people for a dime. PCP&C had this same myth topic but with single rails being on top. they have since removed it. dont believe everything a company says as they have a vested interest in the outcome. ie buy our psu`s and you wont die
5-6 years ago, Antec were a much bigger name in the PSU market. Corsair, a relative newcomer has taken a big chunk of the quality PSU market with their single rail designs. And that I believe has hurt Antec pretty bad. I think they just want to turn that around and thats what these myth articles are about.
