Coolmax M-500B 500W Eps Power Supply with 5 Sata Connectors ATX12V & EPS12V
by CoolMax USA
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Manufacturer: CoolMax USAAudio: English (Original Language)
Format: CD
Model: 14622
Product features:
- 120mm fan design, long life, and fastest cooling time
- Powerful & high-efficiency performance
- Total silent solution
- Smart cable management
- Over/under voltage protection
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Customer Review: A Mediocre Replacement Power Supply For Your Computer
Summary: 2 Stars
I've purchased this CoolMax M-500 B power supply at Amazon.com and that this unit works okay on my computer most of the time, although the power rating is somewhat inflated. As compared to a high quality expensive unit, this one is more like a unit rated at 300 W to 350W. Also because it uses a much less sophisticated voltage regulation being group regulated, the cross regulation between different rails nowhere as good as a much more expensive unit. Being an inexpensive unit, it also does claimed have PFC but it doesn't actually have have any. The specification lists a power factor correction of 99% but the actual unit lacks any power factor correction and has a maximum efficiency of up to 70% at peak output. For one thing it does have is an extremely quiet 120mm fan. Overall, some of the faults I have to say about this power supply is the wires a little on the short side for anything but a micro ATX system. Speaking of the wires, even though it wasn't listed in the specification. It does have a single plug for the floppy drive on one of the wire string that has the four pin Molex. Also this unit claimed to have dual virtual rail for the 12 V, but it is actually a single rail. The metal used in the case is somewhat of a thinner gauge than the more expensive quality units. Fortunately being an inexpensive unit, practically all the wires are of 18gauge construction unlike some of the generic brands that may have thinner 20gauge wires.
I purchased this unit to use on my secondary computer that has the Asrock 775i65G motherboard because I do have a better power supply that doesn't work with this motherboard. That power supply is the Antec Truepower Trio 430 W triple rail power supply. I was taking a chance on the purchase of this power supply hoping it will work with this motherboard. Apparently, it works most of the time but sometimes the computer refused to boot. I've decided to fool around with the bios trying to overclock the computer, and it failed to post or boot even after I cleared the CMOS from that point on no matter how many time I tried. The computer works again as soon as I reinstall the old sparkie power supply. Correction, this problem was caused by the motherboard bios and not this power supply or any adequate power supply. It was resolved after the motherboard bios was updated to version 3.3.
Update October 10, 2009: Because of the boot problem, I had no choice but to reinstall the old 250 W sparkie power supply and keep this as my spare. As soon as I reinstall the old unit, the computer was able to boot. After taking the CoolMax out of the computer, I ran some tests on the power supply and it was okay. I decided that I don't care about the warranty on this unit and opened it to check to see what kind of quality I am getting. What I found was subpar construction inside with no name capacitors and fairly small heatsinks for a 500 W unit. My 250 W sparkle power supply has larger heatsinks and has a much more sophisticated in-line noise filter then this unit. I have seen worse units than this CoolMax when it comes to quality. Also, the soldering job underneath the circuit board this kind of sloppy. Because of this, my advice for anyone who wanted to buy a cheap power supply is perhaps go with Sparkle or FSP Group power supplies. I've took apart several sparkle model power supplies and notice fairly decent sized parts and much better construction than this CoolMax unit. (Note! All sparkle power supplies are manufactured by FSP Group).In most cases,sparkle power supplies are more honest with the power rating then the generic brands. The 350 W sparkle power supply that is also carried here at Amazon.com is actually is slightly more powerful than this CoolMax unit for about the same price.
Warning risk of electrical fire! Do not use the included line cord, but to discard it. If you need a line cord, it's probably best to buy one locally after inspecting it making sure it's 18gauge construction. The included line cord is of very poor quality and it doesn't have the UL certification. When I compared it with a standard line computer line cord, it was much lighter and thinner. The standard UL certified line cord has 18gauge wires minimum as compared to this one with only 26gauge. Prior to discarding this line cord, I've decided to cut it open and found the extremely thin wires inside. In the event of any malfunction or short-circuit, instead of the circuit breaker or fuses tripping or blowing the wires in this cord light up instead. This appears to be a problem with most generic power supply that also includes a line cord set.
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