Xilence XQ Series 850 W

crmaris · May 19, 2012, 05:46 AM

To read this review go to: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Xilence/XQ_850W/

Rivage · May 22, 2012, 08:29 AM

Weird design. And 2x small 60mm fans. Not too loud, but anyways i pass by.

Assimilator · May 22, 2012, 04:16 PM

Not bad, but I have to wonder at this unit's longevity with Chinese caps.

*edit*

Would've liked to see noise measurements on this unit when run at full power, esp. compared to more traditional units that use a single 120mm/140mm fan.

Edgarstrong · May 22, 2012, 04:40 PM

Tbh if I needed a really silent at low loads PSU I'd buy one of the hybrid units that operate fanless until 20% load.

_JP_ · May 22, 2012, 10:10 PM

Thank you for the review, crmaris.

Do you think recapping this unit with higher quality components would improve it's reliability?

badtaylorx · May 23, 2012, 02:10 AM

cant wait for pics from the first dope to mount it upside down

crmaris · May 23, 2012, 05:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by _JP_

Thank you for the review, crmaris.

Do you think recapping this unit with higher quality components would improve it's reliability?

I am not a recapping fan since all elecs have a specific ESR and if you mess with it (change it with recapping) then things can go really bad. The manufacturer built, tested and tuned this unit with the specific caps so it is not the best idea to mess with them.

tonschk · May 23, 2012, 09:32 AM

I was already guessing about this possibility, if we increase the efficiency, it is not necessary anymore a huge amount of airflow to cool down the heatsink and therefore smaller low RPM fans can do the job. May be in the future we will see again the PSU made with 80mm fans. The problem with the previous "noisy" 80mm fans, was because the crcuit of older 80mm fans was made cheap without capacitors, this lack of capacitors within the fans develop a buzzing noise and on top of that the blades of 80mm fans were made with high pitch angle which increase the noise made by the fast spinning blades

May 19, 2012, 05:46 AM	#1
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Assimilator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: South Africa Posts: 427 (0.14/day) Thanks: 113 Thanked 56 Times in 41 Posts System Specs	Not bad, but I have to wonder at this unit's longevity with Chinese caps. edit Would've liked to see noise measurements on this unit when run at full power, esp. compared to more traditional units that use a single 120mm/140mm fan. __________________ <html> <code> <style> The QuadFather: 4x4x4x4 4 cores (QX9650) / 4 GPUs (2x 9800 GX2) / 4x 2GB DDR2-800 / 4 hard disks (quad 320GB Seagates, RAID-5)

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May 22, 2012, 08:29 AM	#2
Rivage Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Kouvola, Fi Posts: 9 (0.02/day) Thanks: 16 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts System Specs	Weird design. And 2x small 60mm fans. Not too loud, but anyways i pass by.

May 22, 2012, 04:40 PM	#4
Edgarstrong Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Marsala Posts: 66 (0.10/day) Thanks: 12 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Tbh if I needed a really silent at low loads PSU I'd buy one of the hybrid units that operate fanless until 20% load.

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_JP_ Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Portugal Posts: 2,142 (1.85/day) Thanks: 1,968 Thanked 650 Times in 471 Posts System Specs	Thank you for the review, crmaris. Do you think recapping this unit with higher quality components would improve it's reliability?

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tonschk Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 39 (0.02/day) Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I was already guessing about this possibility, if we increase the efficiency, it is not necessary anymore a huge amount of airflow to cool down the heatsink and therefore smaller low RPM fans can do the job. May be in the future we will see again the PSU made with 80mm fans. The problem with the previous "noisy" 80mm fans, was because the crcuit of older 80mm fans was made cheap without capacitors, this lack of capacitors within the fans develop a buzzing noise and on top of that the blades of 80mm fans were made with high pitch angle which increase the noise made by the fast spinning blades __________________ On 9/11 The World Trade Center was a INSIDE JOB Organised Orchestrated and Executed by george bush regime officials, Architects and Enginners for 911 Truth http://www.ae911truth.org/

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