Silverstone Zeus 560w ST56ZF ATX PSU
Looking Inside
Published: 7th June 2006 | Source: Silverstone | Price: |
The weight alone is enough to tell me that this is a well built power supply, however let's take a look inside and find out exactly what is making the ST56ZF so much heavier than its brother, the ST56F.
To say that this power supply is 'jam packed' would be a serious underestimate. Every square inch of the casing is occupied by components, all of which are tidily arranged, but didn't leave me with much room to have a poke around inside to see what I could find.
The oversized aluminium heatsinks attribute to a large portion of the weight, with the rest being mostly down to the huge capacitors hiding beneath them.
The oversized aluminium heatsinks attribute to a large portion of the weight, with the rest being mostly down to the huge capacitors hiding beneath them.
Taking a closer look inside we can see that the Zeus 560w possesses an adjustable potentiometer (pot). Pots can be used in most cases to increase the voltage output on a power supplies rails, which can be handy if the outputted voltage drops below what you would consider to be acceptable.
I also noticed that the internals of this power supply are manufactured by a company called Etasis, who are widely know for manufacturing some of the best power supplies in the industry since 1996.
I also noticed that the internals of this power supply are manufactured by a company called Etasis, who are widely know for manufacturing some of the best power supplies in the industry since 1996.
I was pleasantly surprised to see Silverstone using the same Sanyo Denki San Cooler 80mm as installed in their higher-end Zeus 750w PSU we reviewed a few weeks ago. The San Cooler pushes 42cfm at a noise level of 32dBA when running at 12v. This may sound a bit too noisy for some, but we'll see what it's like on the next page.
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Nice job XMS. Im liking the efficency test! Dam good idea and original.
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Originally Posted by name='Ham'
Nice job XMS. Im liking the efficency test! Dam good idea and original.
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Most notable of the specifications, is the fact that the ST56ZF only has a single +12v rail rated at 32a which is quite rare in modern day power supplies.
saw this on page 2.
the Zeus 560w is actually 10m longer than its brother the Strider, but should still pose no problems fitting in any ATX case.
yikes a powersupply over 10m long
saw it on page 3.
otherwise it looked good.
liked th enew efficiency testing.
Cheers for pointing that out Raven - now corrected
Yet another fine XMS review 
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