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RBMODS REVIEWS |
Date 2007-01-02
Provider: Spire
Author: Michael Chiu
Editor: Amber Lupala
Spire Rocketeer IV 600W PSU Review
A few months ago, we took a look at Spire’s 500W PSU and were impressed by the quality and stable voltages. Spire also offers a 600W PSU, the Rocketeer IV, which they claim has a high level of performance despite the additional power output. Will the added power come at a price? Let’s find out as we take a closer look at this power supply.
About Spire:
Founded in 1991, Spire is the premier brand for computer thermal solutions. In order to meet the needs of the global market, we have established the production facilities in China, our corporate office in the USA and overseas branches in The Netherlands, U.K., Germany, France, Taiwan, Japan and Brazil. All are strategically located to better work with the customers we serve.
The purpose built Spire factory and all of the products were approved by CE, UR, CSA, and TUV in 1998. We have gained AMD and VIA approvals along with recognition by International Standard Commission for Quality Assurance in 1999 against ISO-9002 and ISO-9001. (No.Q16437)
With today"s high-speed processors functioning at an unprecedented speed and output, the demand for better and more reliable cooling solutions has become one of the most important issues in the computer industry today. As a premier manufacturer of high quality cooling solutions, we are able to meet the demands of the computer industry by providing competitively priced products, next day delivery and lifetime warranty.
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The reliability of our products has earned the loyalty of many well known manufacturers and distributors throughout the world and we have maintained close business ties with international names in the computer industry.
At Spire we continually strive to improve and develop a wide range of thermal products by investing heavily in our quality manufacturing process and Research & Development. Our objective is to provide top quality products for national distributors as well as for ODM and OEM clients. We are always moving forward with new and innovative thermal solutions.
This year we are continuing the ongoing enhancements of our current production machinery as well as purchasing new equipment in an effort to provide an ever improving product line. One of our latest machines enables us to balance our fan blades with a greater degree of accuracy. By balancing the blades more efficiently, we are able to extend the life of the bearing and reduce the overall noise of the fan. This technique also allows us to increase the speed of fans without increasing the noise.
Our focus is to build on the current success of the Spire brand so that our brand is recognized world wide as a provider of top quality cooling solutions. We will continue to work to maintain the satisfaction of our customers and share the knowledge of our experts to provide our customer's with 'The perfect cooling solution'.
Features:
Intel ATX 2.01 Specification Compliant
Supports Intel Pentium 4, AMD Athlon XP and Athlon 64
3 Speed Variable Fan Speed Auto-Control
I/O Short Circuit & Overload Protection
Redundant Cooling System
SATA Power Connector
3 Year Warranty
Specifications:
Application: Intel ATX 2.01, ATX 12V Power Supply Design Guide Ver. 1.3
Voltage: 95VAC ~ 132VAC/ 190VAC ~ 264VAC
Frequency: 47Hz ~ 63Hz
Current: 10/6 Amps
Hold-up Time: 16.6 ms
Nom. Power: 600W
Max. Power: 620W
P.G. Signal: 100 ~ 500 ms
Cooling: One (1) 120mm crystal blue silent LED fan
Noise Level: 21.0 dBA Max.
Dimensions: 163mm (L) x 150mm (W) x 85mm (H)
Connectors: 20+24pin ATX (Motherboard) x1 | 4-pin 12V (Motherboard) x2 | Multi-use x6 | SATA x2 | PCI-Express x2
Cables: ATX adapter x 1 | 4-pin (3IDE) / (1 Floppy) x 2 | 4-pin (HDD/VGA) x1 | 4-pin (3 IDE Multi-use) x1 | 15-pin (2 SATA) x1 | PCI-Express x2
MTBF: 140,000 hours
Warranty: 3 Year Limited Warranty
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The product:
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The Rocketeer IV 600W power supply (PSU) arrived in a nicely decorated cardboard box with a large picture of the unit on the front and sides. The back of the package described the features and output rating of the PSU, emphasizing its silent operations.
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Opening up the package, the PSU can be found snugly wrapped in bubble wrap with the cables to one side of the package. Along with the power supply, the package contained four screws, a power cable, and some zip and Velcro cable ties. I’m glad to see that Spire continues to offer cable ties with their power supplies, which is a nice touch that is not typically found with many power supplies.
Closer look >>>>> Page 2
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