BFG LS-450 Power Supply Review

**Hardware Secrets Team** · 06-10-2009, 11:36 AM

There has been a new article posted.

Title: BFG LS-450 Power Supply Review
URL: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/732

Here is a snippet:
"LS and MX are sister power supply series from BFG, with models from MX series coming with a modular cabling system, a 120-mm fan and an auxiliary 80-mm fan on the rear, while models from LS series use..."

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Olle P · 06-11-2009, 06:52 AM

Seems like a very nice little piece!

- The long cables can be a mixed blessing. In a cramped case it can be problematic to get the extra length out of the way.
- Single 12V rail rocks! (Especially when you can pull >40A from it, the high OCP isn't really a problem.)
- The low voltage on the 12V line at low load worries me. Did you check what happens when you load it even less? Extrapolation says it will fall out of specs...

Cheers
Olle

**Gabriel Torres** · 06-11-2009, 04:46 PM

The voltage line that had this behaviour was the -12 V line not the +12 V line... Which isn't critical...

Cheers,
Gabriel.

06-10-2009, 11:36 AM	#1
Hardware Secrets Team Administrator Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,952	BFG LS-450 Power Supply Review There has been a new article posted. Title: BFG LS-450 Power Supply Review URL: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/732 Here is a snippet: "LS and MX are sister power supply series from BFG, with models from MX series coming with a modular cabling system, a 120-mm fan and an auxiliary 80-mm fan on the rear, while models from LS series use..." Comments on this article are welcome. Best regards, Hardware Secrets Team http://www.hardwaresecrets.com

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06-11-2009, 06:52 AM	#2
Olle P Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Sweden Posts: 576	Seems like a very nice little piece! - The long cables can be a mixed blessing. In a cramped case it can be problematic to get the extra length out of the way. - Single 12V rail rocks! (Especially when you can pull >40A from it, the high OCP isn't really a problem.) - The low voltage on the 12V line at low load worries me. Did you check what happens when you load it even less? Extrapolation says it will fall out of specs... Cheers Olle

06-11-2009, 04:46 PM	#3
Gabriel Torres Administrator Join Date: Oct 2004 USA Posts: 2,553	The voltage line that had this behaviour was the -12 V line not the +12 V line... Which isn't critical... Cheers, Gabriel.