Spire SP-500W: High Noise Levels At Full Load
Spire SP-500W: High Noise Levels At Full Load
The Spire SP-500W has stiff connection cables and registers quite substantial operational noise at full load, but efficiency is ok.
The graphic above shows the power supply connections and their length in centimeters: Lots of connections and sufficient length with the Spire SP-500W.
Features
While Spire is a little-known manufacturer in the segment for power supply units, it has made itself a name with processor coolers for AMD and Intel.
The Spire PSU is a powerful unit with a nice design that should please users overall. To sum up, Spire is an outsider that is capable of standing up to power supply units from well-known brands. The pluggable lines and the clean workmanship are striking. However, it also conceals risks: Due to the stiff design of the cables, breakage in the connectors for SATA hard disks is conceivable.
High-quality, pluggable lines are included in the Spire power supply
Here, the connectors are on the power supply itself - they all have the same design
Spire with a green switch: This is used for forced activation of the 120-millimeter fan.
Identification plate of the Spire.
Test Results
One of the pleasant surprises of this test is the 500-watt power supply unit from Spire, which has been running under a full load since Thursday.
Noteworthy with its power supply unit is that it has very high efficiency at 81%, though the down side is that this in turn causes the unit to become noticeably loud, 64 dB(A), under full load.
| Spire SP-500W (500 watts) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Test Phase 1 | |||
| Test Description | Lower Limit | Upper Limit | Result |
| Increase load from 20% to 100% of nominal load limit | 100 watts | 500 watts | Passed |
| Test Phase 2 | |||
| Test Description | Belastung | Result | |
| Steady load at 100% nominal load | 500 watts | Passed | |
| Test Phase 3 | |||
| Voltage Stability | |||
| Power Rail | Measurement | Min/Max according to ATX Spec. | Result |
| + 3.3 V | + 3.32 V | +/- 5% (+3.14 to +3.46 V) | Passed |
| + 5 V | + 4.96 V | +/- 5% (+4.76 to +5.25 V) | Passed |
| + 12 V | + 12.13 V | +/- 5% (+11.4 to +12.6 V) | Passed |
| + 12 V CPU | + 12.04 V | +/- 5% (+11.4 to +12.6 V) | Passed |
| + 5 V Standby | + 5.02 V | +/- 5% (+4.76 to +5.25 V) | Passed |
| - 12 V | - 12.57 V | +/- 10% (-10.8 to -13.2 V) | Passed |
| Ripple | |||
| Power Rail | Measurement | Min/Max according to ATX Spec. | Result |
| +3.3 V | 33 mV | 50 mV (Peak-Peak) | Passed |
| +12 V CPU | 63 mV | 120 mV (Peak-Peak) | Passed |
| Further Data | |||
| Größe | Messung | ||
| Noise Level (max.) | 64.1 dB(A) | ||
| Voltage | 215 V | ||
| Current | 2.89 A | ||
| Cos Phi (Phasenverschiebung) | 0,99 | ||
| Efficiency | 81,0% | ||
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