{"id":35435,"date":"2013-05-29T21:34:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-29T20:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/?p=35435"},"modified":"2013-12-11T17:49:17","modified_gmt":"2013-12-11T17:49:17","slug":"cooler-masters-psu-haswell-ready","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/cooler-masters-psu-haswell-ready\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooler Master’s PSU Haswell Ready"},"content":{"rendered":"
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There has been a lot of talk about PSU compatibility for Intel\u2019s upcoming 4th Generation Core Processors (code named Haswell). We have observed a large amount of misinformation being spread. We would like to clarify the situation to calm and reassure our customers and partners that they will be able to upgrade safely. A full list of Cooler Master power supplies is listed here. Below are some quick facts that the public should be aware. <\/p>\n

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  • Most power supplies don\u2019t support Haswell \u2013 False<\/font> <\/li>\n
  • I need a Haswell certified power supply to build a Haswell system \u2013 False<\/font> <\/li>\n
  • Haswell only works with DC-DC Power Supplies \u2013 False<\/font> <\/li>\n
  • Haswell only works with 80+ Gold and better Power Supplies \u2013 False<\/font> <\/li>\n
  • Haswell requires a second 12V rail and doesn’t work with single rail Power Supplies \u2013 False<\/font> <\/li>\n
  • On some older power supplies, Haswell consumes 5W more in idle mode – True<\/font> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Among other improvements of Intels latest Core Processors, power consumption in idle mode has been greatly reduced from around 6W to less than 1W. This might cause some older power supplies to shut the system off when the CPU enters idle mode, or prevent the system from waking up out of sleep mode. To our knowledge all mainboard vendors will disable this advanced power saving mode by default, and no customer upgrading to Haswell should experience any issues whatsoever. <\/p>\n

    Should customers experience problems nevertheless, or would like to enable the advanced power saving mode on older power supplies that might not support it, there is a simple fix. Simply adding a single silent case fan to the system, connected to the power supply, should provide enough additional load to keep the system running in advanced power saving mode. The only disadvantage would be that power savings in idle mode on such a system would only surmount to around 2-3W instead of ~5W. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Series<\/td>\nModel<\/td>\nHaswell-ready<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    V Series<\/td>\nV1000<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    V850<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    V700<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Platinum Series<\/td>\nSilent Pro Platinum 1000W<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Silent Pro Platinum 550W<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Gold Series<\/td>\nSilent Pro Gold 1200W<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Silent Pro Gold 1000W<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Silent Pro Gold 800W<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Silent Pro Gold 700W *<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Silent Pro Gold 600W *<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Silent Pro Gold 550W<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Silent Pro Gold 450W<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Hybrid Series<\/td>\nSilent Pro Hybrid 1300W<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Silent Pro Hybrid 1050W<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Silent Pro Hybrid 850W<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    M2 Series<\/td>\nSilent Pro M2 1500W<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Silent Pro M2 1000W<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Silent Pro M2 850W<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Silent Pro M2 720W<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Silent Pro M2 620W<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Silent Pro M2 520W *<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Silent Pro M2 420W *<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    M Series<\/td>\nSilent Pro M 1000W<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Silent Pro M 850W<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Silent Pro M 700W<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Silent Pro M 600W<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Silent Pro M 500W *<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    GX2 Series *<\/td>\nGX2 750W *<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    GX2 650W *<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    GX2 550W *<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    GX2 450W *<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    GX Series<\/td>\nGX 750W<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    GX 650W<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    GX 550W *<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    GX 450W<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    GX 400W *<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    GX Lite Series *<\/td>\nGXL 700W *<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    GXL 600W *<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    GXL 500W *<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    i Series<\/td>\ni700<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    i600<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    i500<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    G Series *<\/td>\nG700 *<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    G600 *<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    G500 *<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Thunder M Series *<\/td>\nThunder M 620W *<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Thunder M 520W *<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Thunder M 420W *<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Thunder Series *<\/td>\nThunder 700W *<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Thunder 600W *<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Thunder 500W *<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Thunder 450W *<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    B Series *<\/td>\nB700 *<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    B600 *<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    B500 *<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Extreme2 Series<\/td>\nEX2 725W<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    EX2 625W<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    EX2 525W<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    EX2 475W<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Extreme Series<\/td>\nEX 700W<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    EX 650W *<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    EX 600W<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    EX 550W<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    EX 500W<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    EX 460W *<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    EX 400W *<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    EX 350W *<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Elite Series<\/td>\nElite 460W<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Elite 400W<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Elite 350W<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    * indicates model only available in selected regions <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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