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Although we have found that the external design of the OCZ ZX series is quite bland, what can be found under the hood is obviously far more important. So let’s take a moment to check out what makes these power supplies tick.
As we understand it the ZX series has been designed and built by Great Wall. That said, it is not a generic OEM design so it should differ to that of the Sparkle Gold Class units which are also made by Great Wall.
Having removed the lid from the OCZ ZX power supplies, we were not all that shocked to find that the design of the 1000w and 1250w units is much the same. Although the design of the 850w unit is essentially the same for the most part, you will notice that there are a few heatsinks missing.
The internal designs of these power supplies are quite busy, featuring a number of large black aluminum heatsinks. These three heatsinks are positioned directly below the 140mm intake fan. There is a pair of large Japanese made capacitors featured in each power supply, which are rated for 105°C rather than 85°C.
This next image shows the single 140mm fan that is located in the bottom of the power supply. The fan was produced by Yate Loon and is designed to operate at up to 2800-RPM, at which speed it creates quite a lot of noise (48.5dBA) and since the ZX series is whisper quiet we have to think it is spinning much slower.
Above we have an image of the two DC - DC converter modules for the 3.3v and 5v outputs, which OCZ claims will provide a higher level of efficiency. These modules also use Solid State capacitors, though they are not featured exclusively throughout the OCZ ZX power supplies.
Finally some technical specifications that are found on the label included on the OCZ ZX series power supplies. For all three units OCZ has gone with a single +12v rail which provides better compatibility for the latest components when compared to a quad rail setup. However, the ratings of these rails obviously vary from unit to unit. |
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Gmaster |
Posted on: 06/30/2011 11:30 AM
Great looking quality power supplies. If they made a 650w version or thereabouts I would snap it up in a heart beat! Nice work on the review and great images. Also thanks for opening it up. |
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doc |
Posted on: 06/30/2011 12:45 PM
im liking this fully modular is a must for all high end power supplies. also its great that you can do away with the 4 pin atx connector. |
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Dave P |
Posted on: 06/30/2011 09:06 PM
Yes they look like good quality power supplies but they are too expensive. By that I mean all good quality power supplies are too expensive, not just OCZ's. Stuff like memory, hard drives and even motherboards are so cheap now yet high quality power supplies are like SSD's. |
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Jediron |
Posted on: 01/31/2012 01:14 PM
Teapo is a manufacturer from Taiwan. |
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ProX |
Posted on: 01/31/2012 11:01 PM
Who the hell is Teapo? They were not referred to once in this reivew. By the way I just read over the ZT review and I like the look of those cheaper units. |