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The Truth Of Cabinet And SMBS:

Hi friends this topic covers all the necessary aspects that a cabinet and SMBS must have, This will help you if you wish to buy one.

The Need :
To start with lets see what prompted us at first place to write this topic. Cabinet and SMBS are the two component that almost every one in India and in general even in other places ignored to be the last in purchase list after all these poor components are allocated just Rs.1200 or at max Rs.2500 at 95% of cases. But this is really not fare since they keep our system stable its the cabinet which allows AIR(Oxygen to system) and the SMBS(Heart of system) without heart we can not run other parts since its the heart which provides pure blood to other vital organs like CPU Motherboard Graphics card etc...

Introduction :
Cabinet the body of our system which helps to hold various components and literally there are lakhs of them to choose from ranging from vendors, price, Style, Features etc. And for the SMBS first what we must know is the components and the juice they will demand at full configure at 100%. Always its a safe to have SMBS some 100W more than the required running SMBS at its 90+ capacity will take its toll on its parts like transistor and capacitor so be aware.

Choosing (CABINET):
First lets select our cabinet, As already told they are available at various configure and model so it may be a little hard to select ?? but not any more. The core points to be checked here are...
1. Manufacturer.
2. Build Material.
3. Model (Full/Mid/Mini).
4. Vent/Fan/Drive Bays.
There are a bunch of manufacturers to select from some reputed and well known are ANTEC, and COOL MASTER. Both of them have variety of choices to choose from. If you are looking for basic home pc look for a Cabinet which have 1 or 2 fan better with side vent one such is Antec NSK4400 ATX Cabinet best entry also cool master have some check it out in their site.

And if you are looking for a better option and if your system is for basic multimedia and basic gaming and have mid range Graphics card. Then look for a cabinet that provides more than 2 fan 120+mm, and go for at least four 5.25" Drive Bay with I/O Panel to support 2+USB/Mic/speaker. Some good selection in this category are Mystique series from cool master and also if you can extend your budget go for CM 690 its the best mid solution that almost smash even with the high end models.

Now for the High-End cabinet and high end feature , where your system holds 2 or 4 high end Graphics card with or without SLI or Crossfire config and have killer processor and superior DDR2/DDR3 RAM with more than 1333 FSB and 2x500 or 1TB+ HDD then go for, extreme cooling providers which is better ventilated and comes with minimum of 4+ fan all 120+mm even 200 will be cooler. Also to mention don't just blindly choose a cabinet with more fans its not the criteria the main aim of Fan is to allow cool air from outside and remove the hot air out if there are two fan which lets air inside in opposite side right and left or front and rear Fan1---> "air lock" <---Fan2 it makes thing worst where the hot air just remains in the cabin in other word its said as AIR LOCK what we want is a good AIR PATH. The way to check AIR PATH is to remove all component from your PC and just on the cabinet and bring smoke in all side and you can see how the air is sucked and let out, But obviously its not possible when buying so the best rule is to stick to reputed manufacturers some cool high end feature rich cabinets available are CM Stacker 830 NVIDIA Edition , Antec Nine Hundred Even little tweak to CM 690 will do the job.

Choosing (SMBS):
SMBS first tip to choosing them is dont be fooled by its power rating, then note the weight of the unit since more the weight better components are inbuilt. Then the next thing is the brand yes very important than the cabinet since most brand provide much less watt than what they propose to deliver. Also select modular unit that is you can just remove unwanted connectors from smps so you will allow more air flow. Also look for one unit with Active PFC(Power Factor Correction) it provides more efficient power frequency. Because Active PFC uses a circuit to correct power factor, Active PFC is able to generate a theoretical power factor of over 95%. Active Power Factor Correction also markedly diminishes total harmonics, automatically corrects for AC input voltage, and is capable of a full range of input voltage. Since Active PFC is the more complex method of Power Factor Correction, it is more expensive to produce an Active PFC power supply.

If you are looking for a gaming RIG you must also see the connectors available to power up graphic card and other components that demand an extra connector like +12v +3v etc... also 8pin connectors are required for new GCards. And if you plan a quad crossfire or 3way SLI look for power supply with 1Kilowatt, Then in selecting PSU its efficiency is important factor since more the efficiency more you save on current bill look for 80+ units that is 80+% efficiency. Best brands in PSU are Corsair, Antec,Cool master,Tagan. The cards mentioned are all 80+ certified.

For a very basic pc with or without mid or low end Gcard i will recommend some unit
1. Antec: EA 430 , BP550Plus and if you wish go for NeoPower 430 will add some graphics to your cabinet but only if its transparent or semi trans.
2.Cool master: RS-460-ASAA-D3.
3. Corsair: VX550WW ,VX450W.

Now for a MID-Range PC with Good Mid-Range GCard(with or without SLI config) or just one highend card, 2-4GB Ram, 500+GB HDD etc...
1. Antec EA 500(No SLI), TruePower Trio 550 (Support basic SLI) , NeoPower 550 (Support basic SLI).
2. Cool master Real Power Pro 550W (Support basic SLI) , Silent Pro M500(No SLI).
3. Corsair: HX520W(SLI Dual GPU) ,
4.Tagan : BZ 700W (+12v rail)

Finally to power up system with High-End graphic card running at SLI config or Quad crossfire with extreme processor and High frequency RAM and a bulk HDD. Look for an unit with min 800+Watt with dedicated two or more +12V rail to offers maximum compatibility with latest components. Some units to choose from are...
1.Antec Quattro 1000 or 850 as required , Signature 850 its a 80 PLUS® Bronze certified.
2. Cool Master : Real Power Pro 850 or 1000W as required(Quad GPU and Quad CPU support with six +12 rails) , UCP 1100W (superiour performance but will bite your pocket).
3.Corsair : HX1000W (with dual rail design for maximum compatibility and 80A of power on +12V with Active Power Factor Correction ).
4.Tagan :Tagan BZ 900w / 1100w / 1300w as required (all are 80+ certified - six/four +12 rails - 12 x SATA connectors also its bundled with a bag of accessories have a look at their site).

Thanks hope this would help you select the best cabinet and smbs as you required it to be , now its you who is going to bell the body. Better shopping.

With Regards
RYU-Systems