Some of the older SS Phase units were spec'd to loads that might not be enough to handle Core I7 CPU's.
When a unit it built it is ually tuned to a watt range so it can handle that load at a certian temp range. If the load is higher that what it was tuned for temps will end up warmer or even crash the unit.
What CPU's do you plan on using this unit for ?
For Core I7, C2D's you would want ~250watt load SS Phase, so some where close to that.
Here is a good example of what I am talking about.
I have a older SS Phase unit that is very, very nice, sweet case, controller etc. How ever it what we call a Chilly1 Phase unit. It will handle Dual Core setups very well. But throw it on a newer Quad and it will not be able to handle the load.
The Jinu SS Phase unit I had built was tuned for 250watts and handles everything I throw at it very well. I ran my QX9770 @ 4.9ghz 24/7 and it maintained the high -30c's to low -40c range depending on what I was doing. Core I7 chips are np problems for it either.
Some builders like Sdumper and Ron are building what they call benching units that are tuned to 300watt or more range. These make excelent benching units but are rather large for a 24/7 use.
So I ask what are the plans for the unit, 24/7 use or benching ?
Many of the 24/7 units were built to be in a small case and fit under the main computer case, or even inside. These work very well, nice and quit, do not use a lot of power or kick out a lot of heat.
Sorry if I went a bit off track, but all that is stuff to consider when looking at these units.
Do you have a pic or some spec's of this Phase at all ?
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