Rosewill Announces 650 and 800 Watt Libertas PSUs
Rosewill Announces 650 and 800 Watt Libertas PSUs
Posted 02/19/2010 at 12:16pm
| by Bart Salisbury
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In its ongoing quest to bring power to the masses, Rosewill has just introduced two new power supplies, the Libertas LIB-650 and LIB-800, which just might turn a gamer head or two.
Libertas, Rosewill informs us, is Latin for liberty. That’s all well and good, but what’s more important for power supplies is what’s under the hood, and in these two there’s a lot. The LIB-650 provides up to 650 watts of power; the LIB-800 up to 800 watts. Both systems are 80 Plus certified, SLI and Crossfire ready, and are capable of powering Intel’s Core i5 and i7 processors. They’re also modular, letting you keep case clutter to a minimum by using only the mesh-sleeved cables you need.
Both units have connectors galore: a single +12 volt rail, a 20+4-pin main connector, a 4+4-pin ATX12V/EPS12V connector, eight 4-pin peripheral connectors, and two 4-pin floppy connectors. The LIB-650 has two 6+2-pin PCI-E connectors and eight 5-pin SATA connectors, while the LIB-800 has four 6+2-pin PCI-E connectors, ten 5-pin SATA connectors, and an 8-pin EPS12V connector. Fans are 120mm and 135mm, respectively.
Both units are available now at Newegg. The LIB-650 will run you about $90, while the LIB-800 about $110.
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Jubei
February 19, 2010 at 7:42pm
I had a Rosewill 600w PSU give up the ghost last year. Their customer service was a total joke. Even though it was still within the warranty, I gave up, threw it out and got a reputable PSU.
Danthrax66
February 19, 2010 at 4:13pm
http://www.corsair.com/cinema/movie.aspx?id=622747
Have fun with your power supplies. Don't buy power supplies because they are the cheapest you can find it is THE MOST IMPORTANT part of your computerso unless you plan on getting a 800w and running 400 watts of equipment I would stay far away from any budget/cheap power supplies. And yes these are cheap power supplies. And if you don't believe me pm Quakindude or some of the other moderators or open a Topic in the forums. Buying a rosewill psu for a computer is like putting cheap gas in a jet fighter, it might work for a while but eventually everything is going to break.
and Seasonic makes most OEM power supplies and they are actually high quality Dell and HP don't skimp on PSUs.
pizzadahutt
February 23, 2010 at 4:41am
Yes, but that is a raidmax 450W made by sunpro.
These rosewill's are made by ATNG, who also makes Nexus psu's and quite a few others.
blkpanthr
February 19, 2010 at 1:34pm
Give me a break,..
i own plenty of rosewill products...they are fine if you arent looking for super-high end.....
They are just an OEM re-badge company and Newegg's house brand....
bikerbub
February 19, 2010 at 3:00pm
as long as you keep it under the rated power draw, you should be fine anyway. As far as i know, not many OEM use modular psus, other than maybe companies like Cyberpower and Ibuypower. Anyway, this is the first "fully" modular psu i've seen. all the others on newegg are just modular with the PCI cables.
i'm going to look very seriously at getting the 800W version of this.
Danthrax66
February 19, 2010 at 12:51pm
DO NOT BUY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rosewill will always be crap cheap power supplies; stick with good brands like Corsair and Seasonic.
RsKTek
March 11, 2010 at 6:59pm
I conducted some extensive research and have confirmed that the power supply is made by ABS, which happens to be a very reputable and although fairly new psu manufacturer. Look at the reviews for their ABS psus if you are not convinced. Here is a link if you're wondering http://database.ul.com/cgi-bin/XYV/template/LISEXT/1FRAME/showpage.html?name=QQGQ8.E307777&ccnshorttitle=Power+Supplies,+Information+Technology+Equipment+Including+Electrical+Business+Equipment+Certified+for+Canada+-+Component&objid=1079689435&cfgid=1073741824&version=versionless&parent_id=1073992443&sequence=1
mlee19
February 20, 2010 at 12:37am
I bought a corsair 750 walt PSU almost three years ago and still running strong. Not one issue and runs really quiet!! Worth the $110 I paid for it then. Better to only have to buy one PSU that will last than have to replace it every few months or more!!
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