The PSU is rated at 400w, with a peak rating of 450w, and a combined 3.3+5 output of 200w (46A) max. The rail ratings are:
- 3.3v- 28A
- 5v- 40A
- 12v- 22A
I wasn't able to find any temp/load graphs on the PSU or the manual.
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Our Super Tornado 400w comes in an attractive box-- a clear list of features are found on the right, and the box shows the PSU; an attractive, single-fan design.
When I first received the Super Tornado, I was hoping it wouldn't sound like one, but thankfully the DBA rating is only 22dba, which is very quiet. That's roughly the noise level of a Panaflo L1A fan, and if you've ever heard one of those, you'll know what I mean, because you'd probably need to have superhuman hearing abilities to do so.
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The PSU itself is a little plain. It's just a boring metallic grey, not a cool matte black or my favorite, the silver titanium reflectiveness as found on the A+GPB unit.
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On the back of this PSU is a honeycomb grill for ventilation. Note that this PSU does not have a rear fan, the 120mm fan located at the bottom does all of the work. This is to help quiet down the PSU, and having one 120mm fan vs. 1 80mm fan is not only better for power output, but for cooling as well. Definitely a much better idea than Zalman had on their 400w Active PFC model.
Note that it doesn't have a voltage selector switch. This PSU is also Active PFC, which means that it auto-detects the voltage. Not a big deal, but nice to know.
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On the bottom of the Super Tornado 400w is the 120mm fan. The fan grill isn't too bad, but keeping with the honeycomb theme of the front of the PSU would have been great, not to mention for better efficiency.
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The cables are long, but not excessively long. Enough to reach everywhere in the Aspire X-Dreamer II we'll be testing in... Long cables are nice for people like me, since I have a PC-70, but when it comes down to it, the majority do not need long cables, and they can actually end up making your case messier. Therefore I am quite pleased to see the slightly shorter cables.
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The Super Tornado also includes something called Dr. Cable, which is a cable management system. This is something I'd really need on my True430 in my main box, as it's very very messy. Basically it's a sleeving kit, but without spending hours removing Molex connectors or such. It includes cable ties, small and large cable wraps, and sticky clamps for keeping your sleeved monstrosities in order. Let's put it on and see how it looks:
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Now, in normal situations, you're supposed to use the included cable ties to "trim down" the cables to length, and then cut the Dr. Cable system to fit your cables, so this tube would normally cover a couple of strands. However, I'm not sure how I want to arrange everything yet, so I didn't cut. Installation is very easy, just insert the cable and keep twisting. It's cable sleeving made easy.
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The ATX power cable is not sleeved, unfortunately. This PSU also includes the normal stuff like the P4 connectors and the fan sensor. It has a grand total of 8 4-pin Molex connectors and 2 floppy connectors, sufficient to hook up anything.
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