Our cross loading procedure is designed to rigorously test the stability of the main two rail combinations. We push the maximum rated current and wattage through the 12 volt rail(s), and then through the 3.3 and 5 volt rails combined, and see if the power supply is capable of delivering its specification for those. However, meeting the specification is not enough, the power supply must also maintain strong voltage regulation and noise/ripple to have “passed the cross load test.
The cross load test is a “worst case scenario” for the two main power delivery rail mechanisms (12v and 3.3+5v) and so the power supply will always deliver slightly lower than realistic/expected results. However, this is not necessarily a realistic test and it is just a case of pushing a power supply’s rails right to their rated limits to see how well they can hold up.
12 volt cross loading was handled with relative ease though 5 volt regulation did start to slack a bit at 4.2%.
5 volt and 3.3 volt cross loading was reasonably strong for such an affordable unit, though the 5 volt regulation was this unit’s weakness again.
Presented for the first time ever, the 3 volume set of The Elder Scrolls V;…
Valve's latest upcoming game which has been in development since 2018 and was originally codenamed…
Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut made a strong debut on PC, hitting over 57,000 concurrent…
Microsoft is set to bring the next installment of Call of Duty to Xbox Game…
Singularity 6, the studio behind the cozy MMO Palia, has laid off 36 employees. This…
For the longest time Call of Duty has been Activision's cash cow bringing in all…
