SilverStone Nightjar NJ450-SXL PSU Review

Crmaris August 9, 2018 Featured Tech News, Featured Tech Reviews, Power Supplies

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The following table includes the ripple levels we measured on the NJ450-SXL’s rails. The limits, according to the ATX specification, are 120mV (+12V) and 50mV (5V, 3.3V, and 5VSB).

Test	12V	5V	3.3V	5VSB	Pass/Fail
10% Load	5.0 mV	7.0 mV	9.5 mV	12.2 mV	Pass
20% Load	14.5 mV	8.4 mV	10.2 mV	13.2 mV	Pass
30% Load	10.4 mV	9.7 mV	10.6 mV	14.2 mV	Pass
40% Load	11.2 mV	10.4 mV	10.6 mV	15.0 mV	Pass
50% Load	12.7 mV	12.5 mV	11.1 mV	15.7 mV	Pass
60% Load	14.0 mV	13.9 mV	13.4 mV	16.5 mV	Pass
70% Load	14.9 mV	13.6 mV	11.9 mV	16.9 mV	Pass
80% Load	14.8 mV	17.1 mV	15.4 mV	17.7 mV	Pass
90% Load	16.5 mV	18.9 mV	14.6 mV	18.9 mV	Pass
100% Load	17.7 mV	19.6 mV	17.2 mV	19.4 mV	Pass
110% Load	18.3 mV	20.2 mV	15.2 mV	20.6 mV	Pass
Crossload 1	11.8 mV	9.0 mV	10.3 mV	6.5 mV	Pass
Crossload 2	18.7 mV	17.7 mV	13.6 mV	20.8 mV	Pass

The ripple suppression is excellent on all rails, without using modular cables with in-line caps.

Ripple Oscilloscope Screenshots

The following oscilloscope screenshots illustrate the AC ripple and noise registered on the main rails (+12V, 5V, 3.3V and 5VSB). The bigger the fluctuations on the screen, the bigger the ripple/noise. We set 0.01 V/Div (each vertical division/box equals 0.01V) as the standard for all measurements.