SilverStone Strider Titanium 1100W PSU Review

1. Introduction2. Packaging, Contents & Exterior3. Teardown & Component Analysis4. Load Regulation, Hold-Up Time & Inrush Current5. Efficiency, Temperature & Noise6. Protection Features7. Cross-Load Tests & Infrared Images8. Transient Response Tests9. Ripple Measurements10. EMC Pre-Compliance Testing11. Performance, Value, Noise & Efficiency12. Closing Thoughts13. View All Pages

Protection Features

Our protection features evaluation methodology is described in detail here.

Protection Features
OCP	12V: 102.86A (111.8%), 12.07V 5V: 24.7A (112.27%), 5.04V 3.3V: 39A (156%), 3.11V 5VSB: 5.2A (173.33%), 4.755
OPP	1368.84W (124.44%)
OTP	✓ (140°C @ Secondary side)
SCP	12V: ✓ 5V: ✓ 3.3V: ✓ 5VSB: ✓ -12V: ✓
PWR_OK	Not Accurate
NLO	✓
SIP	Surge: MOV Inrush: NTC Thermistor & Bypass Relay

The OCP triggering points at +12V and 5V are quite low, while at 3.3V it is sky high allowing the voltage to drop as low as 3.11V. Obviously this needs to be fixed.

The unit's OPP is set at 1368.84W and given the problems that the +12V rail faces at high loads, this is above the platform's capabilities. For the moment, though, a 130% OPP threshold is ideal, so Enhance Electronics should fix the +12V rail's performance issues when dealing with load over 95 Amps.

The over temperature protection is also working well and there is short circuit protection on all rails. Unfortunately, as we mentioned the power ok signal is not accurate, which is a shame especially for a high-end product like this one. Lastly, there is an MOV providing protection against spikes coming from the mains grid and an NTC thermistor along with a bypass relay to protect from large inrush currents.

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