Introduction

Apevia (previously known as Aspire) was established in March of 1999 and they are in industry leader in the manufacture PC cases and power supplies. Apevia actively designs, imports and markets PC parts including computer cases, accessories, case fans, power supplies, and matching keyboard/mouse/speaker kits. Today we will be looking at the Apevia BeastPower PFC680W-BL power supply which features active PFC (optional), dual fans (80mm and 120mm), a fan adjustment knob, and LED lights on the PSU, and a maximum peak output power of 680W, and is SLI Ready. The Apevia BeastPower is also sleeved for maximum cable organization which is available in two different colors (blue and black).

Specs

Model No: ATX-PFC680W-BL
Max. Power: 680W
Material: Aluminum
Color: Black aluminum with blue sleeves
Switches:
- ATX Logic on-off
- additional power rocker switch 115/230 Volt selector switch
Input:
- Voltage ranges: 103-132VAC or 206-264VAC RMS switch selectable
- Input freguency: 50-60Hz
- Input current: 10A for 115VAC, 5A for 230VAC
- Inrush current: <60A @115VAC, <120A @230VAC
Output:
AC Input - 115V/230V - 60/50Hz
DC Output - +3.3V, +5V, +12V1, +12V2, -12V, -5V, +5VSB
+5V & 3.3V Combine - 330W Max
+12V, +5V & +3.3V Combine - 660W Max
Total Output Power - 680W Max
Connectors - 1 x 20/24pin Main Power
- 2 x PCI Express (6P)
- 1 x 12V (P8)
- 8 x 4pin Peripheral
- 4 x Serial ATA
- 2 x Floppy
Electrical - Efficiency:>70% under max range load
- Rise time: <20ms
- Hold up time: >10ms at full load
- Overshoot: >10%
- Leakage current: <3.5mA @240VAC
- P.G. Signal: 100-500ms
Protection: Short-circuit/ Over current/ Over voltage/ Over power/ Under voltage/ Electric shock free
Environment:
- Operation temperature:0C to 40C
- Operation humidity:20% to 90% RH
- Operation altitude: up to 10,000 ft
Efficiency: > 70%
EMI/RFI FCC class B, CISPR22 class, BSMI
Safety CB IEC 950/ TUV EN 60950/ UL 1950/ CSA 950
PFC Active
Cooling Forced air ventilation by 1 x 120mm UV blue LED fan and 1 x 80mm UV blue fan
Fan Speed Controller: yes
MTBF: 100,000 hours at full load/25
Dimension: 150mm x 177mm x 85mm (W x L x H)
Weight: 5.0 lbs

One concern I had with this PSU was that according to some research I did this power supply had an efficiency of less than 70%, this is compared to the 80% or better efficiency in the last few power supplies I have reviewed.

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