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Inside the HIPRO-HP-K1107A3 REV:2.0

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First post, by Skyscraper

Posted on 2014-10-20, 20:52

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Here is an old image I posted last year so those who missed the opportunity then also get the chanse to see how spectacular the "HIPRO-HP-K1107A3 REV:2.0" looks.

Who can resist specs like these!

But what does it hide under all that sheet metal? Do we dare take a look? We do!

High Res, open in separate tab. http://u.cubeupload.com/jonaz81a/CIMG0343.jpg

High res, http://u.cubeupload.com/jonaz81a/CIMG0345.jpg

High res, http://u.cubeupload.com/jonaz81a/CIMG0346.jpg

High res, http://u.cubeupload.com/jonaz81a/CIMG0348.jpg

High res, http://u.cubeupload.com/jonaz81a/CIMG0350.jpg

High res, http://u.cubeupload.com/jonaz81a/CIMG0353.jpg

I can not see any bad caps or anything other out of order.
Lets see if the forums PSU experts can spot something.

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Reply 1 of 4, by nforce4max

Posted on 2014-10-21, 00:22

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I used to have a few units like this (dumpster dived machines) and they were usually well cooked or very easily overheated. Usually found them full of filth and since they were often overloaded during peak loads the boards around a few things were discolored from heat damage. HP and Emachine were absolutely horrendous for using such units.

On a far away planet reading your posts in the year 10,191.

Reply 2 of 4, by pewpewpew

Posted on 2014-10-21, 01:00

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... Worst sinks I've seen. Are they aluminum? They look like castings, but if you're going to make castings why drilled holes through a thick plate for the masters? It's back-alley tech to a new low.

Reply 3 of 4, by mockingbird

Posted on 2014-10-21, 01:14

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Looks well built. HiPro units usually have a decent build quality.

The caps are another story. All secondary caps look like G-Luxon, a very low-rated brand and they should all be replaced. Two big primary caps are an good brand.

Reply 4 of 4, by Skyscraper

Posted on 2014-10-21, 14:08

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nforce4max wrote:
I used to have a few units like this (dumpster dived machines) and they were usually well cooked or very easily overheated. Usually found them full of filth and since they were often overloaded during peak loads the boards around a few things were discolored from heat damage. HP and Emachine were absolutely horrendous for using such units.

This one does not run that hot, even when the power draw is close to its max specified power rating.
The efficiency could be really really low but I have pulled ~140w from the wall when I did some testing earlier. The system it powers only use ~110-115W peak from the wall though.

pewpewpew wrote:
... Worst sinks I've seen. Are they aluminum? They look like castings, but if you're going to make castings why drilled holes through a thick plate for the masters? It's back-alley tech to a new low.

I hope it is metal at least 😁

mockingbird wrote:
Looks well built. HiPro units usually have a decent build quality.

The caps are another story. All secondary caps look like G-Luxon, a very low-rated brand and they should all be replaced. Two big primary caps are an good brand.

Good caps or bad caps, it has survived since 1999 powering a K6-2 system and it is now powering a Tualatin Celeron system. If I cant find another unit as small as this one I will have to recap it sooner or later because I like the case the PSU comes from and there is absolutely no room for a larger unit. It is about half the size of a normal SFX PSU.

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