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1st Player FK

300/400W

No certATXATX 2.xnon-modular230V only2015
EPublished tier

2 known revisions of this model

Manufacturers revise a platform without changing the model name. Each row below is a distinct revision with its own rating.

Why this rating

Every criterion, its status, and the evidence behind it.

EPublished rating
FEngine rating

Evidence

79%Well evidenced
PASS
4
WARN
1
FAIL
5
N/D
12
Rules v1.0.0

Ratings disagree by 1 step

The engine rates this unit lower than the imported list, driven by the criteria listed below.

Critical failure

  • No active PFC - the unit cannot satisfy a modern ATX power supply role (Passive PFC - cannot meet modern ATX expectations (PPFC - no 80 Plus or Cybenetics rating))

Architecture

  • FAIL

    Legacy primary topology (DF)weight 3

  • FAIL

    Passive (Schottky) rectificationweight 2

  • FAIL

    Group-regulated minor railsweight 3

  • FAIL

    Passive PFC - cannot meet modern ATX expectations (PPFC - no 80 Plus or Cybenetics rating)weight 2

    PPFC - no 80 Plus or Cybenetics rating(editorial note)

Standards

  • WARN

    ATX 2.x generation platformweight 2

  • FAIL

    Restricted 230V-only inputweight 2

Efficiency

  • N/D

    Efficiency class is not documentedweight 2

Components

  • N/D

    Capacitor temperature rating is not documentedweight 2

  • N/D

    Fan bearing type is not documentedweight 1.5

Protections

  • N/D

    Protection set has not been verified independentlyweight 3

  • N/D

    OCP declaration has not been verifiedweight 2

  • N/D

    OTP declaration has not been verifiedweight 1.5

  • N/D

    Protection trip points have not been measuredweight 2

Electrical performance

  • N/D

    No qualitative electrical assessment on recordweight 3

  • N/D

    No ripple measurement on recordweight 3

  • N/D

    No voltage regulation measurement on recordweight 2

  • N/D

    No transient response measurement on recordweight 2

Evidence

  • PASS

    Built by Hellyweight 1.5

  • PASS

    Platform ATX-0200weight 1.5

  • PASS

    Independent testing on record (PPFC - no 80 Plus or Cybenetics rating)weight 2

    PPFC - no 80 Plus or Cybenetics rating(editorial note)

Warranty and support

  • N/D

    Warranty length is not documentedweight 1.5

Safety

  • PASS

    No safety incidents or false claims on recordweight 3

How the tier was reached

  1. MET

    Critical failurespec 12.14

  • Tier F assigned by critical failure rules (spec 12.14)

Specification

Values carry the source they came from; unknowns stay unknown.

Capacities
300 W400 W
Form factor
ATX
ATX generation
ATX 2.x
Efficiency class
None
AC input
230V
Cable modularity
No
Introduced
2015

Electrical architecture

What is actually inside, when it is known.

Primary stage
DF
Secondary rectification
PR
Minor rail regulation
GR
Built by
Helly
Platform
ATX-0200

Reviewer notes

Free text from the source, used by the engine as signals.

PPFC - no 80 Plus or Cybenetics rating

  • Passive PFC stated in the editorial notenoconfidence 60%
  • Independent laboratory testing referencedyesconfidence 60%

Where this data comes from

Each field records which source supplied it and how sure we are.

FieldSourceConfidenceCaptured
oemPSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 7070%workbook import
intro_yearPSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 7070%workbook import
modularityPSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 7070%workbook import
atx_versionPSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 7070%workbook import
form_factorPSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 7070%workbook import
input_rangePSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 7070%workbook import
platformPSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 7070%workbook import
editorial_tierPSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 7070%workbook import
efficiency_classPSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 7070%workbook import
primary_topologyPSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 7070%workbook import
minor_rail_regulationPSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 7070%workbook import
secondary_rectificationPSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 7070%workbook import

Primary source: PSU Tier List (seed workbook) (row 14). Community-maintained tier list imported as the seed data set. Ratings from this source are shown as the published tier; the Tier Engine computes its own rating separately.

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