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Chieftec/Chieftronic Vita BPX-S

750/850W

BronzeATXATX 2.xnon-modular2024
C-Published tier

Why this rating

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

C-Published rating
C-Engine rating

Evidence

74%Limited lab data
PASS
6
WARN
3
FAIL
2
N/D
11
Rules v1.0.0

Architecture

  • FAIL

    Legacy primary topology (DF)weight 3

  • PASS

    Synchronous rectificationweight 2

  • PASS

    Independent DC-DC converters for +5V and +3.3Vweight 3

  • N/D

    PFC type is not documented; APFC assumed only when statedweight 2

Standards

  • WARN

    ATX 2.x generation platformweight 2

  • PASS

    Full-range input (~100-240 VAC)weight 2

Efficiency

  • WARN

    Bronze class efficiencyweight 2

Components

  • FAIL

    85 degC electrolytic capacitors found (3 year warranty; 85C bulk cap, and not one of particularly good quality, either.)weight 2

    3 year warranty; 85C bulk cap, and not one of particularly good quality, either.(editorial note)

  • 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 Andysonweight 1.5

  • PASS

    Platform P37weight 1.5

  • N/D

    No independent laboratory report linked yetweight 2

Warranty and support

  • WARN

    3 year warrantyweight 1.5

    3 year warranty; 85C bulk cap, and not one of particularly good quality, either.(editorial note)

Safety

  • PASS

    No safety incidents or false claims on recordweight 3

How the tier was reached

  1. MISSED

    Tier A - reference classspec 12.9

    • Primary conversion stage: Legacy primary topology (DF)
    • Efficiency certification: Bronze class efficiency
    • Electrolytic capacitor temperature rating: 85 degC electrolytic capacitors found (3 year warranty; 85C bulk cap, and not one of particularly good quality, either.)
    • Too many warnings for this tier (2)
    • Too many failed criteria for this tier (2)
  2. MISSED

    Tier B - strong mainstreamspec 12.10

    • Primary conversion stage: Legacy primary topology (DF)
    • Electrolytic capacitor temperature rating: 85 degC electrolytic capacitors found (3 year warranty; 85C bulk cap, and not one of particularly good quality, either.)
    • Too many failed criteria for this tier (2)
  3. MET

    Tier C - adequatespec 12.11

  • Weighted pass ratio 67%, 3 warning(s), confidence 74%

Missing evidence

These criteria could not be resolved. They lower the confidence index rather than count against the unit.

  • Active power factor correction
  • Fan bearing type
  • Protection coverage
  • Over-current protection declared
  • Over-temperature protection declared
  • Protection trip points
  • Measured electrical behaviour
  • +12V ripple
  • Voltage regulation
  • +12V transient response
  • Independent laboratory evidence

Specification

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

Capacities
750 W850 W
Form factor
ATX
ATX generation
ATX 2.x
Efficiency class
Bronze
AC input
Full range (~100–240 V)
Cable modularity
No
Introduced
2024

Electrical architecture

What is actually inside, when it is known.

Primary stage
DF
Secondary rectification
SR
Minor rail regulation
DC-DC
Built by
Andyson
Platform
P37

Reviewer notes

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

3 year warranty; 85C bulk cap, and not one of particularly good quality, either.

  • Warranty length stated in the editorial note3confidence 60%
  • 85 degC capacitors reportednoconfidence 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 293). 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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