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I my complaint that they are calling this atx, when the only thing remotely ATX about it is being designed to work with the atx motherboard power connector. Th

I my complaint that they are calling this atx, when the only thing remotely ATX about it is being designed to work with the atx motherboard power connector. This in no way meets the atx form factor for power supplies, neither the original, nor the 12V version. Like I could forgive it if it failed to be a rectangular prism in favor of having more open space, as long as it had a frame with proper mounting points. And I could also forgive it if they went with the rectangle, but far shorter than the official 140mm depth (that has always been mandatory per intel specs), given that the market already accommodates non-conforming lengths, and this could be made to not require the bottom of case mounting holes, allowing for absurdly short lengths. But the photos show none of that, and just a fully custom form factor, without any apparent mounting mechanism.

vxNsr 4y ago
This actually looks like a server psu.
tomtheelder 4y ago
The form factor and mounting design of the power supply are not parts of the ATX spec. The pin layout & shape, voltages, signaling, etc are what are specified. This is an ATX power supply. It is just designed for very small cases that would never be able to accommodate the existing standard configurations.
- D13Fd 4y ago
  >The form factor and mounting design of the power supply are not parts of the ATX spec. The pin layout & shape, voltages, signaling, etc are what are specified. Did you just pull this out of nowhere? Look at ATX Specification v. 2.01 section 4.1, page 18-20. It specifies the "required overall dimensions and general form factor of an ATX power supply," with or without special airflow ducting (emphasis in original). The linked PSU in the OP clearly does not meet this form factor.
  - tomtheelder 4y ago
    That's a very outdated spec. The size requirements were removed in the current spec.
  - mook 4y ago
    ATX 2.2 spec seems to no longer have that; at least, the PDF linked from the Wikipedia article on ATX doesn't. Perhaps they removed it in a revision? That seems like a silly idea…

vxNsr 4y ago

This actually looks like a server psu.

tomtheelder 4y ago

The form factor and mounting design of the power supply are not parts of the ATX spec. The pin layout & shape, voltages, signaling, etc are what are specified. This is an ATX power supply. It is just designed for very small cases that would never be able to accommodate the existing standard configurations.

D13Fd 4y ago
>The form factor and mounting design of the power supply are not parts of the ATX spec. The pin layout & shape, voltages, signaling, etc are what are specified. Did you just pull this out of nowhere? Look at ATX Specification v. 2.01 section 4.1, page 18-20. It specifies the "required overall dimensions and general form factor of an ATX power supply," with or without special airflow ducting (emphasis in original). The linked PSU in the OP clearly does not meet this form factor.
- tomtheelder 4y ago
  That's a very outdated spec. The size requirements were removed in the current spec.
- mook 4y ago
  ATX 2.2 spec seems to no longer have that; at least, the PDF linked from the Wikipedia article on ATX doesn't. Perhaps they removed it in a revision? That seems like a silly idea…