PFC Active?

[Guest]

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Looking at buying a new 480 watt PSU and wondering what "PFC" means in
the product specs I am reviewing. I see three different descriptors next
to this: Active, No, or N/A.

What do these mean?

Thanks.

 

[Neil]

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Looks like it means power factor correction. Just google....
http://www.endpcnoise.com/cgi-bin/e/pfc.html

Neil
"Steve Marshall" <marshall22@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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> Looking at buying a new 480 watt PSU and wondering what "PFC" means in the
> product specs I am reviewing. I see three different descriptors next to
> this: Active, No, or N/A.
>
> What do these mean?
>
> Thanks.

 

[Guest]

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Thanks, Neil; that was very helpful and I have ordered a "PFC Active" PSU.

Steve


neil wrote:
> Looks like it means power factor correction. Just google....
> http://www.endpcnoise.com/cgi-bin/e/pfc.html
>
> Neil
> "Steve Marshall" <marshall22@mindspring.com> wrote in message
> news:uwOm5wk0EHA.2572@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>
>>Looking at buying a new 480 watt PSU and wondering what "PFC" means in the
>>product specs I am reviewing. I see three different descriptors next to
>>this: Active, No, or N/A.
>>
>>What do these mean?
>>
>>Thanks.
>
>
>