What is the difference between a fully modular power supply and a semi modular power supply?

1.The power supply modularization can realize the combination of wires for all parts that want to use electricity, the wires are not messy, semi-modular is that some of the modular power supplies can be used to manage the wires much more conveniently, the game Titans Warcraft GX700M adopts a semi-modular design, "This makes DIY players more free to match now, according to their own needs to choose useful, to avoid a large number of excess wires accumulation, resulting in blocking the heat dissipation air duct, so that the overall heat dissipation of the chassis is greatly reduced." ”

2.All the wires of the whole module can be plugged and unplugged freely, and only some of the wires of the semi-module can be plugged and unplugged, and the motherboard power supply cable will not be allowed to be removed, of course, the possibility that other wires cannot be removed is not ruled out.

3.If multiple power supplies are mixed, the fully modular power supply can provide a higher degree of freedom, for example, the fully modular power supply can be removed from the motherboard cable, which is more advantageous when doing auxiliary power supply.

First, the meaning is different:

A module power supply consists of several module units with independent power supply functions. In practice, modular power supply comes from the category of servers, perhaps it may be said that only the service will use modular power supplies.

The half-module has a part of the cable that can be installed or not installed by yourself, a part of the cable is fixed on the power supply, and the full module is that all the wires can be installed or not installed.

Second, the installation is different:

All output cables of the fully modular power supply can be removed and installed, while the semi-modular power supply is generally not allowed to remove the power supply cable of the motherboard, of course, the possibility that other cables cannot be removed, in general, some output cables can be removed at will and some cables cannot be removed. This is the difference between the two types of module power supplies.

Note:

Most of the module power supplies are positioned in the high-end market, at least above 500W, and the workmanship is absolutely exquisite, and the interface module is also very fine. However, frequent plugging and unplugging will still lead to damage to the interface and poor contact, so it is recommended that users try to prevent frequent plugging and unplugging when using.

Of course, for beginners with little experience, it is not easy to connect the power cord with the modular power supply. According to the author's understanding, the interface of the modular power supply is partially covered by patents, and other manufacturers cannot design the modular power supply according to the same specifications.

1. The output is different.

In terms of output design, the half-module power supply has both the direct power cord part of the non-modular power supply and the expansion interface part of the fully modular power supply, which is between the full-module and non-modular power supply.

The fully modular power supply includes two parts: the power expansion interface and a separate power cable, which can be combined according to the user's needs. The biggest highlight is that there is no output line inside the power supply, and all of them have expansion interface control outputs.

2. The design is different.

The full-module power supply design is more advanced, and the all-module design is more flexible. The semi-modular power supply is between full module and non-module, which is easy to use and expands well, but it is not as flexible as the full module power supply.

3. The line disassembly is different.

All the output cables of the full-module power supply can be plugged and unplugged at will, while the half-module power supply only has some wires that can be plugged and unplugged, and some of the wires cannot be plugged and unplugged.

The motherboard and CPU power supply of the full module are all module cables, and the semi-modules are installed and removed from the power supply, so it is recommended that you buy the semi-module.

1. Different structures: The difference between full module and semi-module is that all the wires of the full module power supply and the power supply itself are separated, and the power supply only has an expansion interface and no output cables. The semi-modular power supply is a design between the non-modular and the fully modular power supply, and the output design has both the direct outlet part of the non-modular power supply and the expansion interface part of the fully modular power supply.

2. Difference in heat dissipation.

In the early days, when the chassis did not have a back cable design, if a full-module power supply was used, the case space was more spacious because there were no extra cables, so it was helpful for heat dissipation. However, due to the development of the chassis for many years, almost all chassis support back wiring, and the wires on the power supply are routed through the back of the chassis, so there is no difference in heat dissipation.

3. Differences.

In the case of the same brand of power supply with the same workmanship materials, the power supply with modular design is undoubtedly more expensive, and the full module is more expensive than the semi-module, and the semi-module is more expensive than the non-module direct outgoing power supply.

4. Product positioning differences.

The design of semi-module and full module usually appears in power supplies with a power supply of 500W or above, and will generally be considered for high-end configurations above the mainstream.

Module and non-module refer to the output cable of the power supply. The output cable of the ordinary non-modular power supply is fixed, and only a few wires can be used when a few wires are connected, and there is no way if it is not enough. On the basis of ordinary outgoing cables, the module power supply will also have several more module interfaces, which can improve the expansion capacity through additional cables.

These module ports are plugged in when needed, and not used when not needed, which facilitates cable management of the chassis. So, the biggest difference is in the way the wire is drawn out. The internal functional structure is the same.

The choice of module and non-module depends on your needs, if you are just an ordinary graphics card and a hard disk, then the non-module cable is enough. If you are preparing multiple graphics cards and multiple hard disks, the module power supply will be more convenient to expand, saving you from buying various adapters in the future.

1. The appearance is different.

The non-modular power supply leads to a large number of power supply lines from the inside, and the module power supply is replaced by a module interface board. After disassembling the power supply, you can see that the power supply cable of the non-module power supply is directly led out of the PCB board, while the power supply of the module is connected to the module board at the output interface.

2. The work efficiency is different.

The PCB board and power supply line of the non-modular power supply have only one connection point, so the loss is very low. However, there are two connection points between the PCB board of the module power supply and the power supply cable connected to the main unit, and the loss is higher due to the additional connection points. The efficiency of the module power supply is a little lower than that of the non-module power supply under the same specification.

3. The conversion efficiency is different.

The higher the actual power, the damage of the module power supply will also increase, for example, the module power supply with 100% load under the mains power is about lower than that of the non-module, and the performance of different power supplies is different, but in the same state, the conversion efficiency of the module power supply is indeed lower than that of the non-module power supply.

The module power supply is to give you a power supply, and a bunch of wires, the wire and the power supply are independent, there is a large slot on the power supply, according to your own needs, you can selectively plug the wire into the power supply and then connect it to the computer accessories; The non-modular power supply is to direct all the wires that need to be used in the computer from the power supply, and you may not be able to use these cables.

The intuitive effect is that with the module power supply, there will be no messy and redundant wires inside the computer; The non-modular power supply is a bunch of unused wires hanging there.

Personal opinion: You can choose a module power supply for more money, and there is not much difference between the two when you really use it. The case always has to be covered, right, hehe.

If you don't use the wire, you can take it down, and which one should you plug in the wire? The line does not talk nonsense.

All output cables of the fully modular power supply can be removed and installed, while the semi-modular power supply is generally not allowed to remove the power supply cable of the motherboard, of course, the possibility that other cables cannot be removed, in general, some output cables can be removed at will and some cables cannot be removed.

Module power supply: It refers to a power supply that contains several module units with independent power supply functions. In practice, the modular power supply comes from the category of service devices, perhaps it may be said that as long as the service equipment will be used to laugh at the modular power supply.

Semi-modular power supply:

The half-mold teasing group is that there is a part of the cable that you can choose to install or not to install, a part of the cable is fixed on the power supply, and the full module is all the wires you can choose to install or not to install.