As we have mentioned in other articles and reviews, the first place we look when opening a power supply for a hint about its quality is its filtering stage. The recommended components for this stage are two ferrite coils, two ceramic capacitors (Y capacitors, usually blue), one metalized polyester capacitor (X capacitor), and one MOV (Metal-Oxide Varistor). Very low-end power supplies use fewer components, usually removing the MOV and the first coil.

This power supply is flawless on this stage, providing two Y capacitors and two X capacitors more than the minimum recommended.

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Figure 6: Transient filtering stage (part 1).

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Figure 7: Transient filtering stage (part 2).

Now let’s have a more detailed look inside Rosewill Performance 650 W.