Like the 480W model we looked at before, this Tagan features a dual fan push-pull arrangement, drawing in air from the font and pushing it out to the back. This arrangement results in superior air flow for the PSU, since the air is always travelling along the same axis, but may reduce its effectiveness at removing air from your case.
The specifications of the Tagan 420W are once again excellent, with it being close to its bigger brother. Despite being a 420W unit, once again all thee rails show ratings that are some of the best in the industry.
Tagan
420W i-Xeye
Tagan 480W
+3.3V
28A
+3.3V
28A
+5V
42A
+5V
48A
+12V
22A
+12V
28A
Max Power
465W
Max Power
480W
Connectivity of the first revision Tagan 480W was superb, but this has been improved yet further on the i-Xeye 420W. Users no longer have to use a slightly inconvenient 24pin – 20pin adaptor for ATX motherboards, as the extra 4 pins are now added via a slide-on attachment. There is also now a universal auxiliary connector, which is either a 4 pin for Socket 478 Pentium 4s and Athlons, or 8 pin for BTX motherboards, again via a sliding attachment.
