( 6 reviews )
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Posted: Aug 23 2008
This is the first modular PSU I've ever tried, and I'm very happy with the concept. In reality, cable management is improved, but clutter is not completely gone. Still, with 3 hard disks connected, optical drive, graphics card, and a couple of things here and there, it has much room left to accommodate future additions in hardware (and naturally, clutter will increase proportionately). It's worth mentioning that it's quiet as a whisper despite its size and power. My main gripe is the size of this thing. I bought a full tower case, that was in fact another product of thermaltake (Armor VA8003BWS), and to my absolute shock and horror, it didn't have enough room for it! I had to unscrew the top ports panel, hammer the inner metal a bit, and with some real hard pushing, got it to fit in. Forget about securing it with screws, it's just wedged in! For the specific case that I bought, this PSU was so long it blocked the vent of an extra top exhaust fan. Buy this if you're going to use it for the next 5 years or so, and if you intend, like me, to have 2-3 video cards sometime in the future. Otherwise, it's just too big and costs more than most other PSU's.
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Posted: Apr 29 2008
Second high-end PSU I've owned (prior was Enermax Galaxy 1000W). Once you get to the top-end, I think the features/aesthetics are probably more important than one actually functioning much better than the others. This one has many similar features to the Enermax but also has 8-pin PCI-E which is why I purchased it (my older model Enermax did not, although the newer model Enermax has it). I went with this one for high quality and positive reviews all around, and the available Amazon Prime shipping. I like the efficiency and modular cable design. It also is a little shorter than the Galaxy while being +200W. But, since I'm only going to be adding more components, it seems more power is better. Very quiet, as all PSU's at this price point are. Cables are plenty long enough for my Antec 900 case. Hopefully this will be a long-term PSU that will make it through several computer upgrades. A plus is the longer warranty than the Enermax has.
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( 0 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: Feb 9 2008
It had burned 3 sources to be able, this ended the problems, the best thing if you have double processors or quadcore
