Test Bed
- Abit NF7-S Rev 2.0
- 1800+ Athlon XP
- 60GB Seagate Barracuda IV HDD
- 80GB Western Digital HDD
- 1024MB PC3200 Corsair TwinX (review to come)
- Abit Geforce 4 Ti4200 OTES 8x AGP 128MB
- PcToys VGA MAXX Heatpipe Cooler
- Koolcase’s Panther
- Plextor 40x12x40 CDRW
- Plextor PX-504A DVD+RW (review to come)
I installed this True Silent power supply to my normal test bed which is the above hardware. In my opinion the cables are just the right length that they should to be. I had this power supply installed in a full tower and it was able to reach everything and have some leftover slack to spare but not too much.
Once I had everything in place and plugged I booted up the computer and was very pleased with how quiet this power supply was. This power supply is much quieter than the Zalman 400A-APF which was a little surprising because the Zalman one costs more and comes from a more established company.
Overall this power supply is much quieter and is basically silent when you turn it on, even while the system is at full load and gets hot.
After booting up the computer I loaded up Motherboard Monitor 5 so that I would be able to get the voltage readings from the power supply. The main concern of mine for power supply currents is in the 5v and 12v line which is what I watched closely. I let the system idle for about 15 minutes and after that time the voltages on both lines had not changed at all.
I was very impressed at how stable this power supply was and how strong the 5v line which is usually not this good. With a reading of 5.08v and 11.98 there is nothing to worry about and I was very curious to see how well this unit would do while stressed. As you can plainly see this power supply outperforms all of the others tested in both the 5v and 12v lines.
After getting the idle voltages I loaded up Prime95 which I used to get the CPU to 100% load. Again I was very impressed with the voltages from both the 5v and 12v lines. The 5v line stayed at 5.08v while the 12v line only dropped to 11.86v which is very normal. As you can see this power supply beats both the Zalman 400w and Power Glow 420w with only the 12v line of the Power Glow being a little better. There isn’t much really to say about these results as the numbers speak for themselves.
Conclusion
If you have ever read any other reviews by me you know that I really like a quiet system and products that can deliver what they are designed to do. I am very impressed by this power supply in almost every way and with every feature that it offers.
The look of this power supply is awesome, the power output is really good, it uses gold plated connector pins, has a SATA adaptor, is extremely quiet, and is well priced. There is really nothing bad about this power supply that I can find either inside or out.
Because there is nothing negative about this product and so many positive aspects to it I am going to award it a 10/10 and award it the OCmodshop Seal of Approval. I would like to thank Sharka Corporation for sending over this power supply.
Pros
- Titanium coating looks awesome
- Powerful 5v and 12v lines
- Inside of power supply designed well
- Gold plated connector pins
- SATA adapter included
- 3 fan only Molex connectors
- Extremely quiet
- Low price of $69.95
Cons
- None
