Ultra X3 800W Modular Power Supply

As you can see, it’s energy efficent, has gobs of power, and more modular cables than you know what to do with.  Or maybe you do.  Either way, The Ultra X3 has you covered.  And with a huge 135mm cooling fan that is extra quiet, you won’t have to worry about whether it is going to overheat and burn your house down.  Okay, maybe that was a little dramatic.  But think about it, isn’t it worth knowing you won’t end up extra crispy with a biscuit?

Let’s check out what comes in the box.  The outer box is really only covering four sides, with a flap on top that opens to show you what all is included and just how awesome their product is.  Once you remove this sleeve you have to peel away a plastic film to open the main box, which contains another box.  This is where all the modular cables and the power cord is.  Underneath this box is the X3 itself, wrapped in its own protective plastic bag and cushioned by foam block padding.  Once the wrapping is removed, you can see the shiny X3 in all its glory.  It glistens in the moon, it shines in the sun, it wiggles and jiggles.. erm.  No, that’s something else.  Okay, never mind that last part.

Inside that smaller box that was on top of the PSU, as I mentioned before, are all those wonderful little cables, just begging to power your stuff right up.  Here is a list of all the goods in the box:

	Ultra PSU Cable Goodies quantity cable length (inches) 1 24-pin Motherboard connector 19.5 1 4-pin +12v Motherboard connector 19.5 1 8-pin EPS connector 19.5 4 6-pin PCI-Express connectors 19.5 2 8-pin PCI-Express connectors 19.5 2 5-pin SATA cables (3 devices) 25.5 2 5-pin SATA cables (2 devices) 21.5 1 4-pin power cable (2 devices) 23.5 2 4-pin power cables (2 devices + 2 floppy) 29.5 1 4-pin power cable (3 devices) 23.5 1 4-pin power cable (1 device) 7.5 1 3-pin fan connector (3 devices) 25.5

I’m going to be testing this PSU against a couple other supplies on the market to see how it stacks up.  Here are the specs on the system I am going to use for testing:

• ECS Elitegroup PM6100 Motherboard (check prices here)
• 2GB Samsung DDR26400 RAM (check DDR2 prices here)
• 1TB Seagate 7200rpm SATA HDD (check Seagate HDD prices)
• Sapphire Radeon HD4670 Graphics Card (check prices here)
• Evercool Transformer 6 Heatsink w/ 120mm fan
• 2x 120mm cooling fans
• 1x HDD fan
• Linksys PCI WiFi adapter (check prices)
• USB motherboard and keyboard