Best PSU ive ever owned, January 7, 2010
By Sean Burge
I was putting together a phenom II build last year and my local brick and mortar was having a sale on a Cooler Master 500w power supply. It was around 35 dollars which was a steal for that kinda power so naturally I picked it up looking to save a couple bucks. After installing all components, the system was good to go so I booted up. Nothing. Silence. No fans buzzed, no drives booted. As I'm sure you guessed the cooler master was doa. After returning the cooler master I went with a more sound investment. I sucked it up and paid the extra money and I couldnt be happier. Right out of the box the Corsair 750w was impressive. Heavy, solid, beautiful black matte finish (orange text sets it off as well). Even the cables are wrapped in black nylon. And about the cables. There are more than you will ever need. Four 6 pins so any Sli/Crossfire setup you throw at it is no problem. I stopped counting the SATA connectors, there were so many. Sits in the case beautifully and is always cool to the touch. Buy this PSU.
Where to Buy
The Thermaltake Black Widow 850W power supply just looks cool! Too bad it'll remain hidden in your case. Sturdily built, it’s SLI and Dual-Core ready, but really shines in CrossFire testing! Most important in any PSU is the 12V rail supply. Most components pick up off of that rail. The Toughpower has four separate +12V rails so you're guaranteed crisp, clean power delivery. Each one of these four rails can handle 18 Amps of overload before a safety shutdown occurs.
Pros: Very sturdy, solid in design and the modular cabling makes managing a changing hardware configuration very easy.
I was putting together a phenom II build last year and my local brick and mortar was having a sale on a Cooler Master 500w power supply. It was around 35 dollars which was a steal for that kinda power so naturally I picked it up looking to save a couple bucks. After installing all components, the system was good to go so I booted up. Nothing. Silence. No fans buzzed, no drives booted. As I'm sure you guessed the cooler master was doa. After returning the cooler master I went with a more sound investment. I sucked it up and paid the extra money and I couldnt be happier. Right out of the box the Corsair 750w was impressive. Heavy, solid, beautiful black matte finish (orange text sets it off as well). Even the cables are wrapped in black nylon. And about the cables. There are more than you will ever need. Four 6 pins so any Sli/Crossfire setup you throw at it is no problem. I stopped counting the SATA connectors, there were so many. Sits in the case beautifully and is always cool to the touch. Buy this PSU.
