The majority of the box's weight comes from the power supply itself. Interesting, I think it well reflects my impression on PC Power & Cooling - a brand that emphasizes on what's inside without too much attention on the outside rather than simply the outside with all the fancy packaging with no real quality inside. Without using fancy design or packaging, it has taken a subtle approach in simplicity to denote in text of what's inside - the name, and its features/specifications. The box is quite different from standard retail packaging we've seen in other power supplies - this large box utilizes thick, corrugated cardboard that encloses the contents inside securely. Using FedEx International Economy, our evaluation unit came in PC Power & Cooling Silencer 610W's retail packaging which conveniently doubles as its shipping packaging as well. When OCZ asked me to take a look at PC Power & Cooling's Silencer 610W power supply, it sure piqued my interest - how could a power supply with perpendicular 80mm fan implementation in the back be a 'silent' power supply? While at APH Networks we don't actually review-review power supplies, as we don't have the testing equipment to make a real review, let's take this one apart and see what's inside in our report today. I understand their take on performance in power, but I don't like their emission in noise. Being that, I still held some reserve on PC Power & Cooling power supplies over the years. After OCZ purchased them, they continued their reputation of high quality products with excellent OCZ warranty and support. PC Power & Cooling is one of the oldest power supply manufacturers and well known for their high performance enthusiast power supplies - representing the industry standard in personal computer power supply engineering. Now let’s take an in-depth look inside this power supply.What's an ideal Christmas? For us, it's getting a PC Power & Cooling power supply. The cable configuration is perfect for a 750 W product, supporting two very high-end video cards that require two power connectors each, and we liked that the cables are long and each video card power connector is installed on an individual cable. One cable with three standard peripheral power connectors and one floppy disk drive power connector, 17 ¾” (45 cm) to the first connector, 5 1/8” (13 cm) between connectorsĪll wires are 18 AWG, except the +3.3 V (orange) wire on the main motherboard cable, which is thicker (16 AWG).One cable with four standard peripheral power connectors, 17 ¾” (45 cm) to the first connector, 5 1/8” (13 cm) between connectors.Two cables with four SATA power connectors each, 20 7/8” (53 cm) to the first connector, 5 1/8” (13 cm) between connectors.Two cables with one six/eight-pin auxiliary power connector for video cards each, 19 ¼” (49 cm) long.Two cables with one six-pin auxiliary power connector for video cards each, 19 ¼” (49 cm) long.One cable with one EPS12V connector, 23 5/8” (60 cm) long.One cable with one ATX12V connector, 23 5/8” (60 cm) long.Main motherboard cable with a 20/24-pin connector, 19 ¾” (50 cm) long.In fact, OCZ, the owner of PC Power & Cooling, decided to keep units with a single +12 V rail and no modular cabling system under PC Power & Cooling brand, while selling power supplies with modular cabling systems and multiple +12 V rails under their own brand. This unit features active PFC, of course, and following PC Power & Cooling tradition, it doesn’t come with a modular cabling system.
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