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SilverStone ST60EF 600 Watt Power Supply Review
Author: William West
Published: Monday, October 06, 2008
Conclusion
The SilverStone ST60EF PSU is a wonderful Power Supply to work with and aside from the cables not being sleeved all the way down I really didn’t have anything to complain about.
In today's world 600Watts may not sound like much but it is really more than enough power for the average user and there are several aspects of the SilverStone ST60EF that help to reinforce this. First is the unit being super efficient from 20% to 80% loading and the second being 2 power rails that split will handle 32A each or 48A when combined. To top it all off the SilverStone ST60EF was awarded a Bronze Award on efficiency from the 80 Plus Program so you know the numbers are real.
Last but not least is the sound of the SilverStone ST60EF PSU, throughout out the usage and testing phase 120mm fan never got loud enough to be heard over the normal fans found in the system. These means you won’t be adding any additional noise to your system and in some cases may even reduce it.
In today's world 600Watts may not sound like much but it is really more than enough power for the average user and there are several aspects of the SilverStone ST60EF that help to reinforce this. First is the unit being super efficient from 20% to 80% loading and the second being 2 power rails that split will handle 32A each or 48A when combined. To top it all off the SilverStone ST60EF was awarded a Bronze Award on efficiency from the 80 Plus Program so you know the numbers are real.
Last but not least is the sound of the SilverStone ST60EF PSU, throughout out the usage and testing phase 120mm fan never got loud enough to be heard over the normal fans found in the system. These means you won’t be adding any additional noise to your system and in some cases may even reduce it.
Good things
80 Plus Rating with a Bronze Award
Long cables for big cases
SLI and Crossfire Ready
48A Combined Rails
Extra Goodies like thumb screws
Overall Construction and Quality
Quiet Fan
Long cables for big cases
SLI and Crossfire Ready
48A Combined Rails
Extra Goodies like thumb screws
Overall Construction and Quality
Quiet Fan
Bad things
Cables not being sleeved all the way down
Labeling not giving enough detail
Only one eight pin PCI-Express Video Card cable
Labeling not giving enough detail
Only one eight pin PCI-Express Video Card cable
Ninjalane Rating
We would like to thank SilverStone for helping to make this review possible
