Silverstone ST60F 600 Watt Modular Power Supply Review

Silverstone ST60F 600 Watt Modular Power Supply Review

(Multimeter
Results)

*Voltages
are at a 'Max Load' for a typical gaming computer, running Orthos,
Sisoft Sandra Hard Drive benchmark and 3DMark06 CPU Test 1 and 2 / Deep
Freeze HDR test, and read with a Multi-Meter.

Capacitor
Brands:

Primary:
Excellent

Secondary:
Great

Primary:
Nippon-Chemicon

Secondary:
Teapo

Voltage Results:

+The
results were excellent for this power supply, the results being well
within range.  The voltages budged a bit when transitioning
from an idle state to a load state, but still remained quite strong.

Stability Results:

+Everything ran fine during testing, the system was
stable and performed the tests as expected. 

Fan Speed Impressions:

+During the tests,
the fan speed did not vary much, being nearly silent in idle mode. A
few whirring sounds could be heard, but they were not annoying.
Nice!

Installation:

+
Installation of this power supply went well.  No issues fitting
inside the test system's case.  The modular cables helped a lot
in keeping the inside of the case neat and tidy.  The velcro
straps and zip ties that were included could be helpful, but I did
not feel that they were necessary in my case.

Conclusion:

This power supply would be
ideal for anyone looking to build a multi core gaming /
workstation system with
two video cards.  It is Crossfire X Certified for up to two ATI
Radeon 4870's, which is fantastic. The amount of
available power connectors is adequate and up to date. The fan is also
very quiet
and is great to find in a 600 watt class power supply. SilverStone
power supplies used to be a little noisy in the fan department, but
that has changed.  At around $80 after a rebate, it is a nicely priced power supply.  If there was no
rebate, this power supply would come in at around $100, which is
still a great deal.  Overall, this is an excellent power supply that
offers great performance for the price and should be purchased by anyone
looking for a nicely priced quiet PSU with high efficiency, great output
performance, and
build quality.

Pros +

-Excellent power output

-Three Year Warranty

-Fan is quiet at typical loads

-Fully modular cabling

-Offered at a reasonable price

Cons -

-Could offer more 6+2 pin power connectors.

Techaddicts.net
would like to give this power supply the Editors' Choice Award!