How Are Silverstones PSU's ?

[Dicehunter]

Currently have a Silverstone Strider Evolution Gold 850w fully modular in my system powering everything in my sig but I was wondering.

Generally how good are these as PSU's ?

I got this for free from a friend that won it at a LAN competition and he already had one so it saved me from buying one but to be honest I don't really know much about Silverstone apart from their Raven cases.

PSU Specs -

- 80 PLUS Gold certification with high efficiency 88%~91% at 20%~100% loading
- Ultra silent 139mm Air Penetrator fan with fluid dynamic bearing
- FF141 magnetized fan filter included
- 100% modular cables
- 850W (900W peak power) 24hour fully continuous power output with 40? operating temperature
- Class-leading single +12V rail with 70A
- Strict ±3% voltage regulation and low ripple & noise
- Japanese main capacitors
- Dual EPS 8pin with multiple PCI-E 8pin and PCI-E 6pin connectors support
- Support ATX 12V 2.3 & EPS 12V
- PFC: Active PFC.(PF>0.95 at Full Load)
- Efficiency: 88%~91% at 20%~100% loading
- MTBF: 100,000 hours at 25°C(at Full Load)
- Operating temperature: 0°C ~ 40°C
- Protection: Over Current Protection / Over Power Protection / Over Voltage Protection / Over Temperature Protection / Under voltage protection / Short Circuit Protection / No Load Protection
- Connectors: 1 x 24 / 20-Pin Motherboard connector (550mm) / 1 x 8 / 4-Pin EPS / ATX 12V connector (750mm) / 1 x 8 / 4-Pin EPS / ATX 12V connector (550mm) / 2 x 8/6-Pin PCIE connector (550mm) / 2 x 6-Pin PCIE connector (550mm) / 8 x SATA connector (600mm / 150mm / 150mm/150mm) / 6 x 4-Pin Peripheral connector (600mm / 150mm / 150mm) / 2 x 4-Pin Floppy connector (600mm / 150mm / 150mm / 150mm)
- Colour: Black (scratch resistant and lead-free paint)
- Cooling System: Ultra silent 139mm Air Penetrator fan with fluid dynamic bearing
- Noise Level: 17dBA-28dBA
- Dimensions: 150 mm (W) x 86 mm (H) x 180 mm (D)
- Weight: 3.075 kg
- Certification: 80 PLUS Gold

 

[Doomedspeed]

I found out they have a few OEM's..

The strider series seems to be made by enhance.

I found this:

Silverstone have some excellent PSU's, and some average ones. The units built by Etatis and Impervio are excellent, the Enhance built models range from very good to excellent, the Seventeam units range average to very good, the cheaper FSP models are mainly budget-midrange units.

Take a look here for more: http://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/psu_manufacturers

 

[Dicehunter]

Cool thanks very much

Good to know the OEM of the strider series "Enhance" has been going since 1986 and specialize in server grade power supplies.

 

[pastymuncher]

Silverstone as a whole are a bit hit or miss but yours is one of the good ones. There is a review here.

 

[Dicehunter]

Silverstone as a whole are a bit hit or miss but yours is one of the good ones. There is a review here.

Brilliant thanks very much