Enermax Platimax 850W
I must say a BIG thank you to Enermax and Mrs Kogan who has sent me this power supply - i really appreciate your support throughout my project
Right then - lets have a look at it shall we?
One thing that is immediately obvious is the size of the box - it is bigger than motherboard boxes!
That means only good things can be in there
You are firt greeted by the shining black nickel fan grill - it really looks fantastic!
the matt black rugged surface really contrasts with the shininess of the top fan - it looks VERY sofisticated
The included accessories are the screws, case badge, velcro cable ties and a bent piece of wire that i will get onto later
everything is beautifully presented and the excess modular cables have their own little pouch
The PSU is semi modular which i think is very clever - everyone will need the standard cables so why not just have them straight from the psu?
The included cables come as 4 pairs:
- 2x 2x 8 pin pcie cables
- 2x sata cables
- 2x sata + molex cables (GENIUS!!!)
- 1x molex + floppy
The back of the modular pcie connections - these click in really firm and the wires are much thicker than normal to account for the higher currents being passed through them - the whole think is just QUALITY!
one thing i have never seen before is that some of the cables split into two along their length, i cannot make up my mind whether this is a good idea or not: yes they take up less roon on the psu and have less mess at the box, but the wires must be limited by their current now?
i know it has been said many times, but the sleeving leaves a lot to be desired and you can even see the bare cable through the sleeve
lets get onto the main event shall we!
the PSU is standard size, but weight a lot more than any other psu ive ever used (TX650 in my current system) - this thing is just so well built its untrue
little glimpse of some MASSIVE capacitors in there!
there are a lot of copper coils, all in different colours, with heatshrink around them
ah, yes, that bent piece of wire!
that clips into the back of the psu and holds the wire so that nobody accidently removes it when moving around the machine - very cool idea!
(shame that it doesnt fit on the supplied german plug though?)
the semi-modular bit of the PSU means that these cables are permenantly attached, but we all need those right?
even looks understated from the back
the white on the sides is not just painted over the rugged surface, the whilte is actually part of the surface - it is just sublime!
Overall i would have to say that this is the best PSU i have ever held - the quality of the workmanship, the thought into every detail, the advanced features - it really is just an incredible piece of engineering - i FULLY recommend these to anyone who is serious about their power requirements!
I must say a BIG thank you to Enermax and Mrs Kogan who has sent me this power supply - i really appreciate your support throughout my project
Right then - lets have a look at it shall we?
One thing that is immediately obvious is the size of the box - it is bigger than motherboard boxes!
That means only good things can be in there
You are firt greeted by the shining black nickel fan grill - it really looks fantastic!
the matt black rugged surface really contrasts with the shininess of the top fan - it looks VERY sofisticated
The included accessories are the screws, case badge, velcro cable ties and a bent piece of wire that i will get onto later
everything is beautifully presented and the excess modular cables have their own little pouch
The PSU is semi modular which i think is very clever - everyone will need the standard cables so why not just have them straight from the psu?
The included cables come as 4 pairs:
- 2x 2x 8 pin pcie cables
- 2x sata cables
- 2x sata + molex cables (GENIUS!!!)
- 1x molex + floppy
The back of the modular pcie connections - these click in really firm and the wires are much thicker than normal to account for the higher currents being passed through them - the whole think is just QUALITY!
one thing i have never seen before is that some of the cables split into two along their length, i cannot make up my mind whether this is a good idea or not: yes they take up less roon on the psu and have less mess at the box, but the wires must be limited by their current now?
i know it has been said many times, but the sleeving leaves a lot to be desired and you can even see the bare cable through the sleeve
lets get onto the main event shall we!
the PSU is standard size, but weight a lot more than any other psu ive ever used (TX650 in my current system) - this thing is just so well built its untrue
little glimpse of some MASSIVE capacitors in there!
there are a lot of copper coils, all in different colours, with heatshrink around them
ah, yes, that bent piece of wire!
that clips into the back of the psu and holds the wire so that nobody accidently removes it when moving around the machine - very cool idea!
(shame that it doesnt fit on the supplied german plug though?)
the semi-modular bit of the PSU means that these cables are permenantly attached, but we all need those right?
even looks understated from the back
the white on the sides is not just painted over the rugged surface, the whilte is actually part of the surface - it is just sublime!
Overall i would have to say that this is the best PSU i have ever held - the quality of the workmanship, the thought into every detail, the advanced features - it really is just an incredible piece of engineering - i FULLY recommend these to anyone who is serious about their power requirements!
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