PSU Review - featuring a rare look inside Law-1
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 6:36 pm
Ok, so the 500W Ultra Xconnect PSU I ordered from Radio Shack arrived today.
At first glance, the box is HUGE!
http://fun.njfiorello.com/psu/p0003526.jpg
Inside that was another box full of cables, and the PSU itslef.
http://fun.njfiorello.com/psu/p0003528.jpg
The obligatory BEFORE shot.
http://fun.njfiorello.com/psu/p0003529.jpg
Can't have a BEFORE without an AFTER.
http://fun.njfiorello.com/psu/p0003531.jpg
And lastly the stats:
http://fun.njfiorello.com/psu/p0003530.jpg
The ATX cable is a bit stiff, but I had no trouble at all with the connectors. It's powering Law-1 as I write this, so I'd have to call the replacement a complete success...
<click> NO CARRIER.
I got away with only using three of the cables, other than the ATX monster. I was a bit ticked that there was no dedicated floppy cable, but I got over it when I realized I could plug it in to the PSU using the 'middle' (base of the Y) connector and have it also power my front panel and my 9800 fan. Cable 2, also connected via the middle, powers the SATA drive, and the CPU fan. Cable 3 powers just the DVD burner.
It's still a mess, but it's a green mess now!
At first glance, the box is HUGE!
http://fun.njfiorello.com/psu/p0003526.jpg
Inside that was another box full of cables, and the PSU itslef.
http://fun.njfiorello.com/psu/p0003528.jpg
The obligatory BEFORE shot.
http://fun.njfiorello.com/psu/p0003529.jpg
Can't have a BEFORE without an AFTER.
http://fun.njfiorello.com/psu/p0003531.jpg
And lastly the stats:
http://fun.njfiorello.com/psu/p0003530.jpg
The ATX cable is a bit stiff, but I had no trouble at all with the connectors. It's powering Law-1 as I write this, so I'd have to call the replacement a complete success...
<click> NO CARRIER.
I got away with only using three of the cables, other than the ATX monster. I was a bit ticked that there was no dedicated floppy cable, but I got over it when I realized I could plug it in to the PSU using the 'middle' (base of the Y) connector and have it also power my front panel and my 9800 fan. Cable 2, also connected via the middle, powers the SATA drive, and the CPU fan. Cable 3 powers just the DVD burner.
It's still a mess, but it's a green mess now!