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OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS 500W Power Supply

OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS 500W Power Supply
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OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS 500W Power Supply
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Rating: 8.79/10
BroncoBilly@NCIX
Rating:

Review Date: 01/24/10
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS 500W Power Supply
Cons:Not modularShort cables

Pros:Nice designGood Price
Comment:
Good price on this PSU. It's a nice looking unit if that matters to you. Typical OCZ high build quality.The cables were on the short side which made routing cables in a full size case very difficult. For a mid-tower they might be long enough.
Matthew_S@NCIX
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Review Date: 12/23/09
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS 500W Power Supply
Cons:Short cables i.e. bottom mount cases like Antec 300 will have trouble with the 4pin CPU cable if you're installing a card into any of the PCI slots, not long enough to go under the motherboard in the first place even without cards in the PCI slots.Sizable rebate that comes as prepaid credit card.

Pros:Great price. Quiet. Neat light. Cables nicely wrapped.
Comment:
Great price, good quiet product. Short cables but extensions can be purchased for < $5 easy.
damian_m@NCIX
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Review Date: 12/23/09
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS 500W Power Supply
Cons:none

Pros:Price(half price)AppearanceBrand
Comment:
I have been looking for a new affordable PSU for a while and haven't seen anything interesting for under $50 until now.This is a good, powerful power supply that will fill any gamer or multimedia user's need without putting a hole in your wallet. It's a nice quiet power supply that is affordable and for the price to quality ratio I would recommend getting this power supply since it'll probably let you use top graphic cards.
Kyle_C@NCIX
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Review Date: 11/11/09
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS 500W Power Supply
Cons:cables are short

Pros:built in fan keeps power supply cool
Comment:
cables are nicely wrapped up and the fan on this thing is ultra quiet, like a power supply should be. OCZ is a great brand for PS's
Brewmeanie@NCIX
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Review Date: 07/04/09
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS 500W Power Supply
Cons:Not enough SATA connectors and connectors in generalCables a bit too short, if you have a full tower, you're in trouble, or if you have a tower where the PSU is at the bottom of the case.

Pros:Great value for what you pay forNot too loud, pretty stable current flowing thru the railMeshed cover for the cables.
Comment:
Got this for $30 after MIR, it's great value for what you pay for. OCZ RMA is pretty good, no worry about it messing up on me. only thing that annoys me is the lenght of the cables, and the lack of connectors.
goober007@NCIX
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Review Date: 06/02/09
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS 500W Power Supply
Cons:None, OCZ rebates

Pros:Cost, Quiet
Comment:
I really like the blue lights in the on/off switch. Nice to have a lighted indicator when working at weird angles.Fairly quiet. No complaints there.
ak21@NCIX
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Review Date: 05/11/09
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS 500W Power Supply
Cons:n/a

Pros:quiet, powerful, affordable.
Comment:
this is a good, powerful power supply that will fill any gamer or multimedia user's need without putting a hole in your wallet. It's a nice quiet power supply that is affordable and for the price to quality ratio I would recommend getting this power supply since it'll probably let you use top graphic cards.
Rocketman@NCIX
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Review Date: 04/19/09
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS 500W Power Supply
Cons:Could use more 4 pin molex connectors

Pros:Quiet, works well
Comment:
Bolted this one in, no problems. Number of connections was perfect for my setup, the 3 s-ata power plugs on the single wire run keept things nice and clean
Steven_M@NCIX
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Review Date: 04/08/09
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS 500W Power Supply
Cons:Cords are too short.

Pros:Cheap and does its job.
Comment:
Like a few others have said, the length of the power cord can be difficult to work with if you have a bottom mounted PSU. If you can live pass that, it's a good PSU for the price.
Christopher_L@NCIX
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Review Date: 03/02/09
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS 500W Power Supply
Cons:-only 3 SATA-cpu power cord almost too short if your case mounts the psu on the bottom

Pros:-quiet-does the job
Comment:
over it's pretty good, i'm using it to power my i7 and 4830 and it doesn't seem to get hot at all. All the SATA's are on one cable...so depending where you put your drives/HD's it could be too short.
Frank M@NCIX
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Review Date: 02/15/09
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS 500W Power Supply
Cons:none that I can think of

Pros:Price and name
Comment:
Used this in a general purpose computer and did not have any problems with it. Bought this for the first time due to the OCZ name. Have used their memory.
kaintears@NCIX
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Review Date: 02/06/09
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS 500W Power Supply
Cons:no free

Pros:good reliable powerreal good price fan is quit and push a lot of air
Comment:
very easy to install pretty cheap nothing else to sayi will definitly buy again if i start another budget build
Nelson_W@NCIX
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Review Date: 01/28/09
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS 500W Power Supply
Cons:MIR to get at decent priceWires are short

Pros:Sleeved WiringPrice for performance is fair
Comment:
Not a bad buy if on sale and with MIR. Cables were a bit short though for my Gamer Case so really had to stretch in some areas and be precise to get everything connected.
Arirang@NCIX
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Review Date: 12/21/08
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS 500W Power Supply
Cons:cables are somewhat short

Pros:CheapIt's sleeved
Comment:
Got this power supply to build my friend's computer and it's pretty great. Cables are sleeved and and it's cheap. Only thing I don't like is how the cables are somewhat short.
nova_ss@NCIX
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Review Date: 12/01/08
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS 500W Power Supply
Cons:Mir to get at a descent price....

Pros:Quiet, Excellent Cooling, Excellent warranty Best Bang for your buck 500Watt with rebate
Comment:
I find this PSU to be excellent quality and very well built i have doublechecked the voltages according to specs and A+ to OCZ...Its quiet and sleek!!
Joey_S@NCIX
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Review Date: 11/28/08
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS 500W Power Supply
Cons:a little loud

Pros:cheapmesh keeps wires together
Comment:
its cheap, it has that quality feel to it, but the fan was a little loud, replaced the fan so everythings fine now, but do not buy if you are looking for a silent machine unless your ok with losing your warrenty.
Mark_W@NCIX
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Review Date: 11/27/08
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS 500W Power Supply
Cons:Not that many power connections.

Pros:Not that many power connections.Good cable length.Quiet fan.
Comment:
It doesn't have a lot of power plugs, but it's a double edged sword. It makes everything cleaner if you don't need more (as in my case), but it makes it a pain in the ass if you need more.
Zugzug@NCIX
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Review Date: 11/25/08
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS 500W Power Supply
Cons:not 80+ certified

Pros:Price for performance
Comment:
For 57$ before 20$ Mir it's a very good buyYou get everything you need 2 Pci-E wires and all the wires are protectedthe only thing this psu need to be perfect is a 80+ certification, even if it is said to have a 80 efficency it means and can get lower then that, so make more heat and get less power in your caseBut for the price very good
woofer@NCIX
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Review Date: 11/21/08
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS 500W Power Supply
Cons:Only 1 IDE power cable.

Pros:Standard ATX power supply. 2 PCI Express Connectors for SLI.
Comment:
Despite was other reviews said, I do not think the power connectors are short. However, there is only 1 IDE cable with 2 IDE connectors and 1 floppy connector. I needed to split and extend it to reach my floppy drive and plug in all my case fans.Connectors1 x 20+4 pin Main Motherboard1 x 4 pin Motherboard2 x 6+2 PCI Express 2 Video Card3 x SATA2 x IDE1 x Floppy
Stephen_C@NCIX
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Review Date: 11/03/08
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS 500W Power Supply
Cons:Cable length may be a problem for larger cases

Pros:Nice quiet fan, decent price
Comment:
Fan is fairly quiet, the cables on the PSU is fairly short, which was good as I was building a smaller computer. If you have a full tower case or a case where the PSU is at the bottom the cables may not reach to the devices
oscar kilo@NCIX
Rating:

Review Date: 11/03/08
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS 500W Power Supply
Cons:none

Pros:powerful enough for my system
Comment:
bought this to replace my old 400w no name psu that came with my original case. my system now is 4gb ddr2-667 ram, 500gb sata2 hdd, asus m2a-vm, amd 5000+ 2.6ghz, and an BFG 9800gt oc+ this psu easily powers everything I have and more.
Andrew_B@NCIX
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Review Date: 10/24/08
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS 500W Power Supply
Cons:power cables too short

Pros:very quiet, inexpensive
Comment:
got it on sale for 60 bucks when i upgraded my video card and has worked great so far. Only weakness is the cables for the hard drives and optical drives were to short to reach across my case, otherwise very satisfied. just recently it died on me, however ocz has great support and i should have it replaced in a week or so This review was modfied by poster @ 11-04-08 04:17 PM
mathew_t@NCIX
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Review Date: 10/17/08
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS 500W Power Supply
Cons:uhmmmmmmmm to little of those older power connectors

Pros:lots of power i love the colour and fan and it LIED to us it says 1 power connector for graphics cards it has 2!! ther efor u can sliand lots of sata power connectors
Comment:
bought it to replace an old 420w psu so i could throw in duel core and a 9600 GT OC which i picked up on sale nice prices love the performance on games ect dx10 runs like magic
bambell@NCIX
Rating:

Review Date: 10/08/08
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS 500W Power Supply
Cons:Not modular.

Pros:Silent, efficient and very cheap.
Comment:
You wont go wrong with this power supply. It's quite silent, efficient and most of all cheap. If you're looking for a cheap but efficient Power Supply, get this one. Of course, it's unhopefully not modular (at that price it's normal!), but there is a reasonnable quantity of those, so it's still looking very good.
bit_NINj4@NCIX
Rating:

Review Date: 10/02/08
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS 500W Power Supply
Cons:Molex molex molex

Pros:ValuePerformance
Comment:
If you get this PSU on sale or with a rebate it's got to be the best PSU you can find, value-wise, for anything needing
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