Product ReviewsArctic Cooling Fusion 550RF 550W ATX 12V Power Supply Active PFC 80PLUS 80MM Fan
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 Rating: Review Date: 04/22/09  |
Cons: - Not much of a weakness but they could have put a 120mm fan like on all other PSU since it's also very quiet, instead of just having a 80mm.- The biggest issue... if you have a BTX case like the (Antec Three Hundred) then don't buy this or at least make sure you have a 4Pin ATX extender because the 4pin cord won't reach the plug on the motherboard by barrely 1inch only.All the sata plugs are on 1 wire only, same for molex
Pros: Silent80PLUSCheapGives enough juice (500-550W)1 wire with 2 plugs to connect fans on it and have them controlled automaticlyGreat look |
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Rating: Review Date: 02/20/09 |
Cons: -All the SATA Power are on one cable-All the molex's are on one cable-Its only a 500 watt power supply, if it runs over 500 watts for a certain period of time it will fail, shutdown.
Pros: -Stable Voltages-Well Priced-Looks kind of cool-Cables are nicely wrapped Comment:
Im using this to power an Overclocked Radeon 4850, and an AMD 6000+, with 4 GB of 2v RAM. It is all very well powered, and the voltages delivered to all the components are well within specification, buuuuut, my one major complaint is the cable management. if you have a sata CD ROM and a Sata hard drive with a 21" case like I do.... Good luck.... Luckily my CDroms are ATA. Otherwise this thing is just perfect! |
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Rating: Review Date: 02/14/09 |
Cons: P4 Cable lengthSATA CableNo 8 Pin Mobo cable
Pros: QuietCoolingBuildValueFan Controller Comment:
Well, seeing that I am the first to review I will do my best to add as much detail as I can.Firstly what really liked about the PSU is the design and power consumption. For someone who has their PC on 24/7 with in an Antec 900 and all those fans, it's a dream come true for the hydro bill.Still, AC claims that it does reduce power consumption due to more precise power efficiency so unless you have some kind of volt meter you can run through, you pretty much have to trust them. Now the big problem with the PSU and it's advanced power consumption is that all the cable lengths have been shortened to allow for less resistance in the voltage. So you now end up with a P4 that will not reach if you own a case where the PSU mount is at the bottom of your ATX. Great, I had to settle for adapting a molex-to-P4 extender, yay!The other thing I don't like is the length between the SATA connectors. They seem to have placed sleeved zip ties between the connectors which makes it difficult to bend in tight spaces, ie. stacked HDDs. But the single SATA cable does have 6 connectors and is quite long; can run top to bottom in the 900.I don't plan on allowing it to control my fans, especially since I'd sooner trust my Asus board do the work. At least for now, until more info about this PSU becomes available.So, with the low noise, better cooling, more efficient power consumption, AC warranty, how can you go wrong with the value of this thing? This review was modfied by poster @ 11-22-09 01:15 PM |
I really liked that I could set 2 fans on it and have them slowed down. However for some reason a 140mm fan (Scythe Kaze) I had on the side pannel which require only 0.04A to work wouldn't get powered at all, while the 2 intake (Scythe Slip Stream 1200rpm) which require 0.26A worked flawlessly and even better since the PSU's fan wire work up to 0.15A so it slowed them down just enough so they get totaly quiet instead of very noisy. So other than the 4Pin very annoying issue, it's a great psu.