VPN: OCZ500SXS
Product ReviewsOCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS 500W Power Supply
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 Rating: Review Date: 01/24/10  |
Cons: Not modularShort cables
Pros: Nice designGood Price |
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Rating: Review Date: 12/23/09 |
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. |
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Rating: Review Date: 12/23/09 |
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. |
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Rating: Review Date: 11/11/09 |
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 |
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Rating: Review Date: 07/04/09 |
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. |
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Rating: Review Date: 06/02/09 |
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. |
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Rating: Review Date: 05/11/09 |
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. |
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Rating: Review Date: 04/19/09 |
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 |
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Rating: Review Date: 04/08/09 |
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. |
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Rating: Review Date: 03/02/09 |
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. |
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Rating: Review Date: 02/15/09 |
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. |
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Rating: Review Date: 02/06/09 |
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 |
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Rating: Review Date: 01/28/09 |
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. |
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Rating: Review Date: 12/21/08 |
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. |
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Rating: Review Date: 12/01/08 |
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!! |
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Rating: Review Date: 11/28/08 |
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. |
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Rating: Review Date: 11/27/08 |
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. |
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Rating: Review Date: 11/25/08 |
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 |
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Rating: Review Date: 11/21/08 |
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 |
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Rating: Review Date: 11/03/08 |
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 |
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Rating: Review Date: 11/03/08 |
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. |
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Rating: Review Date: 10/24/08 |
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 |
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Rating: Review Date: 10/17/08 |
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 |
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Rating: Review Date: 10/08/08 |
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. |
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Rating: Review Date: 10/02/08 |
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 |
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.