The worst component to fail in your
computer is the power supply in my opinion. Without your power supply,
your computer can’t run at all since the motherboard, video card, or CPU
won’t get power. This makes consumers very picky of what brand of power
supply they choose to purchase from. Usually the wattage isn’t the
biggest concern since most brands have a good range for any consumers.
The biggest concern is usually the ratings that the power supply gets
from customer reviews and tech reviews.
Consumers are attracted to a certain
product when there are a good amount of people that rate it well, it has
a good warranty system, and isn’t too expensive. Cooler Master is a
great company for a wide range of products from cases, mice, heat sinks,
fans, power supplies and more. Today we will be looking at a pretty
good power supply from them. It’s the Cooler Master Silent Pro Hybrid
1050W power supply. It seems like a normal power supply with the same
old components, but there are some exclusive additions that cooler
master has made to their power supply that differ from most. Let’s take a
look and see what they have to offer.
- Cooler Master Silent Pro Hybrid 1050W
- User’s Manual
- 5.25’’ Fan Controller
- Cooler Master Cable Pouch
- M/B 24 Pin connecter
- CPU 4 + 4 Pins x 2
- PCI-e 6+2 pins x 6
- SATA x 12
- Peripheral 4 pins x 5
- Floppy 4 pins x 1
- Fan cable 3 pins x 3
Fan Controller
Before getting to the power supply and
all its glory, let’s take a look at this cool fan controller Cooler
Master has included with their device. There are two settings on the
front, one for Auto and the other for Manual. And the left side has
Power Fan Speed while the right side has System Fan Speed. This seems
like a neat tool to set the power supply’s fan to a certain speed so it
can stay silent like the product name. However, there is only one thing
that annoyed me about this controller. The dials on the front face that
you turn clockwise or counterclockwise for controlling the speed of the
fans is pretty stiff. It takes a good bit of force from my fingers to
turn it and there isn’t much space for your fingers since they have
curved the front face a bit. I think you have to put some WD-40 in order
to loosen it up. Other than that though, I think this is still a great
addition to the power supply. It will allow users to lower the speed of
the fan if their computer does not generate a lot of heat and keep their
computer silent.
Aesthetics
As all power supplies, they look like a
big rectangle with connectors or ports for connecting your power supply
to your computer parts. However, the main difference between this power
supply and other models is that this one is fully modular. I love when
power supplies are fully modular. It just makes cable management in your
PC so much easier and cleaner. With a non-modular or even semi-modular
power supply, you always have extra cables in a zip tie tucked somewhere
in your case. Its not a big deal if you find a good place for it. But
with a fully modular power supply, you can just use the plugs you need,
store the rest somewhere else, and you’re ready to go.
The outside of the power supply is made
of a material that is sort of a glittering black. It’s not just a
straight up black power supply like most vendors produce. On the front
you have your power on/off button and the 12V power connector. And on
the rear you have the fully decked out fully modular power supply ports.
As noted above, this will include your motherboard connectors, PCI-e
connectors, SATA connectors, peripheral connectors, fan connectors,
function panel connector, and floppy connectors.
- Fully Modular Power Supply
- World’s first PSU Integrated 7V Fan Port
- Adjustable 135mm Super Silent Hydraulic Bearings Fan
- 90% with 80Plus Gold Certification
- 200W Fanless Mode
- MTBF 100,000 hours
- Intel Form Factor ATX 12V V2.31
- 5 Year Warranty
The Cooler Master Silent Pro Hybrid
1050W is a pretty good wattage for a power supply that you want to use
for a long time and not worry about replacing it. Most consumers buy
power supplies to last them enough for when they want to build a new
computer maybe 3 to 4 years down the road. And even then the power
supply might be able to be good for their next PC as well. With 1050
watts, you can power the most high end video cards, motherboards, and
CPUs in the market today. And the 5 year warranty that comes with the
power supply will definitely convince you to buy this power supply.
200W Fanless Mode
Now you guys must be like, what are you
talking about when I have 200W Fanless mode with this power supply. And
no I’m not trolling you guys, this power supply actually has a 200W
Fanless mode when your turn the power supply fan controller all the way
down. It won’t be able to power many computers that we at
motherboards.org or are readers are known for, but it is great for
smaller PCs that don’t consume that much power. It seems like a great
feature for this device I just don’t have too much use for it in my
computer since I’ll be running pretty high end graphics cards and a good
CPU with a 1050W power supply usually.
Cooler Master has created a really great
power supply for any consumer with this product. Whether you are a
computer enthusiast who wants a great power supply with fully modular
capabilities to a novice who just wants a long lasting power supply,
it’s really a great deal. This power supply is rated at 1050W and has
the 80Plus Gold Certification at 90%.
It also comes with a fan controller that
was a bit stiff with the controls but will definitely allow you to run
your power supply and computer quietly. Overall, it’s a great power
supply because it offers reliability, great power, fan features, and
long lasting warranty. The Cooler Master Silent Pro Hybrid 1050W power
supply comes to the market around $250 dollars is a great buy for your
next power supply.
source:http://www.motherboards.org