Enermax  EG375AX-VE Noisetaker

The PSU itself is a nice clean dark shade of blue with two fans. The intake fan on the bottom of the unit is 90mm, while the exhaust fan on the rear is 80mm in size.

 

On the rear of the unit to the right of the exhaust fan, you'll find a small control knob. This will control the fan's speed (both the intake and exhaust fans) to allow you to manually adjust it to give the individual user their preferred balance between cooling and noise level. The fan is also controlled by an internal thermostat to adjust to various loads placed on your computer, hence the moniker "Noisetaker".

This is also where the SmartFan specification comes into play. After you shut your PC down, the fans will continue to run for approximately two minutes to help cool down the interior components. This is a great inclusion, as once you turn the PC off, the CPU and various components are still at operating temps, but with no active cooling.

A shot of the PSU itself shows the various power leads. As stated, the Enermax Noisetaker also includes two SATA power cables. 

 

No more having to hunt down those adapters now.

Let's get into this "Separate 12V Rails" thing now. This is where the clean consistent power comes from. Normally PSU's run all power connections from one rail, which supplies power to all the devices hooked in. However, this unit provides separate 12V rails which are independent of one another to provide power to the CPU/MB and drives. With the upcoming release of the newer video cards and the power hungry Prescott CPUs, this will definitely come in handy.

The two mother connection leads are wrapped in a silver mesh screen and then encased in thick plastic to help with any interference. You'll also notice the single 12V 4-pin Molex connector grouped with the MB connectors. This is intended for those high end video cards that really suck in the juice.

 

The only thing wrong with this, in my opinion, is that the plastic makes these cables extremely stiff. They are hard to bend and route inside the case to keep them out of the way, especially if you're a neat freak trying to reduce cable clutter. The smaller the case, the worse it is. I tried this power supply in two different case, the Diabolic Minotaur and the Lian-Li PC-7323. I had very little problem with the cable in the Lian-Li, which a great big honking full tower case, but the Diabolic proved to be something of a challenge.
 

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