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High Power PW480-102DF Power Supply Light it up With no fancy windows or internal LEDs in the PSU itself, not much point of a shot of what we've already seen. However, we do want to get a look at the wattage display unit under power. The test system we have isn't a power sucking monster as you can see from its idle wattage reading. When we get some GeForce 7800 GTX cards in SLI in here, this number should change significantly.
Performance No matter what features a PSU has, if it doesn't deliver clean consistent power then what's the point? To gauge how dependable our power delivery is we decided to test it with SiSoft Sandra 2005 Pro's burn in module. This module puts 100% load on the processor and monitors temperature and voltage. The voltage is displayed with an average reading as well as the minimum and maximum readings recorded. We set the module up to run 999 times which translated into about nine hours in our test bed. Test Bed
Results Let's have a look at a screen shot of Sandra and see what we see.
I have to say I'm impressed with the High Power unit. They have chosen to put their attention into the details of usable features. The automated cooling fans, oversized Molex plugs for easier use and extended length power lines for tower cases to name a few. The wattage use display is a nice bonus as well. I think its value in true usefulness may not be as high as its "hip-ness" at LANs but it is a welcome feature all the same. On the con side, the extended power lines are absolutely fantastic IF you need them. If you have long power lines in a very small case, you have a lot of wire to tuck and hide that may prove challenging. Also, the MSRP of the High Power PW-480 is $120. This seems a tad high considering that Ultra and Thermaltake produce similar units for less albeit Thermaltake is the only other manufacturer that sells power supplies with wattage displays. All in all, even at $120, I think you would be hard pressed to be disappointed with the High Power PW-480 unit. We were thoroughly pleased and can easily give this product our full recommendation. We again wish to extend our thanks to the folks over at Alpha and Omega Computers for making this review possible. Update 7/15/2005 - Power of the press perhaps but after we posted our review, we were contacted by Alpha and Omega Computers saying that they have spoken with High Point and decided that $120 is not a correct pricing schedule and have reduced the price to $86. Pros
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