COOLMAX CL-700B 700W ATX 12V v2.2 Compatible with Core i3/i5/i7 Power Supply

Pros: Cheap, well ventilated, LED fan looks awesome

Cons: Surge problems. Short cords. Cords not sheathed. Didnt fit well in the PSU area of the case.

Other Thoughts: I was warned against it, but bought a cheap power supply to get my computer up and running.

It looked nice, and did work properly at first. It was more than adequate to supply my machine, too. A few days later i started getting power supply surge problems, where it would shut my computer down and bring up the error. It didnt seem like any damage was done, and it was at relatively predictable points (certain point in a game), but i am not taking the chance with my brand new baby!

After doing some digging i found that this is a very common problem with this PSU. Should have done more digging beforehand.

Please heed my warning: do your research and DONT skimp out on a power supply. A bad one can easily fry every piece of expensive hardware you put in your new toy.

Pros: Cool LED.

Cons: Died within a day and a half...

Other Thoughts: Dont buy this if you want to wake up one day to turn your computer on to only find out it dosent work.

Pros: none - didn't get to use it

Cons: It came defective, plugged it in and immediately smelt burning. It fried my motherboard and maybe my CPU. I'm not even going to check the CPU, I was planning on upgrading soon so I just bought a new i5 and motherboard to go with it. Don't skimp on price for your computer, go with a Corsair or another brand known for their PSUs. Tried to contact CoolMax but they never responded. Lost out on a lot of money to try and save $20 on a PSU. Now I get to pay return shipping and a restocking fee... plus new motherboard. Lesson learned, I'm testing all PSUs before plugging them in.

Other Thoughts: Also it seems that other people have had it go bad weeks after installing, so you probably should just go with a better brand.

Pros: Nice LED i guess

Cons: was DOA.
Short cables, not modular.

Pros: Does the job. Can't really say anything else. The ambient blue lighting is cool when it comes out of the back of my case.

Cons: Did not line up very well with my case. I had to use some force to make the screw sockets line up and screw it in quickly. Might have just been my case. The power plug on the female side is sort of stiff.

Other Thoughts: Very satisfied with my purchase.

Pros: None

Cons: I've purchased three of these.
The first burned out in just under 10 days. I replaced with another one and minutes ago the "fresh" one blew up like a firecracker.
I have a Kill-a-Watt and was barley pulling down 500w under load.

Other Thoughts: I will be replacing all three with some higher wattage units that are NOT made by CoolMax. I just hope the board and GPU's did fry.

Pros: It worked for a week perfectly

Cons: It died after a week with no warning. It's also not sleeved which proved to be a hassle for cable management.

I will not buy anything from Coolmax again.

Pros: This unit is extremely quiet, it has everything you could need connection wise.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: This is used on a media server that is on 24/7 I will see on longevity, but for now it works great.

Pros: Powers my GTX 560 TI great
Lights up blue
Automatic fan settings
Under voltage protection and Over Voltage Protection
Price

Cons: None as of now!

Other Thoughts: Powers my Machine:
Gtx 560 TI
Intel I5 2500k @ 3.4ghz
8 gigs ripjaws ram
1tb harddrive
GA-Z68a-d3-b3 motherboard
COOLMAX CL-700B 700W


I spent 70 dollars on it, it's only $55 now

Pros: none so far

Cons: This model advertises 1 pcie 6+2 connector, but it did not come with one. Both cables are 6 pin. I have a gtx 295 so this is going to be a problem!

Other Thoughts: Now I have to order an adapter and hope that it will work because I cant even test it out now.