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Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (parts): 2 years
Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (labor): 2 years
Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Bought it on Black Friday for $20ish after MIR. Replaced a 300w PSU to power an HD4850. Worked fine for 2 months or so, no problems, quiet, nice black finish to go with darker cases.
Cons: 2-3 months later, upgrading to my own built PC, can't handle an i7 rig at stock. Checked the PSU closer to realize that this PSU will only really run at 350-400watts rather than 500w. I had to remove half my fans, 2/3 of my RAM just to boot up.
Other Thoughts: Specs: i7-920 (stock 2.67ghz) with CM Hyper 212+ cooler GA-EX58-UD3R 6gb Corsair XMS3 DDR3-1333 ram 640gb WD Caviar Black hdd XFX HD4850 4 120mm Case fans, 1 140(?)mm fan Wireless PCI card CM 500w "e'X'treme" PSU Antec 300 case
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Does the job
Reviewed By: jduck on 2/4/2010
Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
Pros: Works and does what a PSU should.
Cons: None
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Stable
Reviewed By: natemilenko on 2/2/2010
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Great power supply / stable / reliable / great value / has all the connections you could need
Cons: none
Other Thoughts: Cooler Master is really stepping out as a great power supply manufacturer in my mind the quality and reliability you get for the price is almost unbeatable.
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Model
Brand
COOLER MASTER
Model
RS-500-PCAR-A3
Series
eXtreme Power Plus
Spec
Type
ATX12V V2.3
Maximum Power
500W
Fans
1
PFC
No
Main Connector
20+4Pin
+12V Rails
2
PCI-Express Connector
1 x 6-Pin
SATA Power Connector
4
SLI
No
CrossFire
No
Power Good Signal
100-500ms
Hold-up Time
17ms min.
Efficiency
> 70%
Over Voltage Protection
Yes
MTBF
>100,000 Hours
Approvals
Nemko, TUV, cUL, CE, BSMI, FCC, CCC
Features
Connectors
1 x Main connector (20+4Pin) 1 x 12V(4+4Pin) 5 x peripheral 4 x SATA 1 x Floppy 1 x PCI-E
Features
Compliance with the newest Intel standard ATX 12V V2.3 More than 70% better efficiency at typical load operation Green power design to meet Energy Star and Blue Angel requirements Multiple protection design(OVP/OCP/OPP/SCP) Support dual +12V1 and +12V2 outputs for higher power usage