PC Power and Cooling Silencer PPCS500 500W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply compatible with core i7

Pros: I bought this power supply 4 years ago with my Core2Duo setup. That motherboard finally died and I replaced it with an Asus Sabretooth Z77. I was worried that I would yet again need to upgrade my perfectly-working PCPC supply with something that had a different connector, but I did not! I blew the dust out and stuck it back in the chassis and it's running the new system like a champ, as always.

You can't beat a power supply that outlives the rest of the system.

Cons: They don't sell it anymore, I guess. I'm sure whatever PCPC sells to replace it is great.

Pros: Needed more watts for a graphics card upgrade and this filled the bill perfectly. Installed easily, always a pleasure. The build seems very solid, and the cables are long enough and apparently well made. I use this computer in the living room, so I don't want to hear it running at all, and this PS does a great job of that. Couldn't be happier.

Cons: None.

Pros: Designed in California.. Quiet and stable. Upgraded from an Antec 350W and this one is so quiet that every thing else in my case sounds louder. Comes in a nice black finish with black cable wraps. You won't regret getting one of these.

Cons: Assembled in China. Cables are REALLY long.. but that's not really a bad thing. If you are using a case mounting adapter plate the holes are a bit too high.

Other Thoughts: The 20+4 motherboard power connector splits apart to provide a 20 pin connection.. in the photo it looks like a solid 24 pin.. Don't be confused, you can use this in either a 20 or 24 pin main-board socket. Perfect for my full-tower server case, plenty of power connections and extremely long cables. Newegg is great. I will probably be a Newegg customer for life.

Pros: Very quiet. Strong build Quality. Plenty of connectors.

Cons: Maybe too many connectors. Had to find room to stuff the extras.

Other Thoughts: My video card recommends a 600w plus PSU, but this guys powering it fine. No issues with gaming, motherboard BIOS shows all voltages spot on.

Pros: Used this to replace the generic 350W power supply that came with my Dell Inspiron computer to run a new graphics card I also bought. It fit (a tight squeeze, but it did eventually go in) and so far has been running smoothly and quietly. I couldn't be happier. Shipped quickly and arrived on time.

Cons: none that i can think of!

Pros: Very Nice 500w.
Came with all the connections I need and then some.
Cords are very long! Will reach anywhere you need them to!
All cords are mess wrapped for some nice cable management.

Cons: It doesn't make my computer faster?
You can really only hit or miss with a power supply.

Other Thoughts: Does what it needs to do, very awesome array of connectors. Only has one fan, but I guess that's enough.

Pros: I have always had nothing but good performance from PC Power & Cooling. The last one I had lasted for over 5 years and I'd still be using it except that my wattage needs outgrew it. Plenty of Amps on the Single 12v rail. Powers all my stuff with no problems.

Cons: really just a quibble. Had to mount it in what I consider to be an upside down position in my case. (Coolermaster Centurion 5 CAC-T05)

Other Thoughts: it'll handle all this without a hiccup.
Mobo:Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3L
CPU:Intel E6300 Wolfdale 2.8 GHz
CPU COOLER: Rosewill RCX-z300
Ram:G.SKILL 2x2GB DDR2 1066 (F2-8500cl5d-4gbpk)
GPU:EVGA GeForce 9800 GTX+
HDD:WD Caviar Black 1TB 7200rpm
Optical: lite-on DVD combo drive
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Silencer PPCS500

Pros: Super quiet operation. Very solid build quality.

Cons: none

Other Thoughts: This thing fired up right off the bat and Ive had no problems with it whatsoever. It super quiet. I cant hear it at all over my case fans which are quiet themselves.

Antec 300
AMD Athlon X2 7750
Corsair 2x2 GB
WD 320 GB drive
Sony Opticarc DVD drive
Asrock A780GMH/128M

Pros: "Very" silent.. plenty of length on psu cables to do a clean job with cable management. Wire sleaving is flexable/well constructed. Would never use anything besides PCP&C from here on out with future builds.

Cons: None. Would like to see a 500W modular version of this psu, but not really a con, more of a suggestion/wish. A build/Dell pc that is going to use this size of psu probably isn't going to need the extra 6-pin power for sli, since most are only running single pci-e vid cards (but doesn't hurt anything reguardless having the extra).

Other Thoughts: Don't get caught up in any of the debates about PCP&C psu's only having one 12V rail.. more rails don't make a psu better.. This psu will get clean power to everything that wants it. This also works as a replacement in a Dell, which I put it in an Optiplex 745 full tower, the same time I installed a 9800gt (300W psu wasn't going to cut it). If you are trying to decide between the "Dell replacement" version and this, either should work. 1 of the 4 psu mount screws are a little tight getting in the corner mount hole, which is what I'm assuming the main difference is with a mount pattern. It was no effort getting it installed, the 1 screw is just a little tight up against the pc case.

Pros: Plenty of connections. Hooked up everything including 2 extra fans and still have gobs of connections left over. Excellent build quality. Quiet as a mouse. Cant even hear it.

Cons: None.

Other Thoughts: Antec 300
AsRock A780GMH/128M
AMD Athlon X2 7750 Kuma @ 2.84 Ghz
WD 320 GB drive
Corsair 4 GM DDR2-800 RAM