ENERMAX Noisetaker AX Series EG495AX-VE SFMA 2.0 485W ATX12V Active PFC Power Supply - Retail

Really stable and Quiet PSU

Reviewed By: jbrownos on 6/11/2006

Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: -Quiet enough that it's unlikely to be heard over anything else in your system.
-Rails are quite stable: +12v and +3.3v never produced more than a 1.5% deviation, and the +5v never deviated by more than 3% while testing with a multimeter.
-Decent airflow with the 80mm and 120mm fans
-Able to run quite well with a high-end P4, 3GB DDR2-667, 7800GT, 2x SATA drives, 2x DVD burners, 4x 80mm case fans, and an Audigy 2

Cons: -Seems to be putting out a little heat on it's own, but not too bad
- +5v rail went as high as 5.15v (3% dev), which was a little higher than I expected on a higher-end PSU
-Would have been nice to have SLI support in case I ever want it

Other Thoughts: Despite a little bit of variance on the +5v rail, I'm quite pleased with the unit

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Still Satisfied After 3 Months

Reviewed By: Shadow84 on 6/4/2006

Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year

Pros: I've had this PSU in a relatively power hungry high performance video editing machine for the past 3 months. So far there have been no problems, it is quiet and stable with outputs running within specs even fully loaded. It has plenty of connectors and has a nice hefty feel.

Cons: Although the main power wires to the board are nicely sleeved, it would have been nice if all wires were sleeved. The manual is quite sparse.

Other Thoughts: Enermax continues to be one of the better PSU manufacturers whose quality remains top notch.

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Reviewed By: on 5/11/2006

Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: This power supply is great! Fans are quiet even at highest speed. I like the looks of it.

Cons: The first one I received made a popping noise and tripped the circuit breaker in the house when first used, and didn't work. I bought a power supply tester because of this, so I can test them before use. I don't want to damage the rest of the system. New Egg was great about replacing the power supply (quick!), and this one works well.

Other Thoughts: I would recommend this product but it seems that some people have had the same initial experience as I had. Use a tester before installation if you have one, just in case. You WILL get a good power supply in the long run.

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