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

Pros: OUTSTANDING! Very solid PSU. It's whisper quiet, has plenty of connectors, cables are long enough for most applications, wires are sleeved and bundled nicely. Awesome 5 year manufacturer warranty. This is a SINGLE RAIL power supply meaning it will give you cleaner and more stable power than most dual rail power supplies. It is worth every penny!

Cons: None what-so-ever.

Overall Review: PC Power & Cooling was recently purchased by OCZ. OCZ branded power supplies are cheaper but not necessarily better. The PC P&C branded power supplies are most likely their top end now.

Pros: It exists.

Cons: The retaining latch on the 20+4 plug was broken off and rattling around in the box. Initially, I considered using it anyway, but after all, someone designed that plug shell to lock to the socket for a reason, and besides why should I put up with second-best on a new build.

I had peeled the barcode off the box for the usual rebate deadline. Initially, Newegg accepted the RMA, but when the missing barcode was noticed they refused to accept it and returned it. Ergo, square-one.

Overall Review: Alright, in the future I'll check out the merchandise before I peel off the barcode. However the fact remains that the PSU was defective out of the box. Nobody like to be stuck with bad equipment, and additional shipping costs. A simple exchange, in the old box, would have left everything cool and everyone happy.