Rosewill FORTRESS-750 - 750-Watt Active PFC Power Supply - Continuous @ 122 Degrees F (50C), 80 PLUS Platinum, ATX 12V v2.31 & EPS 12V v2.92, Intel Haswell, SLI & CrossFire-Ready

Pros: Runs well on a system with: i7-3770K ASUS P8Z77-V LK Kingston HyperX Beast 16GB (2 x 8GB) 2 x Intel 335 SSD ASUS GTX650TIB 2 x WD Green 2TB HDD 2 x Seagate "NAS" 2TB HDD 2 x BD-R 2 x DVD-R USB 3.0 with stuff charging and other smaller drains I haven't tried to max out the power draw on everything, and I don't subject this system to intense loads, but I do some relatively hardcore multitasking and I crank up the graphics on games. Once in a while, I have some scientific computing and/or code compiling in the background while playing a game. Once, I did that while ripping 4 DVDs at once. That's about as maxed out as the load can get and I didn't notice any issues with the system. Now, there are plenty of rigs out there that can beat the pants off mine. So I'm sure you could kill this PS if you wanted to -- but for my rig, it's plenty and it delivers within spec consistently.

Cons: Lots of cables I don't need -- that's the usual complaint with power supplies. I never have convinced myself I need a modular supply, because I always forget until it's time to build the system and then I remember that half of this mess has to be bundled up and tucked out of the way because I don't need 10 molex connectors and 4 motherboard connectors and .... it's not so bad on this one, but I remember back when everything was molex so a big PS like this one would have 12-16 molex connectors. Yikes. This has mostly things I need, but still quite a few I don't. So I had to tie them all together and try to keep them from blocking airflow. Other issues? Right angles would be nice, at least, for some of these SATA power plugs (maybe do half straight, half right?). Also the spacing between the SATA plugs (and the two 6/8 pin units) is a bit unrealistic. They err on the side of caution, but that means too much of a big bulky cable crammed up between all my drives. I have HDD / SSD six in a row -- that's ALOT of excess cable I wish I didn't have to deal with, bulging out because it's all in series, connected to one drive after the other. But that's all a matter of selection. I picked a good economy model that seemed reliable, and it has been. I could have paid more for modular, with better cable control and better connectors. I chose this one instead. But you should know that too -- in case this matters more to you than it does to me. It's not worth -1 egg to me, but it might be -2 to you if you get mad about right-angle plugs.

Overall Review: This is the first PS I've ever had that hasn't had a selector for 120V vs. 220V. I don't care, I'm never going to use a 220V plug for any reason. This thing weighs in somewhere between really fat housecat and boat anchor, so it's not leaving my house unless I move or get robbed. But whatever happened to that little red switch? I miss it. I used to love reading about people overseas who fried their PCs by flipping that switch and people here in the US who were too dumb to just flip it back to get their system running again.

Pros: This is an excellent power supply for those of you who want to build a power hungry gaming computer and expect it to last for many years and use the least amount of energy. The components used are excellent. With a gaming computer you need to save on the energy bill as much as possible. Trust me on this as I was in a gaming clan for many years. I still get shocked knowing what I used to pay when I was playing as a clan member religiously 6-10 hrs a day. I have had to replace many power supplys in the past and paying a high premium price when I have had to get a fast fix at a local shop is very annoying when you have to select a sub-standard power supply because most places do not carry anything efficient in power like this or higher in wattage than 500. The power supply I used before this one can’t even compare and I got it from a very large retailer here in my town and it was honestly the best power supply they had which was just 4 dollars cheaper than this power supply. Warranty - 7 year warranty is absolutely amazing. This is raising the bar and shows the commitment of Rosewill. I still have a gaming computer I built in January of 2007 and it still rocks and plays everything out today so you want this type of warranty on a gaming power supply. I also have an Alienware M18X with Intel i7 2820 cpu, 2 X 6990 AMD “ATI” graphics cards and 2 solid state drives running in Raid-0 in it, so trust me, I know most everything you can imagine about the best gaming performance. I have replaced a Seasonic M12 power supply that I paid over 200.00 for when I built this gaming computer because it died after warranty expired. It was hard to swallow that loss! I recently replaced a Corsair GS800 gaming power supply (it is actually still working fine) because the efficiency is too amazing to pass up on this one. The warranty is truly outstanding on this power supply! Cables - Excellent length on the cables (see the video I attached) and 8 sata connectors will let you hook up just about any kind of configuration. I recommend a solid state raid-0 configuration on any gaming computer and there are tons of connectors to make this easy and still have ports for tons of devices. Here is good advice on modular. I am somewhat a fan but I will be truly honest with you. Even using modular, I was using every cable but 2 with my gaming computer. We spend good money to pay for modular when we are the type of people that hook up tons of components when selecting a power supply with this type of wattage. That is my honest opinion and with the Seasonic M12 the modular cabling still had to be tucked away throughout the case even though it was a modular power supply. Modular would be great for a HTPC or minimal component build. Power – Continuous 750W @50C – 80 PLUS PLATINUM which easily powers a SLI or Crossfire configuration (4 X 6+2 pin connectors). A single 12V rail which is ideal for power hungry gaming machines. A large 135mm fan that has au

Cons: No modular cables / no fancy lighting.

Overall Review: This is an excellent power supply for a high power build. The price is amazing when you consider all Japan capacitors and a 7 year warranty!

Pros: So when i opened the package from newegg, the box was expertly packed as always, The packaging of the power supply was quality, a thick box and the foam packaging surrounding the PSU would keep it safe in any careless shipping companies truck. The cables are thick, however i do not see this as a downfall as any person who knows anything about Electricity knows that a thicker wire will transmit the power better, The connectors on this are top notch, i personally like the fact that the SATA power cable is NOT a right angle, because of the ease of wiring, however if you need right angle connectors this is not the psu for you. i did not have any of the issues that other people were complaining about with the connectors slipping off, when i inserted them, it was a satisfying click and i knew the cable was connected, The MOLEX connectors are also of equal quality, the Pins were centered and not easily eschewed off to one side like you get on cheaper brands, The cable sleeving was quality however i do have a gripe about the 24p connector but ill get to that later, Unlike most cable sleeving the ends of the expandable tubing is zip tied and then has heat shrink placed over it so there is no way for the wires to come loose, In order to fully test this power supply i put a 60 amp load onto the 12v line and used a True RMS clamp meter onto the +12v line, and tested the amps, it was indeed 60, so big props for rosewill, then i tested the 120v imput line, the power going into the psu was 119.8V at 14.2 Amps, so it was OVER the 80% efficiency claimed, so another BIG plus for rosewill. Next i tested the power ripple on all the lines and i was pleasantly surprised, when hooked up to a digital Oscilloscope i measured a maximum of a 2mv ripple in the most extreme case, which is FAR under the allowable.

Cons: The only real complaint i have about this power supply is that the sleeving on the 24p ATX connector was very open, and you could see the wires through it, but that is just a cosmetic complaint

Overall Review: All in all i would say that this is one of the better power supplies on the market. going into this review i was a bit weary to be honest, rosewill used to be the bottom of the barrel cheap brand, but i was pleasantly surprised, i would have to say that if rosewills other products are of this quality, then rosewill will soon to be one of the powerhouse brands, This will definitely be the power supply i use for years to come, because you cannot beat a 7 year full replacement warranty,

Pros: This power supply has worked great so far. Quick installation and was up and running within the hour of working on replacing the old one. This 750W version has had no problem running my rig (specs below). Something to take note of, is that this power supply is 80 Plus Platinum certified which means that it is at least 89% effective at converting the power to usable power under full load of the power supply. Which will save you money on those energy bills (This is when it's plugged into a 115V socket). The fan runs quiet. I still have my entire case air cooled, but have not noticed any more noise than usual from the power supply fan. It also runs kind of cool as well. The old power supply would pump out some heat, but I don't feel nearly as much of it anymore. There were more than enough plugs for all devices, shy of the molex, stated below in cons. Also if you are going to have multiple graphics cards this is a nice power supply as it has 6 + 2 pin connectors for graphics cards. That means that if the graphics cards have a 6-pin connector or an 8-pin connector then it can accomodate 4 of those connections. Although, I'm not entirely sure if 750W could handle that many graphics cards. All in all, the power supply is commendable and I would recommend it to a friend for use in a system where the wattage is correct. Performs well, and installation is quick and easy. Plus the 7-YEAR WARRANTY is awesome. I don't think I've seen a warranty like that on a product in a long time. That shows a lot of commitment and dedication to their product from Rosewill and is to be accomodated. I have not dealt with their customer service on that matter, but I hope that they do show their dedication to their warranty that they have by putting it on the product. Specs: Motherboard: Asus M5A97 Evo RAM: 16 GB (4 x 4GB) Operating System: 64-bit Windows 7 Pro CPU: AMD FX-6100 Six Core 3.3GHz Graphics Card: 9800GT Hard Drives: 1 x SSD 1 x 1TB

Cons: There aren't many cons that I would say in this. It isn't modular which I'm not a fan of. In case if someone reading this is not aware, modular means that each of the connections to the power supply is able to plug the cable in as needed instead of always connected to the power supply. This is non-modular which causes every cable to be permanently attached to the power supply. So all the cables that I didn't need it took me a little bit to find a place to hide them all out of the way. Also most manufacturers are doing this, and to me personally it doesn't make a lot of sense, but the lack of molex connectors can be slightly irritating at times. Due to the number of fans in my case, I needed to daisy chain the power connectors to make sure that I had enough, which made cable management a bit more of a task. All in all, these cons are not that big, but if they are things that are important to you, then those are the only cons that I can really think of for this case.

Overall Review: All in all I would say that this is a good power supply for a mid-range to upper-mid-range system. If you are using a lot of high end components then 750W is not going to be enough. But for a basic system, that has a few fans, and one or two graphics cards, you should be good to go with this power supply, and will even hopefully save you a few bucks on your electric bill.

Pros: The Fortress 750 is an awesome power supply. It was enough to power one of my test systems which contains: ASUS Maximus V Extreme Intel i7-3770K (overclocked to 4.3GHz) 32GB DDR3-2400 3x 600GB VelociRaptors 2x Samsung 840 Pro. SSDs. 2X LG Blu-Ray Burners PCIe 1x TV Tuner card 2x EVGA GTX670s I had this sytem (with the Fortress 750 in it) running stable for over a week. I even overclocked both of the GTX670s and the Fortress didn't have any problems powering everything. The "matte" / black textured surface is very rugged and didn't scratch easily like PSUs I've had from Corsair, Seasonic and Silverstone. The cables are sleeved well and the heatshrink covers up as much of the wire close to the connectors as possible. The connectors themselves are standard fare for modern power supplies. The fan was quiet and even when it did ramp up (when the system was under load), it wasn't very loud. There was no audible coil whine either. Finally, the seven year warranty is icing on the cake. I think this is the longest manufacturer's warranty I've seen on a power supply. If Rosewill does honor a warranty claim seven years down the line and they don't give me any trouble claiming the warranty, I will never buy any other brand again unless someone else releases something revolutionary that Rosewill doesn't have. Also, I do not have a Haswell system to test with, but the specifications do say that the Fortress 750 is compatible with Haswell's new, lower power states. Overall, this power supply is one I would recommend.

Cons: Time for the cons (it does have just a few): - Cables are not modular - Zip ties included instead of re-usable velcro - The 163mm length of this PSU kept it from fitting properly in a BitFenix Prodigy, but that's more of a design problem with the Prodigy.

Overall Review: The price for this PSU is more than fair. You get an 80+ Platinum rated power supply with a tough exterior finish. It's more than capable of powering all, but the most demanding, heavily loaded systems and in those cases Rosewill does have higher wattage units.

Pros: This is a good heavy duty supply with lots of cables. The cable lengths are exceptionally long which is both a plus and a minus. On the plus side it's easy to reach every component in a large case, on the minus side the unused cables are really bulky and make for a messy build.

Cons: The supply isn't modular. I bought this supply because Newegg had a great black Friday deal on it so I ignored the fact that it wasn't modular. Most of the supplies that I've bought in recent years have been modular so I'd forgotten how messy standard supplies are. The unused cables on this supply are particularly intrusive because they are long, heavy and there are a lot of them. All of those characteristics are positives for the cables that are used but they are negatives for the unused cables.

Overall Review: All things being equal I greatly prefer modular supplies because they don't fill the case with tons of unused cabling. However from the standpoint of delivering good solid power to the system this appears to be an excellent supply.

Pros: none

Cons: Failed after 1 year caused damage to 2 SSD and CPU inconsistent voltages fluttering

Overall Review: I would not recommend this product.

Pros: Great build quality with a nice finish, plenty of power, and full sleaving. Bought due to good review by jonnyguru to replace older Silencer 750. No dissapointments so far, runs 7950 CF and 2500k with no issues.

Cons: Wish it was modular!!