SilverStone ST45SF 450 W SFX12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

Pros: The Silverstone ST45SF packs the power needed for a gaming Mini-ITX build while remaining efficient, quiet, and reliable. The fan inside the PSU has always remained whisper quiet even when pushed to it's upper limits. Silverstone provided long enough power leads to allow for connectivity of components on the other side of a Mini-ITX case. The ST45SF fits perfectly inside of the Silverstone FT03 Mini without having to sacrifice precious space otherwise used for a video card. The 80% plus power efficiency is icing on the cake!

Cons: This isn't a modular power supply. That being said, the modular variation of this power supply caused clearance issues inside of the Silverstone FT03 Mini case. The extra power connections were easy enough to bundle up and neatly tuck out of site.

Overall Review: Over the course of a year and a half, I've put this power supply through some serious gaming binges and it has withstood the abuse. It has powered two different generations of Nvidia graphics cards without any problems. Original Build- Silverstone Fortress FT03 Mini ASRock Z87E-ITX i7-4770k Samsung 840 Pro 256 Gb SSD WD 1TB Hard Drive --> Upgraded to Samsung 840 EVO 1Tb G.Skill Trident 2x8Gb Ram Antec Kuhler 620 EVGA 670GTX FTW --> Upgraded to EVGA 970GTX Superclocked

Pros: I've got one of these pre-installed in my Silverstone Mini-ITX case. This PSU runs like a champ. Never had any problems with it running fairly intense gaming sessions. Also runs quietly.

Cons: None

Overall Review: This PSU is powering the following components: i7-2700K CPU Samsung 840 250GB SSD (sata III) 750GB 2.5" laptop drive (sata II) Slim DVD-RW optical drive 16GB Gskill DDR3 RAM Nvidia Geforce GTX 670 GPU

Pros: Bought this in Jan 2011 after the OEM desktop power supply blew up. Has been in use for 2+ years now with no issues. Comes with a full size ATX bracket just in case.

Cons: None actually, verify this is the size(dimensions) you need.

Overall Review: Was a replacement for a custom build desktop case. The original PSU couldn't take the smokers style of living. I have also did some case air flow mods and that may be helping this one along.

Pros: can power a 2600K, Nvidia 460, SSD and 3TB drive. Still works a year on!

Cons: cables are not modular so you will end up tucking away the extra cables which can make a SFF build look cluttered

Overall Review: I purchased this PSU as a replacement of the 300w in the silverstone SG05. I have had no troubles with in and am amazed how much power it can deliver in such a small form factor.

Pros: Great SFX form factor PSU made by a very reputable company. I've ran other silverstone PSU's in the past and all are quality. This thing has enough beef to power my HTPC with 4 hd's. Great small form factor to save space. A SFX to ATX adapter is included.

Cons: none

Overall Review: The included SFX to ATX adapter is plain metal colored. Pretty ugly and would not match my black HTPC case. I few coats of flat black paint solved this and now it looks great.

Pros: One of the best quality 300w power supplies I have come accost. First its small SFX. Its silent with the fan running. Yet it does not turn on until you are at a full load for quite a while. I ran Prime95 for 20 min before it came on and the fan only ran for 10 sec then shut off. It also comes with an adapter to fit a standard PSU mount.

Cons: Price. Its defiantly not cheap. But its worth ever penny. If I need another SFX PSUY I will definitely buy again. Then no worry's

Overall Review: When It comes to power supplies you do not want to cut corners. You coould get a $25 SFX PSU but then when your having problems with USB ports and boot times then you will doubt yourself. Its not worth it. Get the best

Pros: This is a one-year follow-up to my 2-egg review. The original PSU still worked after a year, but continued making clicking noises, so I RMA'd it. The process took about a week and a half and they sent me back a NEW unit. On the underside of the new one was a "Ver 2.0" sticker, while the one I RMA'd was a "Ver 1.0", so they must have made some updates. Sure enough, I plugged it in and fired up a game, and it worked perfectly. No clicking noises, no micro stuttering. As usual, rather quiet in operation and puts out very little heat, feels heavy and there are VERY few reported failures. Thanks for your attention to quality Silverstone! Running a 4.0GHz i5-2500k, 1GB GTX 460 (850/4000mhz), a handful of fans and the other usual components. Peaks at about 250 DC watts in games, so only using about half the capacity!

Cons: The older version of the PSU had issues with clicking noises and momentary freeze-ups in games. Silverstone used FSP's design, so this was likely an FSP issue rather than a Silverstone one.

Overall Review: If you buy this power supply, make sure you receive the Version 2.0 to ensure you don't have any problems! These PSUs have been out for a couple years, so all of them should be the newer version now.

Pros: Silent, Efficient Zero fan noice at 50% load or less Effience 80+ Bronze Rating Sleeved black cables and connectors.

Cons: None Really. Just wish it had modular connectors. The cables are a little long for my ultra small mini-itx case.

Overall Review: Great upgrade for a silent Mini-ITX Build especially with a case that has a front or bottom fan pushing in. Note that due to zero fan operation at or below 50%, you need some kind of case fan to create airflow during idle to low power