[ad#review985-top]Cooler Master’s power supplies are stable, intelligently designed, and efficient, and now Cooler Master adds silent to the mix with its Silent Pro M line. The 500, 600, and 700 watt units are designed to provide stable power as quietly as possible, while still maintaining the 80% efficiency required for the 80PLUS certification. Today we are taking a look at the 500W version in this review. Read on to check it out!
Features
Robust Design
– High quality components including Japanese made capacitors
– MTBF greater than 100,000 hrs
– Certified for OVP/OCP/OPP/OTP/SCP
Energy Efficient
– 80 Plus compliant with over 85% efficiency
– Compliance with Energy Star, RoHS and Blue Angel requirements
Silent Design
– Unique combination of copper plates with aluminum heat sinks to efficiently cool
– Super silent operation with intelligent 135mm fan speed control
– Silicon shock absorption rubber pads around the edges of the power supply
Easy Cable Management
– Flat cable design for easy cable management
– Modularized cable design to eliminate clutter and improve airflow inside the chassis
– Simply unplug the cables when they are no longer needed
– Two 6+2 pin PCI-E connectors to support various graphic card setups
Expandability
– Five 4 pin peripheral connectors and up to nine SATA connectors to support all the components you’ll need
Specifications
Model RS-500-AMBA-D3
Type ATX 12V 2.3 / SSI EPS 12V V2.91
Dimension 150(W) x 86(H) x 150(L) (mm) 5.9 X 3.3 X 5.9 (in)
Input Voltage 90~264V (Auto Range)
Input Current 8A@115Vac,4A@230Vac
Input Frequency Range 47~63 Hz
PFC Active PFC (>0.9)
Power Good Signal 100~500ms
Hold Up Time >17ms
Efficiency 85% Typically
MTBF >100,000hrs
Protection OVP/UVP/OCP/OPP/OTP/SCP/OLP
Output Capacity 500W
Max. Output Capacity 620W
Operation Temperature 0~40 C (Nominal Input Voltage)
Regulatory NEMKO/TUV/CE/GOST/C-tick/UL/FCC
Fan 135mm ultra silent fan
Certification 80 Plus
Connector M/B 20+4 Pin Connector x 1
CPU 4+4 Pin x 1
PCI-E 6+2 Pin x 2
4 Pin Peripheral x 5
SATA x 6
4 Pin Floppy x 1
Warranty 5 years
Packaging
The packaging is a jewelry box style box with a thin wrapper hold it together. A picture of the unit, as well as a butterfly is on the front. Apparently butterflies mean “quiet” now.
The rear shows the aforementioned features and specifications, as well as some corner shots of the unit and a graph of its efficiency.
Included in the packaging is the PSU, a CD with a manual, a power cable, a printed quick start, a warranty card, the modular cables, and two rubber vibration dampeners.
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Love this series of psu, they run quite quiet
Its a great follow up to their Real Power Pro series.
Love this series of psu, they run quite quiet
Its a great follow up to their Real Power Pro series.
Love this series of psu, they run quite quiet
Its a great follow up to their Real Power Pro series.
i'd go with one of the psus in this series with more power, ie. the 700w, 850w or 1000w since it provides upgradeability, you never know when you'll need more power.
i'd go with one of the psus in this series with more power, ie. the 700w, 850w or 1000w since it provides upgradeability, you never know when you'll need more power.
750-850W is more than enough for my needs.
I think 1000W almost guarantees you'll be able to run everything you want currently and in the future.
750-850W is more than enough for my needs.
I think 1000W almost guarantees you'll be able to run everything you want currently and in the future.