The new Silencer Mk II from the power supply experts at PC Power & Cooling is another leap forward for the legendary Silencer line. A thorough update, the new Silencer Mk II strikes the right balance between server-class industry standard topology and the cutting-edge of enthusiast computer power supply design. Built with industrial and professional power users in mind, key features of the Mk II include a Single +12V Rail for maximum and efficient power distribution, a generous thermally controlled 135mm double-ball bearing fan for maximum airflow at near-silent audible noise levels, extremely tight and well regulated electrical noise and ripple, an ideal array of connector types for each wattage, and ultra-high efficiency, converting up to a full 88{b81fbfd19e1fca5890798868c0714c408bbd5ec471654b6f9630c0fffa6e7eb3} of AC to DC power at typical loads. The Silencer Mk II Series is fully compliant with the latest ATX12V and EPS12V specifications. Power-packed and built to last.
$ 109.88
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Still one of the best PSU makers around!,
After more than a couple decades of building PC’s (dating back to the 8086/8088 clone days), I long ago became a firm believer in quality PSUs. With modern CPU, motherboard, and videocard power requirements, gone are the days when you could get away with any old generic PSU that came free with a case. Now I tend to pay as much or more for PSUs as I do those other components. And even quality PSUs can get overloaded or otherwise fail. To wit, my 750W Silencer Quad, which apparently overloaded and melted down the +12v pins on the ATX mobo connector. Fortunately, it didn’t fry the mobo and actually continued working as long as I kept the melted plastic cleaned away and the exposed metal socket halves squeezed together to maintain electrical contact. Obviously that wasn’t practical in the long term, so I ordered this beefier model to replace it before I RMA’d the 750W. I already have the replacement RMA and will use it in a secondary box. RMA service and responsiveness was excellent, with the replacement shipped out the day after they received the original.
The 950W is as quiet as the 750W was, and has the extra headroom to hopefully avoid overloading it again. For the record, this PC has an i7-860 overclocked to 3.4Ghz, 8GB of DDR3, two Nvidia videocards (GTX-275 + 8800GTS G92 for PhysX processing) driving 3 large LCD monitors, 1 SSD + 3 mechanical HDDs, 5x 120mm case fans, and about a million various things hanging off the USB ports.
What I love about PCP&C is that, unlike many PSU manufacturers, they actually *understate* their PSU capacity. This 950W Silencer MkII is actually rated at 1000W continuous and 1080W peak. With a 98{b81fbfd19e1fca5890798868c0714c408bbd5ec471654b6f9630c0fffa6e7eb3} power factor and 88{b81fbfd19e1fca5890798868c0714c408bbd5ec471654b6f9630c0fffa6e7eb3} efficiency, a single monster 83A 12v rail (don’t fall for the multi-rail hype, it’s a gimmick to make you think it’s “better” but it’s not), non-modular cables (modular cables are another gimmick that can result in power loss and inefficiency), and plenty of connectors, it’s a very well designed, high-quality power supply that is a bargain at this price. Highly recommended for PC enthusiasts!
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|High quality PSU,
I don’t need to go into detail about how good is this psu. You can find many good technical details already said in here. What want to say is that I am very satisfied with my purchased. This is for my first PC build. It looks beautifil and high quality unit and the price is not to bad.
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|Just what I wanted,
It is quiet really quiet. My system started becoming unstable, when I upgraded my gpu (I had a 380w antec psu). I wanted to get something that would last and would handle a new cpu when I finally fully upgrade my system. It also looks really nice.
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