PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750W Quad Crossfire Edition PSU

PC Power & Cooling 750W Quad CrossFire PSU

Today, we are looking a great little power supply released from PC Power and Cooling; the Silencer 750 Quad Crossfire Edition. I have heard many good things about this series from PC Power and Cooling with their rock solid and quiet designs, so Im going into this with high expectations.

PP&C says that Silencer 750 Quad Crossfire Edition is certified to handle the power requirement of a pair of ATI HD 2900 XT video cards, and its sibling SLI Edition (dressed in black) is certified for a pair of GeForce 8800 GTX cards. Why call it a 750 Quad, well the quad part comes in due to the fact that it has 4 PCIe power connectors, 2x 6 pin and 2x 6+2pin, witch is need for the real power hungry video cards out today. With an average street price of $160 will the old adage you get what you pay for hold true and not buckle under the stress of high end video cards? Lets find out shall we.

Before we get to far lets look at the specs of the Silencer 750 Quad

AC Input

• Operating Range: 90-264 VAC, .99 power factor
• Frequency: 47-63Hz
• Current: 12A
• Efficiency: 83%
• EMI: FCC-B, CE

DC Output

• Output: +5V @ 30A, +12V @ 60A, -12V @ 0.8A, +3.3V @ 24A, +5VSB @ 3A
• Continuous = 750W
• Peak = 825W
• Regulation: 3% (+3.3V, +5V, +12V), 5% (-12V)
• Ripple: 1% (p-p)
• Hold Time: 16ms
• PG Delay: 300ms

Safety

• OV Protection: +3.3V, +5V, +12V
• OC Protection: 135%
• OPP Agency Approval: UL/ULC/CE/CB/RoHS

Environmental

• Temperature: 0 – 40C
• Humidity: 20% – 80% RH
• Fan Type: 22 – 55 CFM ball-bearing
• Noise: 26 – 40dB(A)

Miscellaneous

• Compatibility: ATI CrossFire certified
• M/B Connectors: 24-pin, 8-pin, 4-pin, two 6-pin PCI-E, and two 6/8-pin PCI-E
• Drive Connectors: 15 (6 SATA, 8 Molex, 1 mini)
• MTBF: 100,000 hours
• Power Cord: 6′ 14AWG (incl.)
• Warranty: 5 Years