Sparkle’s history as a quality OEM manufacturer has really helped them put out an excellent first gamer power supply. The Action 700 power supply has all the right ideas in place; meshed cabling, easy use Molex connectors, plenty of SATA connections, dual CPU support, dual PCIE support and a small form factor.
Testing of the Sparkle Action 700 PSU featured the following hardware:
As you can see, the Sparkle Action 700 power supply has enough juice for our test system. We did notice a bit of a flux during first boot and during prolonged intense gaming sequences. Not flux was greater than ~.04V but is not something you want to see. Sparkle has a great introduction to the high wattage market. With a price tag around $135, there are other great power supplies out there with some even featuring modular power leads. As was stated with the Tagan power supply last time around; modularization is quickly becoming an industry standard and a consumer demand.
Over all, Sparkle has a great product with plenty of features to keep the average user happy and plenty of power to keep the moderate gamer juice up. Our thanks go out to Sparkle Power Incorporated for sending us this product for review and their support of 3dGameMan.com!
