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HOME  PSUs #639 - Ultra X-Connect X2 550W Power Supply
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#639 - Ultra X-Connect X2 550W Power Supply |
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Written by Rodney Reynolds
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Tuesday, 17 January 2006 |
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A closer look:
Like the majority of new power supplies on the market,
this one also meets environmentally-friendlier power standards.
Ultra power supplies are built in an ISO certified facility
and have EMC/EMI compliance with CE and FCC and has safety
approval by CE, CB, UL and TUV.
Now, let's get a measurement;
15.57cm(L) x 14cm(W) x 8.6cm(H). Please note that power
supplies have to meet the ATX standard. This means that the
width and height are the same, although the length can vary. This
power supply has a super high gloss Titanium (Silver) paint finish and
comes with a large 120mm LED fan with Ultra's logo on it. Currently,
the only available color is Titanium.
Please note that the fan grill is mounted on the outside of
the power supply so this could pose a problem with some
cases. Some power supplies have recessed fan grills, but
this not one of them. The 120mm fan supplies more than
enough air circulation though and keeps the inside of the
power supply cool. Also, this fan is very quiet and
temperature controlled, so it's the best of both worlds. When
the power supply is inside the case it's virtually silent
and that's great, since I personally dislike a power supply
that has noisy fan(s). It is understandable that if a power
supply has a higher wattage,
sometimes higher speed fans are required. Also, there are
plenty of ventilation holes in this PSU to assist with cooling. This is a
not an auto switching power supply so remember to adjust the
voltage to either 115/230.
This power supply has plenty of leads and they are all
FlexForce modular cables. These leads simply snap into the PSU.
This design reduces the need for unwanted leads and
therefore increases air flow
inside the case. Also, as the name suggests, they are super
flexible, which allows you to bend them around just about
anything. If you like to hide cables behind the motherboard
tray or neatly tuck them out of sight, these are perfect for
that.
Leads/Adapters:
1- 24(20) pin Main Motherboard Lead
1- 4 Pin ATX 12V Motherboard Lead
1- 8 Pin EPS Connector
2- 6 Pin Video Card Lead (for PCI-E Video Card)
2- 4 Pin FD Lead (for Floppy drives)
6- 4 Pin Acc Lead (for HD, CD, DVD, etc)
3- SATA Power Lead
1- 12.5" 4 Pin Power Cable with 3 cooling fan connectors
One big plus with this power supply is its dual 6 pin PCI-E
Video Cards leads. This means two video cards can be
connected for an NVIDIA
SLI or
ATI CrossFire setup. Please note, this PSU is officially certified SLI. For
your average consumer, dual 6 pin leads are not that big of
a deal. However, for a serious gamer it most certainly is.
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