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Introduction
One of the most overlooked pieces of equipment
that can be installed in a computer nowadays is the power supply. If the CPU
is the heart, and the RAM is the lungs, then the power supply is the blood.
Even if you had a hardcore power supply, it is often difficult to customize
one without posing a serious risk to life and limb, and it is difficult mod a
power supply without interfering with the devices’ integrity. Fortunately for
us, Manufacturers have begun to produce power supplies that not only have more
power than their predecessors, but also sport some great looks. Today I’m
fortunate enough to have two power supplies to show you. Both are 14cm Fan
models from Super-Flower – one 350W model in mirror blue, and a 450W model in
mirror red. Do they have what it takes to be on your short “must have” list?
Let’s take a closer look and see…
Packaging
and Contents
The box arrived on my doorstep on a rainy Florida day, and the box was in very
nice shape considering some of the ones I’ve received lately…Thank you
Airborne Express!
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The boxes inside the box were very colorful and attractive, and had lots of
pretty pictures of the power supplies contained inside. Even had some pictures
of other shiny finish colors that I didn’t see on the website! Yes, this PS is
nickel plated! I dug out some gloves so as not to spoil the finish in these
next few pictures. I’ve seen power supplies come with LED fans, with clear
windows, with UV sleeving…but not nickel plated. The total effect of the
nickel plating is very striking.
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The
boxes included a colorful manual (in Chinese and English) and a power cord.
Unfortunately, one of the models I got was a 220V only version, and I was
unable to test it, although I did examine it for build and finish quality. I
even checked at the local rat shack, and they didn’t have an adaptor that
would handle the power involved.
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