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Power supplies are probably one of the most
overlooked and under appreciated components in a computer system. In the
last few years however, the pre-modded power supply has appeared and has
become much more mainstream. Today, I have one of the latest designs from
Logisys Computer – The Pitbull. Available in three chrome finishes and
boasting 500W of peak power and doing all of this for less than 50 bucks
certainly merits taking a look!
Packaging
and Contents
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The
box is very similar to the one that the Acrylic model we looked at a while ago
came in…not a bad thing. The box is adorned with pretty colors and lots of
propaganda.
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Empting the box onto the table revealed the power supply itself and a power
cord.
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Removing the Pitbull from the bubble wrap, I was very pleasantly surprised to
find that both my suggestions regarding the Acrylic power supply had
apparently been heeded. The Pitbull has plenty of connectors and about as full
a sleeve job as I’ve ever seen come from a manufacturer. The only shortfall
was the lack of the new PCI Express connector…although that probably will not
hinder sales of this unit for some time yet.
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The
chrome finish and dual windows are very sharp, although it made keeping both
myself and my camera out of the shots a bit of a challenge! I made sure to
take a picture of a model motorcycle sitting on top of the Pitbull to allow
you to see what I mean.
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So,
the next check was to plug it in and check to see how loud it was. The Pitbull
is not a silent power supply, although with the main 80mm fan turned all the
way down it is not likely that you’ll hear it over the din of the rest of the
computer. However, it does get pretty noisy with the fan up all the way. The
addition of the chrome speed knob is a nice touch…you will be able to set the
Pitbull to a tolerable volume. I was a little surprised to notice that the
80mm fan is the only source of light…I’m surprised the 40mm fans are not lit
as well.
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