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Published: Aug 19, 2009 Author: Niko Lupala Editor: Amber Lupala Provider: Coolermaster Share this article:

Closer look at the PSU

 
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As most PSU´s on the market the Coolermaster has a ventilation grill in the back of the unit. On the side they have placed the sticker that will tell you the strength of each rail. This model has two 12V rails at 18A each which is a tad on the low side compared to the higher end units but this will for sure run a SLI system and better without problems.

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This PSU has the following cables:

5 x Molex
4 x SATA
1 x 20+4 pin ATX
1 x 4+4 pin power
1x PCI-E

Testing:

Test Setup:
Intel Core i7 920 CPU
Asus Rampage 2 Extreme
Corsair TR3X6G1600C7
Asus 9800GT
Patriot  TorqX 64Gb SSD
Coolermaster M700 PSU

Testing was done by running 3dmark loops to get full load voltages and idle loads are taken while idling in Windows with no extra software on. Power usage is taken with a power meter connected between the power plugin and PSU.

3.3V Rail:

 The 3.3V rail demand is not as high as on the 12V rail but the 3.3V still is a very stable rail on most PSU´s and it is no different on this one.