While a new CPU or graphics card could make a noticeable difference to which games and applications you can run on your PC, without a stable supply of power, all the costly upgrades you've made to your PC won't be worth a bean.

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Verdict: As before...
In case you\'re wondering, I have no idea why there are so many back-slashes in my review on this PSU - I sure as hell didn\'t write them in, (buggy web-page guys). It seems it\'s every time you use an apostrophe...
Verdict: It\'s OK, but I\'m not nearly as impressed as the CPC guys.
I bought one of these last week, (after having to return two BeQuiet 650\'s, neither of which worked).
It is quiet, (but still audible) but it isn\'t quite as described in the article. For a start, mine was NOT covered in a thin layer of silicon - it\'s all metal, (yes, it is the Silent Pro version I have). There were two rubber gaskets included for either end of the PSU, but no means of support, (the one at the cable end is apparently supposed to stay in place by use of \'the force\'). All a moot point, as with these on it doesn\'t fit in the case anyway - complete waste of time. And don\'t expect much in the way of molex connectors. I emailed Coolermaster a week ago to see if I could buy more - still waiting for a reply.
That\'s not the main issue though - it\'s the voltages that concern me. The magazine article said the 12v rail was a little high, but mine hovers around 12.992 - 13.116. Call me pedantic, but that to me is a 13v rail. I just hope I\'m not slowly frying my PC...
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