OCZ StealthXStream 500W
A quality PSU from one of the best market leaders. - OCZ StealthXStream 500W PC Power Supply

Product Type: OCZ PC Power Supply

Newest Review: ... supply here and if I saw one for sale i'd get another. 500w is a little on the low side for power users running multiple gpu's and har... more

A quality PSU from one of the best market leaders.
OCZ StealthXStream 500W

muffin-man

Member Name: muffin-man

Product:

OCZ StealthXStream 500W

Date: 10/02/11

Rating:

Advantages: Its very quiet.

Disadvantages: None so far.

I ordered this PSU because of the advice given to me by others on computer forums on the internet. I won't use PSUs that are included with many of the cases that you can buy and I have explained at the bottom why.

The PSU came with the standard connections like three sata power connections etc. I cannot hear the fan over the one in my case which is a plus. The PSU is black in colour instead of the usual bare metal. There's not really much I can say about a PSU as obviously it's only used to power the computer. The packaging was great and it included a strap that holds all the wires neatly.

Please I cannot stress enough how much its important that a quality PSU it chosen when building a new computer. I've seen many times people creating new threads asking for advice why the pc has made a loud band. Most of the time they are using some of the top components that they paid a lot of money for then skimped on the PSU and paid £20 on Ebay. Surely you have heard of the saying you get what you pay for. Some of them have been fortunate enough that when the PSU had failed it hadn't taken all the parts with it.

A cheap PSU will be sold at 500W when in fact can only supply 300W this is why they fail as they can not handle the amount of power the pc demands.

Summary: Gives confidence it wont fail and the price is excellent