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1.0 out of 5 starsMy PSU failed in 7 months
Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2016
Pros:
- Worked fine for the past 6-7 months.
- Simply cannot find many gold rated SFX 600W PSUs.
- Includes ATX bracket making it compatible with non-ITX cases.
- It's small, which makes cable management a bit easier in cases like the Cougar QBX. The QBX supports ATX sized PSUs, so building with this PSU will free up some space for cable management.
Cons:
- PC started shutting down when under load after 7 month mark. At first I thought my temperatures were triggering a safety shutdown, so I changed cases and switched to a closed loop for my CPU (i7 6700, no overclock), but the shut downs continued. Then I had the idea to run Prime95, then Furmark, then both together to see if I could trigger a shutdown on my own. Found that with 100% certainty running both stress tests would trigger the shutdown within a minute of starting the test. I now zeroed in on the SX600-G, so I switched to a Seasonic SSR-650RM and ran the same torture and stress tests; not a SINGLE shutdown.
- The cables are too short to reach components in the Phanteks Evolv Enthoo ITX. If you plan on using this on larger ITX or mATX cases, make sure you pack some extension cables.
Other Thoughts:
- If you read JonnyGuru and Hard OCP's review of this unit, you'll find that Silverstone skimped heavily on the capacitors for this unit, which is unforgivable for a unit of this caliber and price.
- Troubleshooting PSU problems can be a real pain unless you have the tools and know-how.
- There's a reason why this unit is scoring consistently mixed/low reviews on Newegg. Avoid it.
[Update]
It's now been over a year since I've switched PSU's and while all other components are exactly the same, I've still not experience a single shutdown ever since.
