Enermax Liberty 500W Power Supply Review

**Capper** · May 30th, 2006

Today Blake takes a look at yet another high quality PSU, this one from Enermax, the Liberty 500W

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Since it's beginning in 1990, Enermax Technology Corporation has built a very good name for its self in the ATX power supply and case markets. Originally based in Taiwan, Enermax has spread subsidiaries and agents to all corners of the globe. Here in the United States, Enermax is represented by Coolergiant Computers, Inc (an Enermax susidiary).

Enermax Liberty 500W Power Supply Review

**simple_inhibition** · May 31st, 2006

ooooh! im looking forward to reading this one after PT! :D

Tyreal · May 31st, 2006

Wooo. I was going to buy this PSU. It's nice to read a review on it even when i already passed it off.

micmac · May 31st, 2006

Oooooh I do enjoy the mystery picture ;) Yeah monkey!

fps justin · May 31st, 2006

how does this compare the antec true power 550W or other psus?

**gvblake22** · May 31st, 2006

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Originally Posted by fps justin

how does this compare the antec true power 550W or other psus?

In what aspect are you looking to compare? Both Antec and Enermax offer a 3 year warranty.
I'm going to use the TP-II 550 as an example since the original TruePower is a little out dated...

The Liberty 500W has a modular cable management system ... TP-II 550 does not
The Liberty 500W has active power factor correction (PFC) ... TP-II 550 does not (only available in Europe)
The Liberty 500W has 20A on each 12v rail ... TP-II 550 has 19A on each 12v rail
The Liberty 500W has 80% efficiency ... TP-II 550 has > 70%
The Liberty 500W costs about $110 ... TP-II 550 costs about $84

Django · May 31st, 2006

I will stick to the good old psu's like Antec and PCPWC, no modular psu for me.

polobunny · May 31st, 2006

I was going for a Liberty myself, but my provider didn't have any left and I was power-less. :P

RangerXLT8 · May 31st, 2006

I really like how they include the Enermax 'lanyard'. It also looks like a hellova' PSU.

**drew and not u** · June 1st, 2006

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Originally Posted by Django

I will stick to the good old psu's like Antec and PCPWC, no modular psu for me.

I could never go back to a non-modular PSU :P

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Tyreal Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 2,557	Wooo. I was going to buy this PSU. It's nice to read a review on it even when i already passed it off. I Like Watercooling. D-Tek Fuzion, MCP655, MCR220

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May 31st, 2006	#4
micmac Truly Outrageous Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 79	Oooooh I do enjoy the mystery picture ;) Yeah monkey!

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Django Join Date: May 2006 Location: Jamrock Posts: 168	I will stick to the good old psu's like Antec and PCPWC, no modular psu for me.

May 31st, 2006	#8
polobunny T-Rex Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,605 Blog Entries: 6	I was going for a Liberty myself, but my provider didn't have any left and I was power-less. :P