OCZ GameXStream 700w Power Supply Review

**One4yu2c** · September 27th, 2006

"OCZ is no stranger to the PC peripheral market thanks in large part to their high end RAM kits geared towards enthusiasts, but they've also tried their hand in the power supply arena. With adjustable rails and stable operation wrapped up in a sexy mirror finish, the Powerstream series made its way into more than a few overclocking rigs. Today we'll be looking at OCZ's next generation units dubbed GameXStream to see if they've taken one step forward or two steps back." - Paul Lilly

http://hardwarelogic.com/news/137/AR...006-09-27.html

Jokerswild · September 27th, 2006

Does the wiring come out the opposite side from normal or am I looking at it wrong? I like the sleved cables and I hope that becomes a industry standard soon. Very good review Paul.

**One4yu2c** · September 27th, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by jokerswild

Does the wiring come out the opposite side from normal or am I looking at it wrong?

No, nothing out of the ordinary - it comes out the same place as every other power supply.

Captain Crunch · September 27th, 2006

Good review Paul and good job on photos too.

**gvblake22** · September 27th, 2006

Very in depth. I like addition of the information about the capacitor brand and Fortron actually making the guts of the PSU. Very interesting.
However, I have to ask, did you remove any heatsink to take that picture of the inside? It doesn't look like there is much of any kind of heatsink there :!: :?

**One4yu2c** · September 27th, 2006

No, no heatsinks were removed. See below for an angled pic of the inside. There's actually a few metal slabs thrown in, only one of which is finned and stands out as an obvious heatsink. All in all though, during testing though the 120mm fan combined with the compact shell did a good job with cooling.

September 27th, 2006	#1
One4yu2c I don't know how to put this, but, I'm kind of a big deal. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Land of the Lounge Lizards Posts: 2,637 Blog Entries: 3	OCZ GameXStream 700w Power Supply Review "OCZ is no stranger to the PC peripheral market thanks in large part to their high end RAM kits geared towards enthusiasts, but they've also tried their hand in the power supply arena. With adjustable rails and stable operation wrapped up in a sexy mirror finish, the Powerstream series made its way into more than a few overclocking rigs. Today we'll be looking at OCZ's next generation units dubbed GameXStream to see if they've taken one step forward or two steps back." - Paul Lilly http://hardwarelogic.com/news/137/AR...006-09-27.html

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September 27th, 2006	#2
Jokerswild ButtHead Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,119	Does the wiring come out the opposite side from normal or am I looking at it wrong? I like the sleved cables and I hope that becomes a industry standard soon. Very good review Paul.

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Captain Crunch Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Right side of middle Earth Posts: 674	Good review Paul and good job on photos too.

September 27th, 2006	#5
gvblake22 Modder-ator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tempe Desert Posts: 6,425 Blog Entries: 1	Very in depth. I like addition of the information about the capacitor brand and Fortron actually making the guts of the PSU. Very interesting. However, I have to ask, did you remove any heatsink to take that picture of the inside? It doesn't look like there is much of any kind of heatsink there :!: :?