Silverstone Element ST50EF-Plus 500W PSU Review

**One4yu2c** · October 4th, 2007

In recent months 700 to 1000 watt monsters have been stealing the spotlight on the power supply stage. Many people may think the time of the 500 watt unit has come and gone, but that is just not the case. Believe it or not, 500 watt units can still hold their own and perform just fine on most systems, even some systems that many enthusiasts consider high end. Yeah, if you are running a quad processor, with six hard drives and two 8800GTX's in SLI, then you are going to want to pick up a PSU with a "few" more watts. But how many people do you know that have power sucking rigs like that? Or an even better question: How is this 500 watt unit going to hold up in an average enthusiast system? Follow along with us to find out...
Matthew Page

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Quakindude · October 5th, 2007

Well done Matt. That PSU looks like it has some rock solid power handling capabilities. A little pricy at $100 for a 500W unit, but you can be sure of the quality with this one.

Diggin it.

Jokerswild · October 5th, 2007

Good review Matt. I'm amazed that you were able to open that baby up and not kill yourself. Matt are you still there Matt??????????????

Yellowhello · October 5th, 2007

Looks like a very nice unit. And very nice review!

**One4yu2c** · October 5th, 2007

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Originally Posted by Jokerswild

Good review Matt. I'm amazed that you were able to open that baby up and not kill yourself. Matt are you still there Matt??????????????

Having known Matt for as long as I have now, I'm amazed he can get out of bed without hurting himself.

onebxr · October 5th, 2007

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Originally Posted by One4yu2c

Having known Matt for as long as I have now, I'm amazed he can get out of bed without hurting himself.

This coming from a guy who cant do a layup without tearing his ACL.
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Jokerswild · October 5th, 2007

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Originally Posted by onebxr

This coming from a guy who cant do a layup without tearing his ACL.
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He did that playing CS:S.

**One4yu2c** · October 5th, 2007

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Originally Posted by onebxr

This coming from a guy who cant do a layup without tearing his ACL.
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You try making a layup carrying Matt, and the rest of the team, on your back.

Oh, and nice review Matt!

October 4th, 2007	#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: 2,539 Blog Entries: 3	Silverstone Element ST50EF-Plus 500W PSU Review In recent months 700 to 1000 watt monsters have been stealing the spotlight on the power supply stage. Many people may think the time of the 500 watt unit has come and gone, but that is just not the case. Believe it or not, 500 watt units can still hold their own and perform just fine on most systems, even some systems that many enthusiasts consider high end. Yeah, if you are running a quad processor, with six hard drives and two 8800GTX's in SLI, then you are going to want to pick up a PSU with a "few" more watts. But how many people do you know that have power sucking rigs like that? Or an even better question: How is this 500 watt unit going to hold up in an average enthusiast system? Follow along with us to find out... Matthew Page Read More and Digg It!...

October 5th, 2007	#2
Quakindude I'm Diggin it! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Fort Rucker, AL. Posts: 2,737 Blog Entries: 7	Re: Silverstone Element ST50EF-Plus 500W PSU Revie Well done Matt. That PSU looks like it has some rock solid power handling capabilities. A little pricy at $100 for a 500W unit, but you can be sure of the quality with this one. Diggin it. Q6600@ 3.2GHz w/ CNPS9700 \| EVGA 780i \| 2Gb Corsair DDR2-800 \| EVGA GTX 280 1Gb Video \| 1x WD 640Gb HDD, 2x Seagate 400Gb HDD, 1x250Gb WD \| 2x Samsung SH-203B Opticals \| Antec 900 \| ABS/Tagan BZ700 700W PSU

October 5th, 2007	#3
Jokerswild ButtHead Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,057	Re: Silverstone Element ST50EF-Plus 500W PSU Revie Good review Matt. I'm amazed that you were able to open that baby up and not kill yourself. Matt are you still there Matt??????????????

October 5th, 2007	#4
Yellowhello Stoopid Head Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Pacific Grove, CA Posts: 4,254	Re: Silverstone Element ST50EF-Plus 500W PSU Revie Looks like a very nice unit. And very nice review! Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 + Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme DFI Blood Iron P35-T2RL + Thermalright HR-05 IFX 2GB G.Skill 800MHz F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ EVGA GeForce 8800GTS 320MB Silverstone Decathlon 650W Western Digital 250GB SATA II

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