Silver Power SP-1000E 1000W GuardianX Power Supply
Category: Power Supply
Manufacturer: Tagan Technology
Provided by: Tagan Technology
Model: SP-1000E 1000W
Price: See latest prices
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Pricing and Conclusions
The Silver Power SP-1000E 1000W GuardianX Power Supply is expected to hit the shelfs in USA in June 2007, though in the Europe it should be available in the next few days.Previously we have reported $199.00 MSRP price. According tio the last update from Tagan it will be $249.00 Still not bad.
Cost per watt. If the retail price will be as we expect, $249, than we still have a 1000W winner here. As you can see the average cost per watt is $0.24, which is very good!
Conclusions
The Silver Power SP-1000E 1000W GuardianX Power Supply is an excellent choice for any enthusiast that wants a solid power, excellent power efficiency and don't want to spend a lot of money. Tagan has made a really good choice with its Silver Power line of affordable power supplies. It is near silent under normal usage, has excellent efficiency, has tons of connectors, and excellent voltage levels under load conditions.
Is Silver Power SP-1000E 1000W GuardianX Power Supply designed with quality, efficiency, performance and most importantly price in mind? Indeed it is!
Strengths:
- 80% Efficiency
- Solid, stable voltages
- Six +12V rails totaling 80W
- Price
- Silent
- Active PFC
- ATI CrossFire Certified
Weaknesses:
- No cable grommet on case
- Perhaps modular cables?
Given the solid performance, and features like Active PFC and an 80% efficiency, I award the Silver Power SP-1000E 1000W GuardianX Power Supply the eXtreme Outer Vision Editor's Choice award!
