Hell Freezes Over and PC Power & Cooling Unveils Its First Modular Power Supply
Hell Freezes Over and PC Power & Cooling Unveils Its First Modular Power Supply
Posted 11/09/2011 at 8:02am
| by Paul Lilly
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Harold Camping totally blew it when he calculated the world would end in October (and every earlier date as well), but had he predicted this would be the year PC Power & Cooling finally launched a modular power supply, he would have looked like a genius. PCP&P, as many of you are familiar with, takes a no-nonsense approach to PSU design, and maintained that philosophy even when it was acquired by OCZ. The new Silencer Mk III is the company's first ever modular PSU, and purportedly just as reliable as any other unit sporting a PCP&P label.
"PC Power and Cooling has always catered to those clients that are looking for both performance and reliability from their power management solutions and the Silencer Mk III PSU continues that tradition and incorporates new features such as a modular cable design," said Steve Lee, Senior Vice President of Power Management at OCZ Technology Group. "This is the first modular PC Power PSU and we spent extra time and resources to make sure we got it right by combining a highly efficient core with Japanese capacitors, a whisper quiet 120mm fan, and the flexibility of modular cabling, all to create the best Silencer yet, and we are releasing this exciting new series in a range of models up to 600W and pricing them competitively, making the Silencer Mk III PSU’s the ideal blend of performance, features, and overall value for customers."
One thing PCP&P didn't deviate from is utilizing a powerful single +12V rail instead of spreading the amps over multiple +12V rails. The Silencer Mk III is 80 Plus Bronze certified, boasts heavy-duty protection circuitries, and regulates noise and ripple, PCP&P says.
OCZ didn't mention any specific pricing info, saying only that the Silencer Mk III will be available in 400W, 500W, and 600W models, each with a 5-yaer warranty.
Image Credit: OCZ
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Wrenchski
November 09, 2011 at 7:55pm
While I never had a PCP&C unit die, I HAVE had an OCZ die...AND the two replacements they sent.
Happily running and using Corsair now...generally, when SHT buys out good, good goes to SHT...
whathuhitwasntme
November 09, 2011 at 4:30pm
PC Power an cooling have made larger units before, I have a 750 watt version of one of them here now. Its about 3 years old and on its 3rd pc now via upgrades. Don't see any stopping of it anytime soon.
hmp_goose
November 09, 2011 at 12:14pm
Lowers would be better: Modular = HTPC. Something ~250W would be nice.
FrancesTheMute
November 09, 2011 at 12:14pm
I love PC P&C PSUs. I've got one of their 750 Silencers (the one that was orange) that I've had for about 3 or 4 years and it's still running great, no power issues from it at all.
Holly Golightly
November 09, 2011 at 10:55am
You know... I am not a big fan of white... But white PC components are pretty darn cool looking. Now if they could offer a powersupply of atleast 1kW+, I am sold. I guess it is a matter of time. Who knows?
skirge01
November 09, 2011 at 9:53am
Are their "silencer" PSUs actually quiet now? I recall buying a few of these models with the "silencer" moniker years ago and they were anything BUT silent!
nikonf5
November 09, 2011 at 9:20am
The reason everyone is/was crazy about this companies PSUs were because they are/were made by Seasonic which makes the best PSU's in the world and have been doing so for the last 10+ yrs.
PC P&C went with another lesser company called Sirtec for their MKII lineup which is one of the reasons it has a lower rating with users who were expecting the same quality as their earlier work and were not aware of the real manufacturer.
Their MKIII lineup will be made by Seasonic so their problems should now disappear.
As to why they switched to modular units, thats easy to understand as Seasonic has proved through multiple OEMs that their modular design is just as good as the cabled ones and PC P&C needed a success story after the disappointment of the MKII series.
I have a Corsair AX-850 modular unit which is made by Seasonic and it cost me almost CAD$200 but worth every penny.
http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page541.htm
The above link is the goldmine for info on any PSU you ever want to research
dgrmouse
November 09, 2011 at 11:04am
"The reason everyone is/was crazy about this companies PSUs were because they are/were made by Seasonic which makes the best PSU's in the world..."
Wrong. Doug Dodson was building power supplies in his garage, experimenting w/ oversized fans, reversed fans, and all manner of novel ideas for improving PC power supplies way back before your tech. memory began. I agree that Seasonic has made some great units, but that fact alone doesn't qualify the rest of your assertions.
acidic
November 09, 2011 at 8:35am
pcp&c is the only brand of psu i have ever used. had one get struck my lightning after 4 years and they fixed yet. it is still going strong 3 years later. once they get into higher voltage modulars, i will definately buy one for my next build
dgrmouse
November 09, 2011 at 11:17am
The PC Power website still hosts an interview /w founder Doug Dodson, published in CPU Power User magazine in 2005 (http://www.pcpower.com/about/interview.php). He was a smart guy, and I sure wouldn't wanna' argue with him about it.
JCisKing
November 09, 2011 at 8:54am
PCP&C had a great article on their website explaining why. If memory serves, it had to do with degradation over every additional connection plug (one is obviously needed, being from the power supply wire to the peripheral) so they didn't want to add any additional plugs (power supply to power wire, power wire to peripheral). I use their power supplies and think they are worth the investment.
Paul_Lilly
November 09, 2011 at 9:10am
The article is long gone (or really well hidden), but still viewable via the Internet Archive -- LINK (see #3).
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