PC Power & Cooling Silencer 760W & 910W
by Martin Kaffei on August 2, 2011 7:15 AM EST- Posted in
- Cases/Cooling/PSUs
- Seasonic
- PSUs
- OCZ
- PC Power & Cooling
- Silencer
- 760W
- 910W
Appearance, Cables and Connectors
760W
910W
There is no real difference between the cases except those power markings on the sides. Both have a small power switch under the input female plug and a usual black fan grille for the frontal 80mm fan. The housing is 18cm long, quite much for a PSU without a modular cable panel. The surface is very scratch-resistant.
760W
910W
| Cables and Connectors (760W) | ||
|
Fixed |
Main | 24-pin 50cm |
| ATX12V/EPS12V | 8-pin 60cm, 4+4-pin 60cm | |
| PCIe | 2x 6-pin 60cm, 2x 6/8-pin 60cm | |
| Peripheral | 4x SATA 60-105cm / 4x SATA 45-90cm | |
| 4x Molex, 60-105cm / 3x Molex + 1x FDD 45-90cm | ||
| Cables and Connectors (960W) | ||
|
Fixed |
Main | 24-pin 50cm |
| ATX12V/EPS12V | 8-pin 60cm, 4+4-pin 60cm | |
| PCIe | 2x 6-pin 60cm, 2x 6/8-pin 60cm | |
| Peripheral | 4x SATA 60-105cm / 4x SATA 45-90cm / 4x SATA 35-80cm | |
| 4x Molex, 60-105cm / 3x Molex + 1x FDD 45-90cm | ||
Both PSUs have nearly the same cable configuration and a high wire cross-section for the PCIe cable. Moreover both are using a cheap black cable sleeving and the same length for all cables. The only advantage of the 910W model is the number of peripheral connectors. It has one cable more than the other version, equipped with four additional SATA plugs. Our only real point of criticism is that the 910W PSU could have more GPU connectors. Some ~1000W models have six PCIe plugs.
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Kougar - Tuesday, August 2, 2011 - link
I thought PC Power & Cooling was phasing out these units in favor of their Mk II series units? The Mark II's have pretty poor build quality and power characteristics all around, according to JonnyGuru.I owned one of the original 750 Quad Silencers... great PSU up until the point it slagged the EPS12V connector on an ASUS Rampage II... no safety mechanism or anything else kicked in, the PSU just kept running and eventually melted the metal pins and plastic connector while I was in a game of TF2.
Beenthere - Tuesday, August 2, 2011 - link
The 760w and 910w PSUs are a new series of Silencer PSUs, not the older design that was phased out. The latest are Seasonic based while the Silencer II series is Sirfa based similar to OCZ branded models.abscode - Wednesday, August 3, 2011 - link
Perhaps I am in the minority, but I will pretty much never consider any PS without modular cables.Beenthere - Wednesday, August 3, 2011 - link
Many people like them but I prefer PSUs without modular connectors. To each his own.7Enigma - Wednesday, August 3, 2011 - link
Honestly it depends on the case you are using. I was like you until I upgraded to a nice case that can hide any unused cables away from sight (and not block airflow). Then it''s just a minor nuisance when building the system. And it's one less point of connection failure.But honestly if the price was the same (or very close.....within 5%) I'd probably still go modular like you.
abscode - Wednesday, August 3, 2011 - link
Currently using a Lian-Li PC-B10; a very nice case, I think. I'm also the kind of guy who shortens or extends then re-sleeves cabling so I can route and hide then exactly how I want. What a nerd! :)http://daphault.com/share/i7980x-2xl.jpg
MrRuckus - Thursday, August 4, 2011 - link
I have a 910W Silencer that has been rocking for 2-3 years. Currently running 8 SATA Devices and a GTX 295 along with a 1090T X6 @ 4Ghz which runs 24/7. No problems what so ever. I think I paid $190 for mine back then. Great investment.abscode - Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - link
Diu nei lo mo!