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SilverStone Decathlon 700 W Power Supply Review
Author: Gabriel Torres
Type: Reviews Last Updated: November 25, 2008
Page: 10 of 10
$ Check REAL-TIME pricing for Amazon.com SilverStone Decathlon DA650 650W ATX 12V 2.2 and EPS CrossFire Ready Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Retail Electronics DA65 $.
Amazon: $149.99 Newegg: $159.99

Conclusions
Hardware Secrets Golden Award

SilverStone Decathlon 700 W is a very good power supply, really being able to deliver its labeled power at 50º C, featuring a full modular cabling system where even the main motherboard cable is connected to, outstanding voltage stability, very low noise level and very good efficiency, between 84% and 86% for most scenarios (at 100% load efficiency was 82%, which isn’t bad at all). The presence of four 6-pin connectors and one 8-pin connector for video cards is also a very welcome feature, even though we think SilverStone should have used only 6/8-pin connectors.

The only thing we can see is against buying this power supply its price. If you decide to buy it, make sure to purchase it at a place like Newegg.com that will offer you a mail-in rebate that will make the final price to drop to a decent level: USD 130. Otherwise you may want to look for other options. For example, Zalman ZM-600HP (which is a 700 W power supply labeled as 600 W product) and OCZ StealthXStream 700 W are both sold on the USD 100 price range at Newegg.com. These two other power supplies, on the other hand, have only two power connectors for video cards.

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