Date: October 7th, 2003.
Article by: Roger (Hardware Reviewer)
Product was donated by: SilenX Corporation

PRODUCT COMPOSITION & PICTORIAL

The SilenX 400W PSU was delivered to me wrapped tightly in a clear plastic bag. The cables were neatly tied, and also included was the power cord and an instructional sheet which contained the product's specifications.

At first glance, the SilenX PSU doesn't exactly cause a stirring in the ol' pants. The unit is quite plain, except for the blue rubber push pins holding the fan grill in place. None of the cables are sleeved, and the fan does not contain any colourful LEDs.

That being said, let me state that this PSU was not intended to dazzle its target audience with flash and bling-bling. It has a specific purpose, and that is to provide stability and silence… and we will go further into how it achieves that goal later on in the review.

There is only one fan in this unit, although ventilation and cooling did not prove to be an issue during testing. I monitored the temperature in various places in my Lian-Li PC75 case using my Digidoc5 fan controller. The box did run a few degrees warmer, although there was absolutely no cause for concern.