A look at the Cooler Master Silent Pro M2 1500w PSU:
Opening up the Silent Pro, we see it neatly packed with a plastic cover slipped on the PSU.
Once taken out, you can see the non-modular cables that will accompany the Silent Pro. We will take a look at those wires later on in the overview.
The top of the unit has the specifications posted so you can read all about your amps and watts, if you are into that. The Silent Pro sports 70A and 55A on rails one and two, respectively.
Neatly arranged connectors on the rear plate connect to flat internal cabling improve installment facility while allowing for greater airflow through the PSU.
Here is a quick shot of all the non-modular cables you will receive. We will be looking more in-depth at them later on.
This is the power cord you get with the Silent Pro 1500w PSU.
You will get two 4-pin molex cables with five 4-pin connections and one floppy connection. Not sure why they still add the floppy connection, especially on this high-end PSU. We have not used a floppy drive in about ten years, at least. The Molex cables are 29in long, 2ft 5in.
The Silent Pro 1500w will give you three SATA cables with 12 SATA connections. The cables are 46in, 3ft 6in, long and should reach anywhere in your case that you need it.
You will also get three modular PCI-e cables on top of the two non-modular PCI-e cables. The cables are 28in, 2ft 4in, in length.
The Insides:
The 135mm fan is used to cool the interior working of the unit. It is a hydraulic dynamic bearing fan that is PWM controlled for quiet operation. It is produced by Young Lin Tech Co. DFS132512H DC 135mm Brushless Fan, rated 0.25A @ 12V. The maximum rotational speed is 1700RPM @ 36.28dBA with airflow rated at 91.16CFM.
First off, we are sure you noticed the huge copper-aluminum heatsink placed on top of the big capacitors, and the smaller heatsink covers the ferrite coil.
Toward the bottom, you have two Y capacitors and two daughterboards, which are used for the modular connections.
The power switch, power adapter, and the automatic fully range (100V-240V) AC line voltage selector are located on the left of picture. The capacitors has yellow plastic wrapped around them. Nippon Chemi-Con capacitors are also used on this side of the PCB.
A close up of some of the soldering on the wires. Cooler Master has done a great looking job of soldering, as some PSU’s look like a complete mess in this category.
Cooler Master has used four Panasonic capacitors rated at 105c and are 270µF x 420V.
Conclusion:
Overall, the Cooler Master Silent Pro 1500w PSU looks great all the way through. The modularity will help you keep your system installation nice and clean. It is a good thing this PSU came with modular cables, because 1500W PSU’s have A LOT of cables! The soldering on the inside looks good, not cheap and messy.
If the Cooler Master Silent Pro 1500W performs anywhere near as well as the great build quality eludes to, this will be a great PSU for anyone wanting to run a power hungry rig with multiple GPU’s and water cooling galore.
For the great looks and build quality we saw in the Silent Pro, it receives the Techreaction.net Gold Silicon Award!
For more information on the Silent Pro and other great Cooler Master products, please visit their website.
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