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We were very impressed with the PowerColor Extreme Series 1000W PSU, but the Gaming 600W unit hasn't excited us quite as much.
The appearance of the product is stunning, we like the fact that Powercolor are opting for bold, red and yellow fans – obviously to catch the eye of the enthusiast gaming audience. The Gaming 600W product is very appealing as the yellow fan gives it an almost ‘sportscar' like appearance.
For a standard 80 Plus certified power supply the overall performance is actually very solid with decent levels of efficiency. That said, we noticed a fair amount of ripple on the 5V+ and 12V+ lines … nothing to cause concern, but a little higher than we would normally measure with our equipment. Good result for a low priced mainstream unit however.
Internally, it is good to see that the unit is implementing 105c rated capacitors which are sure to last a long time, particularly as these units could receive high levels of continual load from the gaming audience. We also like the fact that Powercolor have opted for fully sleeved extra length cables which will make routing a much easier process.
Unfortunately PowerColor are up against some serious competition in this specific sector and we cannot really recommend this product as a ‘must have'. If you can find it at a good price then it is certainly worth a look, but we have not received confirmed UK pricing yet and have only found it for sale on a Canadian store (NCIX) for $84.99. A quick currency calculation shows that this should be selling in the UK at a later date for around £50-55 inc vat, which is a reasonable asking price.
KitGuru says: A solid enough product, but excluding the appearance it does little to stand out in the crowded marketplace. Worth Considering if you find it at a good price locally however.
Very cheap product, looks well. internals seem ok.
Another Solytech design./ doesnt seem quite as impressive, but obviously the price is the reason.
This site always appears really fair and even handed with product reviews. This is a decent effort from powercolor for the budget audience. it looks great which means many system builders might use it in more budget oriented systems with side panels.
For the price, if it hits US and UK in relation to that Canadian price, it is a solid enough buy. Some PSUs in this price range dont have proper protection circuitry. This is very important.
I really dig this product. most 50 quid psus look like a mess. appearance isn the main buying point with a PSU obviously but at least it looks well too.
Good buy for a kid with not much cash. would even handle a low powered CF or SLI system. cant be bad for 50 quid. also, as someone else said, at least we know now that the protection circuitry works which brings peace of mind. our local store sells some shitty looking far east psus at this price and I wouldnt trust them.
Bit underwhelming. for 15 quid more there are much better buys on the market right now
Will do me nicely. have to wait and see how much the UK stock it for. but its right in my cash bracket (ie none).
The colors are awesome. shame they didnt use this color scheme on the higher models. I know it sounds daft bringing up this, but I have a killer rig with side panels and lighting. love this scheme. I might actually buy it, take out the components inside and put another PSU into it.
Are you for real Tri Color? why not just get a new fan for the one you currently have. I think you can buy good enough yellow colored fans to suit your PSU. if its a 120mm or 140mm one anyway
I think the 585W figure is the combined wattage allowed on the 3.3V, 5V and 12V together. Other than that, cool to see a Solytech unit that actually does well.