Written:
6/19/2000
Reviewed by: Zero
Price: $139.99 CAD/
$95.55 USD (based on current exchange rates)
Power Win PW-450 Supplied by:
AMK Services
Introduction:
Overkill? Maybe… But, isn’t it better to have a little bit “too much” than to get caught with your pants down? That was definitely the case with the 300-watt power supply that I had in my case. Don’t get me wrong… A 300-watt power supply should be plenty of juice for any normal person. I had thought so when I upgraded to mine from the stock 250-watt power supply that came with my InWin Q500 full tower case. But, when I could literally hear my fans start to fade out when I had some serious disk access going I knew that I had underestimated.
I decided that I would never again fall short in the power department. Drastic situations require drastic measures. So I started looking around for a power supply in the 400 – 450 watt range. AMK Services made my quest for power a short, but sweet journey. Everything I needed in a power supply for the price of an above average 300 watt power supply. Wow! You still may be asking, “Why such a huge power supply?” I’ve already tried to rationalize it above… If that’s still not good enough I’ll keep it simple. As overclockers we’re extremists. By nature we like excess. I personally don’t know of too many “conservative” overclockers unless you’re a “closet overclocker.” That’s a whole different article. Anyway…
Features and
Specifications:
Something that I assumed
was that if you had a larger capacity power supply that you would:
How about none of the above? That’s right. My misconceptions were dashed immediately when I opened the box. The disappointment was more than obvious as I said, “Huh!? This looks just like my other power supply!” I was expecting something likened to what Dr. Frankenstein used to bring the monster to life… “It’s alive!” Not so.