Many of you may still remember the Silverstone Strider Essential Series 600 W (SST-ST60F-ESB) power supply, which was not essential, but a complete disaster (which did not even pass on ATX specification). Here, though, we have something on a completely different level: the Silverstone Strider Essential Gold 600 W (SST-ST60F-ESG). As the name suggests, this is an 80 PLUS Gold certified (@115 V) power supply made by FSP Group.
So obviously it is based on the FSP Aurum platform. But what is interesting here is that, unlike for example the recently reviewed Antec Earthwatts Platinum 550 W, the Strider Essential Gold does not have multiple +12V rails, but only one strong 46A rail. Though it still has 24A +3.3V and +5V rails with 130 watt combined – I expect the same known bad crossload performance. And we still have the same Chinglish on the label as last time…
On the other hand this unit starts from 2600 CZK or 109 AUD so we are only barely in high-end according to my criteria…and if the price falls just 10 % it will be in mainstream where it would fit much better. Silverstone provides a 3-year warranty which is also nice, though 5 years would be better. Silverstone also claims the unit will be fairly quiet up to 85 % of its rated power thanks to low speed and hybrid ceramic bearing fan, whatever that is.
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UPDATE: the full review has been published
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