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Cooler Master 550W "Real Power" Power Supply

Company: Cooler Master
Product: RS-550-ACLY
Date Reviewed: June 2, 2005
Reviewed By: Jason Rabel
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Introduction:

Cooler Master is well known for manufacturing quality accessories for PCs. Some of the more popular items they make are their cases, power supplies, and fan controllers. In this review we will be taking an in-depth look at their 550W Real Power power supply. This power supply is designed to conform to ATX 12V v2.01 and EPS12V v2.1 standards, making it a very well rounded PSU. Another interesting twist with this power supply is the "human computer interface", which is a meter showing power consumption in real-time.

A power supply is the heart of a PC, and we will be putting this unit through extreme temperatures and loads to ensure it operates as specified, and has proper safety mechanisms in place.

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Page Navigation

Page 1:  — Introduction
Page 2:  Manufacturer's Features & Specifications
Page 3:  A First Look at the Power Supply
Page 4:  Exterior of the CM 550W Real Power, Included Accessories
Page 5:  Interior of the CM 550W Real Power
Page 6:  How We Test Power Supplies, Cross Regulation Information
Page 7:  Test Results, Comments
Page 8:  Performance Summary & Final Conclusions

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